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that chicks arent funny. i hate to tell you its still very much a thing. there are some people that cant get their heads around what they dont know. i said i wanted to be a comedian, she said. maybe its better if you just die. i think they thought of women as a different species. very few ladies are capable of being a comedian. and so everybody sits right up. heres somebody that thinks she can do it. great argument that women are doing much better work than that. youre welcome. whats t...

the tables have turned. >> the idea that jokes arent funny, its still very much a thing. >> there are some people who cant get their heads around what they dont know. >> i said i wanted to be a comedian, she said, maybe its better if you just died. >> i think they thought of women as a different species. >> for view ladies are capable of being a comedian, so everybody sticks by them. heres somebody that thinks they do it. >> this is a great argument that women are doing much better wor...

They were hilarious. hey studmuffins want to make bouncy , bouncy. they had three female performers and three female writers, which if you look at the comedy landscape at that time, is unheard of. what made saturday night live different from those other shows was our show was the first one to really have a voice for a younger generation then the man. thats disgusting. and then you scream and then he screams and then its over. the early days of snl were a tale of two worlds, because you had these...

I mean, you can find rolling stone covers where it was like richard pryor, lily tomlin, and they are most dangerous comedians doing the most dangerous stuff both immersed themselves in characters the very first lily tomlin special on nbc, 1974. they both won emmy awards. so did the producer guy named lauren michaels. and based on the strength of that special , the lily special. he got the pilot for saturday night live. theyre roseanna roseanna danna . i dont know where you get it. how you get it...

>> they had three female performers and three female writers. which if you look at the comedy landscape at that time, is unheard of. >> what made "saturday night live" different from those other shows was our show was the first one to really have a voice for a younger generation. >> then the man -- [ sounds ] >> thats disgusting. >> and then you scream, and then he screams, and then its over. >> the early days of "snl" were a tale of two worlds because you had these great female writers like ann...

>> "saturday night live," amazing that out of the gate, it wr p was wr p newman and ratner, thee hilarious. >> hey, stud muffin, do you wat to make bouncy, bouncy? >> they had three female performers and three female writers. if you look at the comedy landscape at the time was unheard of. >> our show was the first one to really have a voice for a younger generation. >> then the man. -- >> >> yeah. that was disgustid you scream and he screams and then it is over. >> oh! >> the early days of "snl"...

When we were making decisions about who was going to take over after dave, the pressure was enormous. i really only knew a world with david letterman. it was scary. >> someone leaves, there is always someone who can fit into their shoes. there is none of us thats irreplaceable. >> the conversation was always about finding the very best person, and stephen was always one of the most innovative and freshest voices in the comedy landscape. >> and in fact, colberts manager had deliberately timed the...

Pressure was enormous. i really only knew a world with david letterman. it was scary. >> someone leaves, there is always someone who can fit into their shoes. there is none of us that is irreplaceable. >> the conversation was always about finding the very best person, and stephen was always one of the most innovative and freshest voices in the comedy landscape. >> and in fact, colberts manager had deliberately timed the last two or three of his contracts to coincide with lettermans. >> stephen c...

Candy? >> they could definitely hang with the guys, they were just as important and hilarious. >> hey, stud muffins, want to make bouncy, bouncy? >> they had three female performers, and three female writers. which if you look at the comedy landscape at that time, is unheard of. >> what made "saturday night live" different from those other shows was our show was the first one to really have a voice for a younger generation. >> then the man -- >> eww! >> eww! >> yuck. >> thats disgusting. >> and ...