Note: This isn't a diatribe against female comedians
There are some types of pervasive comedy that baffle me as much as internet memes do to the Silent Generation. Lousy Sunday morning cartoons along with their sibling; boomer political cartoons. Modern talk show hosts too, with what Ben Shapiro called 'Clauphter', which is comedians making statements to be agreed with rather than jokes .
A related form of subjective humor I haven't seen get much scrutiny is where the punchline is swapped with an emotional outburst, common with ordinary women. Example #1 (contrast with a similar Seinfeld scene) Example #2 . The comic would be fine if the emotive first-person narration was replaced with some gonzo journalism. There doesn't have to be some wordy technical breakdown[1]; those are just the two examples that came to the top of my head.
This could be stretched to include the demeanor of low IQ, neurotypical hoodrats (Ex: Onlyusemeblade occasionally did this shit way before he pimped out his alcholism); contrast with 50 Cent's Icebucket challenge). All style and social posturing/groveling, no meat and potatoes. Weirdos who compulsively monologue other peoples' and animals' actions fall into this category, think the "Honey-Badger don't give a fuck" video but without that dude's flair. Basic-bitch subjectivity and everyday social maneuvering is a zero-sum game, while objectivity is baking another pie.
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Edit 1: Is anyone aware of a person or publication that critiques this 'quirky adult humor' of modern entertainment, as seen in my first example clip? The third answer on this arbritrary search result at least notices the general phenomenon of narcissistic "humour".
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\1. Wordiness, however, is notoriously common with lefty memes
It wouldn't be a bad thing if it was though. Even back before woke shit infested comedy I never saw a funny female comedian. When Comedy Central still aired stand up specials I always disappointed when a woman was on and I changed the channel.
They're narcissistic assholes who love to hear themselves talk and it can't help but come through in their shitty memes.
I have seen... a handful over the years that were legitimately funny, but they're still rarer than a unicorn.
I think one common failing of a lot of these female comedians is how often they try to act rather masculine. Usually macho and cocky, which just comes off as fake and weird, because they're clearly overcompensating without the raw cleverness to actually back up the facade.
Another thing, after just taking a quick peek at some examples, is how women are prone to falling in with modern trendy bullshit. Being aware of (and mocking) modern trendy bullshit IS an age-old joke-source for comedians. But it doesn't work at all if you're embracing and supporting it between jokes in a half-preachy way.
Tldr, female comedians are often blatantly fake without a personality of their own and can't actually relate to their audience. Unless it's a bunch of seal-clapping lesbians and feminists.
2 words guaranteed to bum you out and/or lose an erection: Hannah Gadsby.
sped-up soyface angrily explaining why she's funny and relevant