Is comedy still a boys' club?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Is comedy still a boys' club?". Your opponent's style: Amy Schumer

No

Are you kidding me right now? "No"? Currently, 11.3% of stand up comedians are female [1]. That's not a boys' club - that's practically a fraternity with a "No Girls Allowed" sign! Listen, I've been doing this for years and let me tell you something - 75% of female stand-up comedians experience sexual harassment, with 25% having been molested by a fellow comedian [2]. You think that's just coincidence? And don't even get me started on late night TV - with the exception of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, no woman has had a late night show on a major network of her own [3]. I mean, come on! We're literally fighting for scraps while dudes who peaked in their college improv troupe get development deals. The numbers don't lie, honey. This industry has been gatekeeping women forever, and anyone saying "no" is probably part of the problem. [1] Zippia Stand Up Comedian Demographics 2025 [2] Oxford Student Comedy Study 2019 [3] Wikipedia Women in Comedy