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Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} The Complete eDating Advice Comedy Series for Women by Maura Stone Women In Comedy. Have You Even Heard Of All These Hilarious Women? Today's The Day To Brush Up On Your Comediennes. The three of us who passed on Game of Thrones for the MTV Movie Awards this year were treated to a rather pleasant surprise -- while we could have done without about 98% of the ceremony, we totally laughed our asses off every single time host Amy Schumer took the stage. Thankfully, we won’t have to snooze through a performance by Fall Out Boy next time we see Schumer on screen -- the crass comedian’s sketch show, Inside Amy Schumer , returns to Comedy Central for a third season today. In honor of Schumer’s big TV comeback, let’s take a moment (or 30) to celebrate some of the funniest femmes to ever grace the silver (and smaller) screen. Seriously, if these ladies don’t leave you in stitches, we don’t know who will. 10 Female Comedy TV Writers To Watch. They’re young, they’re female, they’re absurdly hilarious. These writers are breaking into the comedy television world in a big way. Comedy television has never been more vast or vibrant. Networks are getting creative with shows that include everything from magical realism to the Seinfeldian millennial hits. Most shows have a writers’ room working tirelessly behind the scenes to create longstanding brands of humor. And now, more than ever, those writers’ rooms are being filled with super talented women who are stampeding through the once “man’s world” of comedy and really creating funny and special episodes of television. In honor of this movement, we picked out a handful of super-talented female comedy television writers who are making strides and will take over the world of we let them… Sofia Alvarez. Man Seeking Woman, Sirens. Sofia Alvarez is the writer behind the awesome female-driven Man Seeking Woman episodes—or Woman Seeking Woman if you will . She is the Liz of it all, best known for her first episode, “Teacup,” which switched the vantage point from Josh’s dating life to the worldview of his sister Liz. Regarded as one of the best episodes of the series runs so far, “Teacup” basically reboots the premise of the series and gives viewers a look at what it is like for a woman to be going through a breakup and have to be single again. Alvarez manages to keep the over-the-top magical realism tone and style of Man Seeking Woman while at the same time exploring the differences between the plight of a single female and a single male. Ad – content continues below. In the second season, Alvarez gave viewers yet another Liz-centric episode with “Tinsel,” in which Liz becomes Santa Clause’s mistress. It’s not a holy night when Ol’ Saint Nick finds Liz drinking wine in the living room as he’s coming to leave some gifts under the tree. Then the two start a torrid love affair so tender and mild … until Mrs. Clause finds the scandalous pictures Liz mailed to the North Pole. Alvarez does a great job of adding the female flair to the series, and it looks like that is going to continue to be her niche. Michelle Wolf. Late Night with Seth Meyers, Now Hiring with Michelle Wolf, Used People. Is it okay if I call everyone on this list my favorite? No? Okay, well here is my favorite Michelle Wolf. Watching Wolf perform standup live is like experiencing your brain on drugs while also eating an entire pizza; a little trippy, a little kooky, nauseatingly entertaining, and somewhat inappropriate. It’s disgusting in the best possible way, and extremely filling. But her talent does not stop there. Wolf is a writer for Late Night With Seth Meyers which has been evolving since it’s inception. But the best of Wolf can be seen on her Comedy Central web series, Now Hiring with Michelle Wolf. The series consists of Wolf interviewing candidates to work at a startup called Spark. Season 1, episode 3, is the best of the bunch. Wolf interviews a competitive client and they go tit-for-tat on trying to solve the problem of how many ping-pong balls fit in a 747. Well, until they make out. Lucia Aniello. Broad City, Time Travelling Bong. I will get on any train Lucia Aniello is riding (conducting?). She is not only the director behind the majority of Broad City episodes, but is also credited with writing some of your favorite episodes. Ad – content continues below. One of Aniello’s gem’s, and also one of my personal favorites, is this season’s premiere “Two Chainz,” written with partner Paul W. Downs. I really could not have asked for a better premiere. After waiting a year for everyone’s favorite lady buddies to grace our screens, the episode did not disappoint. Aniello and Downs managed to fit all the classic markers that make Broad City so popular. Even after the bathroom montage catching fans up on everything Abbi and Ilana got up to this past year, the episode blasted off with just about as much craziness they could fit in. First off, Ilana spends the entire episode with a bicycle chain stuck to her waste. That chain remains while they endure a sample sale, try to find a bathroom, and eventually gets Ilana stuck to the back of a truck and magnetic balls. And yet, all of that does not even compare to how perfect the episode is in relaying the important message that women should build each other up. Support each other instead of tearing each other down. If all the Broad City goodness wasn’t enough, she is also part of the Time Travelling Bong miniseries staring Paul W. Downs and Ilana Glazer. Naomi Ekperigin. Broad City, Difficult People. This Broad City staff writer is the definition of an up-and-comer. She has been working on the lady-friend comedy since its start three seasons ago. And though still just a staff writer, she was the opening act on the Broad City Live tour. Forget all that, she is currently in the process of developing a show with TruTV called Inside Caucasia. You think that sounds like a show in which an African American women traverses the plains of places usually considered “white?” Well then, you are absolutely right! Good job. Ekperigin is one of those stand-up comics and writers that is definitely going to blow up very soon. She has comedic genius and influencers like Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer on her side. Ad – content continues below. Now, please watch Ekperigin and Glazer play video games and eat cookies. Becky Mann. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Becky Mann, another one of my favorites, is one of the few females to break through the It’s Always Sunny wall. Mann’s It’s Always Sunny writing credits include “The Gang Exploits the Mortgage Crisis,” “Mac Fights Gay Marriage,” Dee Gives Birth,” and “A Very Sunny Christmas.” Those mark some of the most memorable moments in It’s Always Sunny history. There is a uniqueness to each of those episodes that might not be as apparent in some of the others. They are some of the few that take on politics, the socioeconomic climate, and culture in a distinct way. The underbelly of all those episodes is a lot more than the gang being up to its usual shenanigans. In the “Gang Exploits the Mortgage Crisis” the show dealt with the recession and the housing bubble in a way that has probably never been done before. “Mac Fights Gay Marriage” turned an age-old debate on its head. It took the most religious character in the bunch and gave him a very real cause to fight against, except his only driving force was pure selfishness… jealously led him directly to the doors of the anti-gay movement. The “Dee Gives Birth” episode was a very different kind of episode in its own right. The gang tries to find the father of Dee’s baby by rifling through all her old flings, but unbeknownst to them, she is simply the surrogate for Carmen and her husband ( the same marriage Mac tried to fight). The episode is really an examination of Dee’s character, which hadn’t really been done before, but in an episode that had barely any Dee in it. It did mold Dee as a strong female lead though. We discover, that despite the gang constantly tearing her down, to the outside she is a pretty powerful woman. Take no prisoners. I don’t think a man could have written such an examination of a female character without a woman’s input. My personal favorite of Mann’s bunch is “The Gang Exploits the Mortgage Crisis.” Any episode where Charlie plays bird lawyer extraordinaire is one that skyrockets to my list of favorites. Ad – content continues below. Zoe Jarman. Master of None, Workaholics. You might recognize Zoe Jarman as Betsy Punch on The Mindy Project or her guest appearances in Modern Family , The Office , The Birthday Boys , and Greek . But, aside from being an actress, Jarman is breaking out in the writing world as well. She was the story editor on Aziz Ansari’s Netflix hit Master of None and recently became a writer on Workaholics . Jarman may only have two episodes, “Blood Drive” and “Death of A Salesdude,” under her belt but it is likely that her run on Workaholics will open up other comedy writing doors for her.