Movieline: For all the funny women in film who’ve made their mark in the past five years, it’s fair to say that women starred in better (read: funnier) films in the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s. There’s no contemporary parallel for Barbra Streisand, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Diane Keaton, or even Goldie Hawn (if you consider the critical respect still paid to much of her work). Bridesmaids may signal a comeback, but I hope it makes theatergoers consider that beyond the ten hilarious female performances of the past five years that are listed below, women still need more of a big-screen comic presence. That said, these ten are damn funny.
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I watched Smiley Face the other day and it wasn't very funny. I wouldn't have put that performance on a top 10 list. "Whoa man I'm like so high....." got old pretty quick.
Ellen Page probably shoulda been #1 based on these choices.
This list makes me realize that we have a staggering lack of funny women in Hollywood.
I can't stand Amy Pohler, she isn't funny and can't act in my eyes. She was good on SNL but thats as far as it gets. Along with that other women on SNL that does the annoying voice...ugh...
Also Kristin Wigg and Knocked Up? haha that moment was funny but its not hard to create funny moments with a good script.
Juno was just all around Bleh to me.
I think Easy A should of been number one. Since its the only women lead movie in recent time that has actually made me LOL, not just smile and think about what im going to do later. That and Im obviously Emma Stone biased lol
Sadly I've only see 3 of those movies.
I think they need better advertising, cause a few I never even heard of and others I didn't think would be funny so I didn't make it a priority to watch, maybe it's time for second chances.
Emma Stone, Ellen Page and Meryl Streep pretty much sh*t all over everyone else