My for what it's worth commentary. Maybe there's something relevant to the topic being discussed.

My work over a dozen or so years includes working with comedians, most of whom are the up and coming, soon to be stars variety. Past clients are folks who are now very successful and well known, including folks like Chelsea Handler, Zach Galifianakis and Ken Jeong. I'd say a good 60% of the comics I work with are women. In fact, for the past 10 years I work with one of LA's longest running all-women comedian showcases. Over the years, I've heard all the stories about the inequities (real and imagined) between men and women, as perceived by audiences, club owners, bookers, misogynist attitudes from other comics, etc...

The women who make it in the comedy biz for the most part do it the exact same way the guys do, by working hard at it, developing their act, fighting for stage time and not giving up despite the odds against them. Those women who make it though those initial unisex barriers by and large get the same respect as their male counterparts. I don't look at men, women, black, white, gay or straight comedians any differently, and neither do most of the people I know in the comedy biz. The bottom line is: Are they funny? Do they make me laugh? It just so happens that there are more men who want to be comedians - standing in front of audiences and making fools of themselves.

There is one complaint the men comics often have about women comedians that is true. If a woman comedian is attractive, she will get attention quicker from agents and managers. Pretty women will always attract attention. Unfair? That's the woman's advantage. Always has been, always will.