The World's Funniest Women
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ENTERTAINMENT
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Women always say they like a guy with a sense of humor—well, the door swings the other way, too, ladies. We put it to a vote, and these are the 10 comediennes who most stroke our users' funny bones.
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10. Amy Sedaris (1.6 percent of the vote)
You might know her as the star of Strangers With Candy, but even stripped of all the makeup down to her (relatively) normal self, Amy is unpredictable, hilarious, and more than willing to get nasty (our three favorite qualities). You get the sense that it doesn't matter if she's in her own movie, someone else's movie, or at home—she's taking the long trek to left field every time.
9. Kerri Kenney (2.8 percent)
As Reno 911's Officer Trudy Wiegel, Kerri turns crippling neuroses into comedy gold. Prior to that, she starred in the last thing on MTV worth watching, the sketch comedy show The State. Her father was the voice of Sonny the Coco-Puffs Coo-Coo Bird, so she comes by her funny honestly.
8. Samantha Bee (3.3 percent)
If another Daily Show correspondent gets to make a Stephen Colbert–style leap to their own comedy playground, our vote is for Samantha Bee. Deadpan and fearless, she knocks everything she does out of the park. Just count how many times Jon Stewart has to compose himself following one of her special reports.
7. Aisha Tyler (3.7 percent)
The former Talk Soup host and Balls of Fury star isn't the "mugging for laughs" type, instead she just has this laid-back funny vibe that allows her to shrug off even her occasional bombs like it ain't no thing. But she's criminally underused; we wouldn't mind seeing a lot more Aisha around.
6. Kristen Wiig (4.9 percent)
Remember when Janeane Garofalo used to complain that during her stint on SNL all she was given to do were "mom" roles? Obviously, she just wasn't trying. Kristen Wiig dominates Saturday nights with characters as bat shit as anything the so-called "boy's club" ever churned out.
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