Derry Girls’ Nicola Coughlan Expertly Shuts Down Tiresome Debate About Women In Comedy

Nicola later shared a short video elaborating on the subject, saying: “So, it’s come to my attention that there’s a debate raging on on Twitter at the moment that sometimes as a woman in comedy, because I’m in a comedy programme, that you need to deal with and engage with this debate, and it feels so pointless and disrespectful.”

She sarcastically continued: “What people are debating is ‘are men funny?’. Why are we even asking that question?

“It’s so disrespectful, because women have been given so much more opportunity on television and on radio and on stage since the beginning of time to show how funny they are.

“Guys, I just want to say to you…  just because you haven’t proven that you’re funny yet, as men, does not mean that you won’t be.”