Cunningham Muffins Commercial

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Originally Posted by Pirate Bill

I think it's pretty standard for all women comedians to make fun of men without actually dressing the part.

But why don't women comedians dress like men? Does it make the muffin skit funnier that it's a man dressed as a woman?

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Originally Posted by 3894

But why don't women comedians dress like men? Does it make the muffin skit funnier that it's a man dressed as a woman?

I actually took a whole film class on this. Gn2DL has pegged it, it's certainly a lot about "imposters." Viola's drag in Twelfth Night is plenty funny, too. Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney do some excellent funny bits in drag.

Personally, I enjoy men-in-drag comedy - but I think it's more prevalent because it may be accepted for women to veer from their femininity in, say, a board room, but men who appreciate pink still aren't appreciated, capiche?* And things that make people a little uncomfortable also make them laugh (and not necessarily because they dislike it.) This is why, btw, Alex, I find the muffin thing funny. Absurdity makes people uncomfortable. Enough absurdity in a row definitely makes me laugh.

And while drag comedy hinges on the "imposter" hints, I find that the all-around best drag comedy gets even more delicious, the more that we see of Daphne and the less of Jerry in Some Like It Hot.

* this is not to say I don't appreciate femininity in men. I do! I was just speaking of society, and the dregs of society and I are surely at odds in this case.