Eddie Brill, longtime comedy booker for The Late Show With David Letterman, has been dismissed from his duties following a recent, controversial New York Times interview, in which Brill made certain statements regarding female comedians—statements that suggested female comics were not as funny as men, which is a debate we are still having despite Judd Apatow’s recent ideological victory over Jerry Lewis. “There are a lot less female comics who are authentic,” Brill thought it was a good idea to say while justifying his booking only a single female in 2011, adding for good measure, “I see a ...
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
David Letterman's comedy booker fired for comments about female comedians
David Letterman's comedy booker fired for revealing why the show doesn't have more female comedians
Eddie Brill, longtime comedy booker for The Late Show With David Letterman, has been dismissed from his duties following a recent, controversial New York Times interview, in which Brill made certain statements regarding female comedians—statements that suggested female comics were not as funny as men, which is a debate we are still having despite Judd Apatow’s recent ideological victory over Jerry Lewis. “There are a lot less female comics who are authentic,” Brill thought it was a good idea to say while justifying his booking only a single female in 2011, adding for good measure, “I see a ...
Eddie Brill, longtime comedy booker for The Late Show With David Letterman, has been dismissed from his duties following a recent, controversial New York Times interview, in which Brill made certain statements regarding female comedians—statements that suggested female comics were not as funny as men, which is a debate we are still having despite Judd Apatow’s recent ideological victory over Jerry Lewis. “There are a lot less female comics who are authentic,” Brill thought it was a good idea to say while justifying his booking only a single female in 2011, adding for good measure, “I see a ...
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