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the tables have turned. >> the idea that jokes aren't funny, it's still very much a thing. >> there are some people who can't get their heads around what they don't know. >> i said i wanted to be a comedian, she said, maybe it's 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. here's somebody that thinks they do it. >> this is a great argument that women are doing much better work than men. >> you're welcome. ♪ ♪ when was the hardest -- what's the hardest part about...

Long. i censusknew i wanted to do phy comedy. i wanted guest stars. i wanted to do sketches. i wanted a rep company the way sid cesar had one. [ laughter ] >> you curtain -- [ applause ] >> there were ten variety shows on at the same time that carol burnett was on. and there were approximately ten comedy writers on each show. and i was the only woman out of all of them. the funny thing about female writers and television was that in the beginning i would not say they were very welcomed, although there were certainly exceptions. >> i interviewed for the "carson" show, and i called my agent and ...