women are funny

I know a lot of people just don't think women are funny. They also don't think comedies should be aimed at women -- because only young men like to laugh at gross stuff. They think every comedy should basically feature Will Ferrell and his band of merry men, or Ben Stiller and his band of merry men, or be produced by Judd Apatow and star his band of merry men. 

I actually think most of those films are funny too -- but there's always something lacking for me. I usually hate the way these films portray women (if they even bother to portray them at all). And I have grown tired of these male fantasies where beautiful, successful, smart women fall head-over-heels in love with the gross, flabby boy-man (with the IQ of a mailbox) just because he's funny.

Those "women aren't funny" people can (in the words of 30 Rock's Liz Lemon) "eat my poo," because Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are freaking hilarious. And I would probably go see any movie these two ladies make together. Baby Mama opened strong this weekend and topped the box office, drawing a predominantly female audience. Good for us, I say. It's about time we had something to laugh at besides flabby boy-men exposing themselves for laughs.

Tina & Amy -- you are my freaking heroes. You top my list of "People I Want to Meet in This Business and Possibly Work With/For." Not that Baby Mama was a perfect comedy by any means. But the chemistry between Tina & Amy is undeniable. They need to make more movies together. They owe it to their female fans who are dying for smart, estrogen-fueled comedies. 

What I love most about Baby Mama's success is that it proves all them naysayers wrong. It looks like women CAN open a movie and bring in the money. It proves that women DO go to the movies. And it proves that maybe, just maybe, Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller, and Apatow's darling Seth Rogen aren't the funniest people in the room, after all. Maybe, they're just the hairiest.

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[Stan]

I was just telling my friend about this the other day. Tina Fey is probably one of the most talented people to come from SNL since its inception. I will definitely be checking out that one