Top 5 Female Funnies
I don't set out to offend or shock, but I also don't do anything to avoid it
1. Sarah Silverman - As Seen In: Her own HBO show, and courting controversy at every opportunity. She says: “I don't set out to offend or shock, but I also don't do anything to avoid it.”
2. Kristen Schaal - As Seen In: Flight of the Conchords / upcoming Fringe Show Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler: Double Down Hearts. Recently performed strip tease on the Daily Show to highlight the sexism in the media's coverage of Hilary Clinton's campaign.
3. Josie Long - As Seen: Winning Best Newcomer in 2006 / upcoming Fringe Show All of the Planet's Wonder (Shown in Detail). To share her infectious joy of all things comedy, she runs a free magazine: 'Drawing Moustaches in Magazines Monthly Magazine (Bi-Monthly)'
4. Gina Yashire - As Seen In: every I Love Remembering Inconsequential Stuff on Channel 4 in recent years. Has recently broken America where she made history as the first British comedian to appear on Def Jam comedy.
5. Maria Bamford - As Seen In: Variety's top ten comics to watch / her own sitcom, playing all the characters, on her own website, superdeluxe.com.