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Funny Lady, Mad Man: Venus in Fur in Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre; King Lear at the Public Theater

An argument has been made, most recently and notably by Christopher Hitchens, that women are inherently not funny. It's not true, of course, but, still, there's a long history"from Phyllis Diller and her fright wigs to Tina Fey and her layered thrift-store ensembles"of funny women playing down their femininity to best get laughs. Read More

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015