Top 5 Funniest Women in America

By admin, on March 27th, 2009

March 27, 2009

Many men (and women, too) believe that women comedians aren’t funny. Now, I’ve seen a few women comedians perform on TV and I can see where people are coming from with this statement. But the women comedians in this list are very funny.

5) Aisha Tyler

Born and raised is San Francisco, California, Aisha Tyler has been doing comedy since 1996. Tyler started her career touring the country pursuing a comedy career. She’s the former host of the show, Talk Soup, and has appeared in movies such as Santa Clause 3 and Balls of Fury.

Check out her stand up performance at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival at Aspen, Colorado.

4) Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler got her start in 1996 as part of the Upright Citizens Brigade, a comedy group based in Chicago. She got into the spotlight in 1998, when the UCB debuted their self-titled half-hour show on Comedy Central. In 2001, Poehler joined the SNL cast and has been on the cast for 7 years.

Check out this skit for SNL in which she plays Dakota Fanning.

3) Tina Fey

During the presidential campaign, Tina Fey’s popularity rose as she took on the role as Sarah Palin in various Saturday Night Live skits. Fey played roles in many other SNL skits and appeared in the movie Mean Girls as Ms. Norbury.

Check out the classic SNL skit with her acting as Sarah Palin in the Katie Couric interview.

2) Wanda Sykes

Wanda Sykes is best known for her blunt observations of current events and life in general in her stand up acts. Her first big break came when she opened for Chris Rock at Caroline’s Comedy Club. Sykes had her own show called Wanda Does It and voiced a character in the Comedy Central show, Cranker Yankers. Recently, she came out publicly stating that she’s a lesbian in a same-sex marriage rally.

Check out Wanda Sykes routine about gay marriage.

1) Sarah Silverman

Sarah Silverman is one of the most, if not the most, controversial comedians out there. From racist jokes to jokes on religion, she some how manages to make audiences laugh. Now, she has had her share of offended audiences, getting booed off stage in the U.K., but what’s comedy without a little risk? Silverman first came into the spotlight as cast member in Saturday Night Live and now has her own TV show, The Sarah Silverman Program. She’s been doing professional comedy for over 17 years and continues to stay with her act as a caricature of a ‘Jewish-American princess’.