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The world's funniest women
Female stand-ups and their wittiest gags
With Miranda Hart showcasing her talents in an Issue 100 special for Stylist this week and stars such as Kristen Wiig and Tina Fey storming the comedy scene on the other side of the pond, there's never been a better time for female comedians to shine. In fact, to paraphrase British stand-up Josie Long, "there are s***loads of funny women." Below, we've selected just a few of our favourite witty women of the moment - along with their very best wisecracks. Read on for jokes from the most hilarious female stand-ups on the block...
(P.S. It's by far a conclusive guide, so please do let us know your thoughts on anyone we've missed out in the comments section below or on Twitter)
Picture credit: Rex Features
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Joan Rivers
"I blame my mother for my poor sex life. All… More details
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Chelsea Handler
"I think we can all agree that sleeping… More details
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Tina Fey
"I never dreamed I would receive the Mark… More details
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Amy Poehler
"I want to go on the record and say I have… More details
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Sarah Silverman
"Strippers should be role-models for little… More details
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Victoria Wood
"I looked up the symptoms of pregnancy ...… More details
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Shappi Khorhandi
"For exiled Iranian writers, the closest… More details
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Wanda Sykes
"The quickest way to a woman's heart is… More details
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Lucy Porter
"Playing poker online is like being mugged… More details
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Margaret Cho
"I have not had sex in almost two years. And… More details
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Ellen DeGeneres
"My grandmother started walking five miles a… More details
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Kathy Griffin
(On Angelina Jolie) "She's got the lips that… More details
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Whoopi Goldberg
"I don't look like Halle Berry. But chances… More details
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Josie Long
(on Edinburgh festival) "You arrive at the… More details
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Maysoon Zayid
"I think it should be the goal of every Arab… More details
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Roseanne Barr
"Experts say you should never hit your… More details
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Laura Solon
"Colleagues is a businessy way of saying… More details
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Amy Schumer
"The way that these girls keep themselves… More details
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Dawn French
"I am not, I repeat, not a lesbian - even… More details
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Zoe Lyons
"I went on a girls' night out recently. The… More details
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Caroline Rhea
"I'm so sick of these men who just talk… More details
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Gina Yashere
Unlikely things for a weather forecaster to… More details
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Sarah Millican
"My mother told me, you don’t have to put… More details
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Kristen Wiig
(on the process of filming Bridesmaids) "I… More details
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Shazia Mirza
"People ask me why does your mother walk… More details
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Sandra Bernhard
(On breast implants) "They leak, you know,… More details
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Paula Poundstone
"My mom said she learned how to swim when… More details
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Miranda Hart
(Walking through a graveyard) "Oh it was… More details
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Maya Rudolph
"I think I’m 25 months pregnant. [I'm due… More details
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Aubrey Plaza
"I like Facebook. I have some issues with it… More details
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Jo Brand
"Let's at least have a useful Barbie –… More details
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Maria Bamford
"This is my anxiety song: If I keep the… More details
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Katherine Parkinson
"I always say I owe Lamda (London Academy of… More details
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Janeane Garofalo
"I guess I just prefer to see the dark side… More details
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Janey Godley
"I sent my daughter to a private school.… More details
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