Please save me from 'funny girl' syndrome
I was once congratulated for performing the feat of making people laugh despite the fact that I am a woman. Why is gender such an issue in comedy?As a female comic, I've always had an aversion to (Ok - deep-seated hatred for) the "lame girly" sketch. (I've repeatedly tried to word that more intelligently but am clouded by contempt). From the woman eating too much chocolate because she hasn't got a boyfriend to the wo…