|
|
Article: 'BABY MAMA' PROVES FEMALE DUO CAN BE FUNNY.(77 SQUARE)(TOP OF THE QUEUE)(Column)
- Article from:
- The Capital Times
- Article date:
- September 4, 2008
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2008 Capital Newspapers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: JANE BURNS
Earlier this year, a Vanity Fair cover story asked the Earth-shattering question of "Who Says Women Aren't Funny?"
The article came out about the same time "Baby Mama" did, and both featured the fabulous Tina Fey. "Baby Mama," while quite entertaining, certainly wouldn't be considered a groundbreaking answer to the Vanity Fair question. To me, the film, which comes to DVD on Tuesday, sparked another question: Who says women can't team up to create comedy?
Quick. Try to think of a female comedy team. Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance don't count; Lucy was obviously the boss. "Laverne and Shirley"? Um, they were co-stars, not a ...