There is a simple explanation for why men haven't found women funny. It's because men only ever experience women in relation to men: they never get to see what women are like with one another. Shows like ours started to let men in on the joke.

Magda Szubanski
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This quote is about the fact that men and women are funny in different ways. Generally, men tend to not find funny the same things as women do. For example, men might not find it funny when a woman makes fun of her husband or lover. On the other hand, women may find it funny when a man makes fun of his wife or lover.

The reason for this is because we only ever see women as we relate to them: we never get to see what they are like with one another. So, naturally, men don't understand how funny women can be when they truly know each other and can laugh at the same things.

Source: Reckoning: A Memoir

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