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(Just take a look at this recentlate-night writing staff breakdown from the Los AngelesTimesif you need proof.)
An awful lot of my comedy entertainment shows are made up of all male writing teams, she said.
This reflects the long standing culture of comedy being male dominated.
Female writers often dont thrive as the lone female voice in the writing room.
Too often the writing room is not sensitively run, it can be aggressive and slightly bullying.
There can all too often be a sense of tokenism towards the lone female.
Or the dominant perception is that the female is there purely so the production can hit quotas.
Many women dont want to be or dont enjoy being that lone female.
In all honesty I dont know how to change the culture in writing rooms.
I think the change has to be producer led.
But I hope that drawing attention to it might start producers thinking about how to address it.
But I hope this endeavour will grow.
Your move, American comedy shows.
