Entertainment; Funny women flourish in female-written comedies . Published: ; Sep. 28, 2012, 3:06 p.m.

Fey's "30 Rock" character, Liz Lemon, is a new kind of character, Cannon said: A real woman who's really funny as she faces real-life challenges. Headland says the new breed of funny female ...

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When it comes to fictional female TV and film characters, a lot of them, put simply, suck. They can be stereotypical, tired, and sometimes even offensive. After all, not every woman or girl on ...

She earns a living making people laugh and has written gags for comedy shows such as South Park and Smack the Pony. But Jane Bussmann is adamant about one thing: women just aren’t as funny as men.

With her leading roles, so to speak, in “Melinda and Melinda,” Radha Mitchell has joined a select sorority that includes Diane Keaton, Mia Farrow, Judy Davis and Mira Sorvino -- actresses ...

Unlike many female characters at the time, she didn’t “need” a man … she just wanted to feel good. And maybe that’s why the gay community at the time liked her so much.

Headland says the new breed of funny female writers arose out of frustration, ... Wilson and others say these new female-created characters look and sound more like actual women they know.

“There’s still only maybe three female writers or two female writers to 10 guys in any kind of writer’s room,” Cannon said. But at least women’s voices are now in the mix.