Or does she? That seems to be the sentiment floating around the Internet, but it apparently originates from people who lack a sense of humor for the most part. Fey has proven herself to be many things, but dismissive of other comedians is not one of them.
The uproar comes for a Reader’s Digest interview in which Fey is asked, “What pleases you more, applause or laughter?” She responds
Laughter. You can prompt applause with a sign. My friend, SNL writer Seth Meyers, coined the term clapter, which is when you do a political joke and people go, “Woo-hoo.” It means they sort of approve but didn’t really like it that much. You hear a lot of that on [whispers] The Daily Show.
This is obviously not a diss to The Daily Show or its quality. She first references SNL, which was doing political humor long before The Daily Show even existed. SNL has gotten its fair shair of clapter during election years, especially. It often comes from people too uptight to laugh at politics because they invest too much personally into it. The reason The Daily Show gets so much? It’s a show that’s almost 100% politics these days, and also, it just really isn’t funny so much anymore since Stewart decided to be a pundit rather than a comedian.
The second questionable comment came when Fey was asked, “What’s the difference between male and female comics?” She responds
Every comic way of writing is unique, but I think male comedy is more boisterous. Usually it involves robots and sharks and bears. Female comedy is more likely to be about the minutiae of human behavior and relationships.
This is obviously Fey mocking stereotypes about male and female comedy. Yes, men are all about low-brow little boy things, while women are obsessed with relationships. Sound a bit silly? Good, it’s supposed to. She’s making a joke. By the way, Fey made several guest spots on the Upright Citizens Brigade show which, coincidentally, featured many robots, sharks, and bears.
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