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Women of Comedy at the Box Office
The fact that women can be as funny as – if not funnier – than men seems to be just recently coming to the attention of Hollywood execs Contributed By – Elizabeth Eckhart Now, we’re seeing a stream of female-centric comedies, and new leading ladies are finally receiving the attention they deserve. Of course, it has be a long road to get to today, where female driven comedies can bring box office numbers as big as their male counterparts. So, let’s take a look at some of the revolutionary ladies who changed the game (and made us laugh until we cried): Wanda Sykes – Primarily known as the too-sassy-for-her-own-good sidekick in…
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Belly Laughs: THE HEAT (Interview: Jessica Chaffin & Jamie Denbo)
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Is it getting easier to make me laugh or are writers getting funnier? I laughed like a fool at This is The End (click for T&T post) and like an idiot at the female cop (Melissa McCarthy) vs female FBI agent (Sandra Bullock) / female cop partnered with FBI agent comedy – The Heat. Below is a segment I like to call – I couldn’t have said it better myself, where I find sources from the web that echo my sentiments on the movie. But first… Denbo & Chaffin at Dave & Busters Philadelphia Jessica Chaffin and Jamie Denbo, are best known for their “Ronna…