Lesbians, What Do You Find Funny?

Nothing is the answer.

Slipping on a banana skin.

U-Haul jokes.

Bananas are the most phallic of all fruit. You think it's funny when womyn slip on them, you hateful misogynist, R2?

This will be a vey short thread.

It will be lengthy; taken up by lesbians insisting that they have great senses of humor, while also doing everything possible to prove otherwise.

R6 haha. You’re right!

Knock Knock

Who's there?

Elephant

Lesbian who?

Many sitcoms, cute animal videos, Steven Colbert, Trump interviews, and DL insults that are more funny than mean (there are fewer and fewer of these)

This thread is not funny. AT ALL! SHUT IT DOWN!

R9 all those things are mildly amusing, not funny.

[quote] and DL insults that are more funny than mean (there are fewer and fewer of these)

And thus it has begun.

This is funny.

This too.

I was right. R5

Q. How many lesbians does it take to screw in a light bulb?

A. That's not funny!

How many men does it take to wallpaper a militant lesbian's apartment?

Two, if you slice them thin enough.

So a priest, a rabbi and a lesbian walk into a bar. The bartender says, “What can I get all of ya?“ The lesbian says, “That’s not funny!”

Larry David claims to be popular with lesbians (he also cast Wanda Sykes and Rosie O'Donnell on his show).

Hannah Gadsby! She finds the hilarity of oppression in all of my many (self-diagnosed) ailments.

R5: "This will be a vey short thread.'

FUCK YOU! No tampon jokes!!

Your fragile male egos.

A womyn without a man is like a fish without a bicycle!

Why did the lesbian separatist cross the road?

To overthrow the patriarchal status quo, the male gaze, and heteronormativity!

R24 I bet your mouth looks real purty when you say all them big fancy words.

That Joan Rivers clip - back when she was funny. She became too polite about people.

The most DL sitcom ever: "Nighty Night." A woman dumps her husband the moment he is diagnosed with terminal cancer, joins a dating agency, and starts stalking her doctor neighbor.

OP, you need to define a Lesbian sense of humor. People either have a sense of humor or they don't.

C’mon, Girls! Smile, you’re so much prettier when you smile.

There's a bitter lesbian on the Lesbian BBQ thread who loves proving the point by finding everything 'not funny'.

Most lesbians are overweight with mobility and self-esteem issues

That clip @ R27 is SO unfunny.

One of the funniest gurls I ever knew became a lesbian (after years of BFs) and her sense of humor went out the window overnight. I mean she became an orthodox lesbian.

When you want a good time, nobody looks for the lesbian.

Serious business being a dyke.

Certainly no references to penised-persons!

Hart family saga

I thought Jane Lynch was a DL fave?

DL lesbians, what do you think about Kate McKinnon's "Carol" parody?

Kate McKinnon is not a good example to use when arguing that lesbians have a sense of humor.

Yes, Kate McKinnon does Kate McKinnon and only Kate McKinnon.

She seems to only play lesbians.

Kate McKinnon spends more time laughing at herself in her skits than anyone watching them does.

Nice try OP.

Has there ever been a funny lesbian stand-up?

Paula, Rosie, Ellen, T*g... were all as funny as prostrate cancer.

Lizzie the Lezzie is a hoot!

Kate Clinton.

I laugh like hell at the comedy show "Mom." I like (the old episodes of) "black-ish," "Everybody Loves Raymond," "Seinfeld" (still!), and many more. Love Colbert, Wanda Sykes, and Suzanne Westenhoffer.

But here on DL, the gay men are like the Republicans and the lesbians are like the Democrats. You guys run roughshod over everybody while we lesbians shake our heads and wait for you to come to your senses.

Let me put it this way -- you boys would be crying and screaming and hissing if lesbians mocked you the way you mock lesbians, fat women, unattractive women, rich women, poor women, and even very attractive and stylish women.

Just sayin'.

You tell 'em, gurl!

[quote] you boys would be crying and screaming and hissing if lesbians mocked you the way you mock lesbians, fat women, unattractive women, rich women, poor women, and even very attractive and stylish women.

We’re just projecting. Don’t take it personally.

[quote]But here on DL, the gay men are like the Republicans and the lesbians are like the Democrats.

I find the opposite true: gay men here are overwhelmingly Democrat supports; lesbians here tend to be right-wing because of their transhate.

Seinfeld, dumb and dumber, absolutely fabulous, Elvira Kurt, baroness von sketch

[quote]absolutely fabulous

I've never liked that.

R45 thank you for providing perspective.

Absolutely Fabulous never had a gay sensibility.

It felt very Shire Frau.

“SEE! YOU ALL ARE OBSESSED WITH LESBIANS! SEE! OBSESSED!“

I love how if you even slightly discuss womenhere, straight or lesbian, they automatically think you’re obsessed. No, no, Sweetie... we think you’re all a joke.

R48 : Because if there's anything preventing someone for caring about the state of the environment or supporting public healthcare it's being skeptical of the trans bs.

Lesbians are usually insatiable narcissists who believe all men are obsessed with them, and the older, fatter, uglier they are, the more the believe that.

This is hysterical.

Nobody is forcing you to be here r45. If your so unhappy, go found a board for lesbians.

How dour (relentlessly severe, stern and gloomy) would that be?

These lesbians look fun, playful and don’t seem to take themselves too seriously! Not DL lesbians, obviously!

The Graham Norton show

R57 They're aren't any boards left that are exclusively for lesbians. This is the only board I'm aware of where lesbians are allowed to define the meaning of the term itself.

Every time they post about they have a great sense of humor, they further prove the stereotype right.

Every time.

R60 was whining on the BBQ thread.

There are lesbian boards. LChat is one. It’s all lesbians there — you can tell from the total lack of humor.

If you want a specifically British one, you’ll have to look elsewhere though.

I get it r60, and I know all the gals aren't humourless. It just seems the awful ones are the most vocal. (and we have our share really rotten gay men here too)

If you don't want to play, fine. (as we tend to play rough) Just go elsewhere where you're more comfortable and leave us alone.

Thank you.

[quote]But here on DL, the gay men are like the Republicans and the lesbians are like the Democrats. You guys run roughshod over everybody

Gay men are running roughshod over Datalounge. We need to remember we're guests here.

Gotcha.

R62 I'm flattered you think I'm British. Why, though?

R63 I'm playing! I'm playing! I wasnt trying to make excuses for other women frumping around ruining the fun, just more sort of.. idk, saying why they're here when they don't really want to be.

The lesbians, not the straight women, to clarify.

Did anyone watch the video I posted at r56? I'm wondering if you gay guys thought it was funny.

I think Wanda's a great comic and that story was funny. I bet it's even funnier for people who have gotten waxed.

Lezzie Lez Lez, r68, I thought it was funny and I think lesbians are very good at observational humor, especially about the lives of ordinary women because they have an insider-outsider status in that group. Wanda Sykes, Ellen Degeneres, Rosie O’Donnell, Kate Clinton and a comedian I recently discovered, Jessica Kirson,—I find all of them funny.

[quote]I think lesbians are very good at observational humor, especially about the lives of ordinary women because they have an insider-outsider status in that group.

Disagree. They turn most of their attention to critiquing men -- gay and straight -- rather than women, who they always defend.

R71 Does not find anything funny. Especially lesbians. Where is the JUSTICE, hmm?

R71 Lesbians are OBSESSED with men.

Elvira Kurt

We ❤️ Lesbians!

Baroness Von Sketch

(Also love Wanda Sykes Lezzie-lez-lez)

Lesbian prison humor

Community

30 Rock

Happy Endings

The Mick

Drawn Together (basically the animated version of Datalounge),

Kids in the Hall

Stephen Colbert

Jon Stewart

Seth Meyers

George Carlin

Sarah Silverman (Yes, I know she's mostly hated here, but I don't care)

I have met a few humorless Lesbians through the years, but most of the ones I've, pardon the expression, come across have been sweet, supportive, and had a wicked sense of humor. I once met Margarethe Cammermeyer at a Pride event and bought an autographed photo as part of a fundraiser for Lambda Legal. I thanked her and left -and only later realized she signed it, "To ______, who has one of the finest asses I've ever seen on a man. Love, Margarethe Cammermeyer" Since my ass is not worth writing about, I can only ascribe it to her wicked sense of humor.

Interesting question.

While I don’t think there such a particular recognisable stereotype of ‘lesbian humour’ in the way there is for gay men, I do believe that the more andro-butch or ‘ladette’ type of gay women often tend to find similar things funny to outsider straight men. Obviously ‘Male-brain’ theory has been debunked, but it’s hard not to notice the correlation in style of comedy between lesbians & sarcastic men, sometimes.

Speaking personally, my taste runs his I imagine Daria’s ‘Sick Sad World’ would; insult comedy, abridging or ‘overdubs’, sketch-format, and conflict-based humour get me best. A decent, creative, full-bore riff with an impression or caricature absolutely does me (⬇️⬇️⬇️prime example). It impresses me when someone can extract black mad hilarity from an ostensibly-everyday colloquial conversation. On the flipside I rarely enjoy whimsy, Portlandian or gentle humour, mugging, Comedy of Errors or most sitcoms - they make me irritated rather than amused (there are a few obscure exceptions).

There’s a shade of darkness, speed of delivery, realistic base, and expertly deployed-vulgarity required no matter what if you’re going to get a laugh out of me. Most of all I love to be shocked, when a laugh is ripped out of me.

Good Lord, what in the Sam Hill did r90 write?

I mean r80

R81 “humour” it’s the British Lez Frau Dyke

One of the ironies of this thread is that there are far more, and more successful openly lesbian stand-up comics than there are openly gay male standups. Where's the male Ellen, Rosie, Wanda, Paula Poundstone? I could easily name 2 dozen more recognizable names.

One big reason for that: straight audiences seem to not find lesbian comics alienating, and the lesbians (and some gay men) really turn out for them. Yes, the lesbians have always supported lesbian-identified performers, including comics.

And gay men? Well, Mario Cantone. Billy Eichner's funny, but not really a stand up. And, um, there's Ant...

R84 that’s true. Lesbian Comedian Privilege.

No one has mentioned that Paula Poundstone was convicted of being a child Molester

It’s never mentioned, R86. If she was a gay man We’d never stop hearing about it.

The lesbians I follow on Twitter love John Mulaney.

Poundstone wasn't convicted of the lewd acts charges. She was convicted of child abuse but not lewd acts, that's why you don't hear that she was a convicted child molester -- because she wasn't.

I thought LChat was funny back in one of its earlier incarnations, R62. Celebrity threads would have me rolling. It was a different humor, more wry sarcasm than what we get on DL, which are often jokes like "Sum Ting Wong" (posted five times in a thread because no one here actually reads the board) or five years of "pussy stinks" threads that won't end until the Pussy Troll individually names every female celebrity who has ever lived.

Not that DL can't be funny but it's pretty much just memes on autopilot nowadays. Maybe the current LChat is the same though, I don't know.

LChat is far more tightly moderated than here. It really is lesbian only.

Unlike here which is gay man, lesbian and lots of straight woman.

[quote] One of the ironies of this thread is that there are far more, and more successful openly lesbian stand-up comics than there are openly gay male standups. Where's the male Ellen, Rosie, Wanda, Paula Poundstone? I could easily name 2 dozen more recognizable names.

Lesbians don’t unsettle breeders or challenge cultural norms the way we gay men do.

I have always liked lesbians.

That’s all.

It's funny when Beverly steps away to the rest room, and every other girl at the table realizes that they have ALL slept with Bev.

That, and John Mulaney.

Poundstone wasn't convicted, but it makes one stop and think.

Is former DL fave/villain Tig Notaro irrelevant now?

Given that we can write her name... I'd say yes.

She did commit a “lewd act” on a 12 year old adopted daughter...

Do we know what the “lewd act” was ?

I’m a GWM but curious

Forcing anyone to sit through her act should count as abuse.

Aside from Wanda Sykes, all those lesbian comics have reputations for being not so funny onstage to put it mildly.

Paula Poundstone should get paid whatever Monique gets as a comedy LE-GEND.

I get a real kick out of Gay men on DL that talk about how straight passing they are, but you can tell how little self awareness they have.

I get a real kick out of the lesbians who are offended at everything.

I never had sex with that ten year old!

I just beat her.

R83 a Frau Lez? Isn’t that a bit of a contradiction in terms?

Olivia De Havilland is dead! Everyone gather in the main thread! This is not a drill! OMG

"So young..."

White men suffering.

[quote]She did commit a “lewd act” on a 12 year old adopted daughter... Do we know what the “lewd act” was ? I’m a GWM but curious

She was charged but not convicted of it, so we have no idea if Poundstone committed a lewd act on her 12yo daughter or not.

She regained custody of her kids, including the girl, and no one has come forward to talk about any of it, so I would question whether this "truth" is really truth or not.

It was 20 years ago, the girl in question is well into her 30s.

I know of two young women playing ping pong and the most ghastly thing happened. The two young women attend an all-girl school - and we know what goes on there, eh? I know that many lesbians would find this story very funny.

Nothing!