Jun 16

Can Women Do Comedy Impressions?

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Comedians Rachel Butera and Jason Scoop stopped by “AOL BUILD” to discuss “First Impressions.” The comedians star in the show, a 30 minute celebrity impression battle on USA, alongside Dana Carvey and Freddie Prinze Jr.

Rachel Butera had a very insightful response to the question: “Why do you think so few women do impressions?”

“I have a theory about this. Well, I think it’s because America raises women to be pretty not funny.”

“Seriously, I think that’s true and I would love a study to be done to see if they can’t do them or if they just..if they just.. because you got a make yourself ugly to do impressions. You can’t be concerned with what you look like. You’ve got to make ugly faces. You got to be willing to, you know, not look so great. I don’t know if a lot of women want to do that. Also, I just really don’t think that they’ve been guided towards comedy as much as men… which is why i don’t see as many women, in general, doing it. I’d love to know if it’s a thing that comes as naturally to women as men or if it’s just a cultural thing. I really don’t know. Also, I just really don’t think that they’ve been guided towards comedy as much as men… which is why i don’t see as many women, in general, doing it. I’d love to know if it’s a thing that comes as naturally to women as men or if it’s just a cultural thing. I really don’t know.”

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