Women are funny. Why this has ever been contested is baffling. Whether or not women can carry comedic roles or hold their own in the stand-up circuit has been proven long before writers/actors/producers like Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling, and Lena Dunham were steering this new wave of feminist-leaning comedy. The more relevant question to ask is can women reclaim the romantic comedy? And can marketers figure out how to translate that to a broad, multi-gender audience? One of the most prominent voices in comedy now, male or female, is undoubtedly Amy Schumer. The 34-year-old comedian’s break on the fifth season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing has spun into her own show on Comedy Central,...
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