Chapter
The Comedy of Gender Norms
06:18 - 10:38 (04:20)
In this podcast, the impact of gender norms on the comedic livelihood of women is discussed through anecdotes and personal experiences.
Clips
The speaker discusses their negative views on aging but admits that the one silver lining is having a sense of predictability due to past experiences, until the COVID-19 pandemic changed that.
06:18 - 06:46 (00:28)
Summary
The speaker discusses their negative views on aging but admits that the one silver lining is having a sense of predictability due to past experiences, until the COVID-19 pandemic changed that.
ChapterThe Comedy of Gender Norms
EpisodeJulia Gets Wise with Fran Lebowitz
PodcastWiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Nora Ephron talks about her parents not being interested in her being a writer and only wanting her to be a wife, and how her mother told her that boys don't like funny girls.
06:46 - 07:50 (01:04)
Summary
Nora Ephron talks about her parents not being interested in her being a writer and only wanting her to be a wife, and how her mother told her that boys don't like funny girls.
ChapterThe Comedy of Gender Norms
EpisodeJulia Gets Wise with Fran Lebowitz
PodcastWiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
The speaker reflects on her experience of being told that boys don't like funny girls by her mother, a statement that she proved wrong later in life.
07:50 - 09:16 (01:25)
Summary
The speaker reflects on her experience of being told that boys don't like funny girls by her mother, a statement that she proved wrong later in life. She acknowledges that some people find humor intimidating, particularly men, but emphasizes that there are enough people who appreciate humor that it's not worth modulating one's behavior to conform to gender expectations.
ChapterThe Comedy of Gender Norms
EpisodeJulia Gets Wise with Fran Lebowitz
PodcastWiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
In this podcast, the speaker reminisces about her brief stint at an all-girls private school, where she got expelled for reasons she still doesn't fully understand to this day, but she suspects it was for the 'look on her face.'
09:16 - 10:38 (01:22)
Summary
In this podcast, the speaker reminisces about her brief stint at an all-girls private school, where she got expelled for reasons she still doesn't fully understand to this day, but she suspects it was for the 'look on her face.'