It might seem like an easy question to answer, but it seems like some women need constant confirmation which brings about a further wave of trolling and the insecurity cycle begins again.

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Hitchens wrote and was panned for an essay that he wrote in 2007 called "Why women aren't funny", although a lot of the people panning him clearly didn't read the article in full as they straw manned his position as "women are incapable of being funny", ignoring his references to the many excellent women comedian exceptions.

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In stand up terms, Aubrey Plaza and Margaret Cho are amongst my favourites alongside Bill Burr, Louis CK and Lewis Black.