There is nothing greater than tuning into a TV show and giggling all the way through. From their witty remarks to hilarious scenarios, comedians always bring the laughs.
The latest press in the comedy world is news of Wanda Sykes joining the Ol’ Boys Club of late-night television. Premiering on Saturday, November 7 at 11 p.m. on FOX, The Wanda Sykes Show has Sykes breaking grounds as the latest female to give late-night TV a try.
But there are plenty of funnygirls and funnyguys; so instead of pitting them against each other, I’ve decided to list my top three men and women in the comedy biz. Perhaps then, instead of dividing comedy by the sexes, we can just enjoy the comedy itself.
I’ve excluded Kathy Griffin as I wrote a book review on her memoir.
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Wanda Sykes
Type: Humorous anger.
Seen in: The 2009 Whitehouse Correspondents Dinner, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Wanda at Large (2003).
Tina Fey
Type: Quirky sarcasm.
Seen in: 30 Rock, Saturday Night Live, Mean Girls (2004).
Russell Brand
Type: Eccentric oddball with a large vocabulary.
Seen in: Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
Ellen DeGeneres
Type: Awkward observer.
Seen in: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Ricky Gervais
Type: Funny arrogance.
Seen in: The Invention of Lying (2009), The Office, Extras.
Craig Ferguson
Type: Scottish wit.
Seen in: The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson