1:41 pm - 06/19/2012
Larry Getlen over at the Post interviewed Adam Carolla today, and, well, he didn't really hold back when it came to his feelings towards women in comedy:
The lesson you learned from a sexual harassment seminar was “Don’t hire chicks.” Do you hate working with women?
No. But they make you hire a certain number of chicks, and they’re always the least funny on the writing staff. The reason why you know more funny dudes than funny chicks is that dudes are funnier than chicks. If my daughter has a mediocre sense of humor, I’m just gonna tell her, “Be a staff writer for a sitcom. Because they’ll have to hire you, they can’t really fire you, and you don’t have to produce that much. It’ll be awesome.”
The “are women funny” debate has grown very contentious. You’re not worried about reactions to this?
I don’t care. When you’re picking a basketball team, you’ll take the brother over the guy with the yarmulke. Why? Because you’re playing the odds. When it comes to comedy, of course there’s Sarah Silverman, Tina Fey, Kathy Griffin — super-funny chicks. But if you’re playing the odds? No.
If Joy Behar or Sherri Shepherd was a dude, they’d be off TV. They’re not funny enough for dudes. What if Roseanne Barr was a dude? Think we’d know who she was? Honestly.
I mean, I guess I'd ask the inverse question: if Adam Carolla wasn't a white dude, think we'd know who he was? Honestly.
You've gotta wonder what comedy he's watching these days if he really thinks that only the rare woman is funny enough to deign to entertain him. I mean, his go-to examples of unfunny women are Joy Behar and Sherri Shepherd? No one is putting the ladies of The View up on the pedestal of high comedy. Also: how many sitcom writers rooms has he actually been a member of? The Man Show, Crank Yankers, Jimmy Kimmel Live (which has a female co-head writer, by the way), and the three months that Too Late with Adam Carolla was on the air. Those shows are enough experience to allow you to make a blanket statement about all women in all writers rooms ever?
It seems to me that when a majority of critically lauded network sitcoms have female leads and you are a person best known for being friends with Jimmy Kimmel, being on The Celebrity Apprentice and Dancing with the Stars, and hosting a podcast, well, you should shut the fuck up about who's funny and who isn't.
FULL INTERVIEW (HEW CARES RILLY)
source
Adam Carolla is an asshole.
Larry Getlen over at the Post interviewed Adam Carolla today, and, well, he didn't really hold back when it came to his feelings towards women in comedy:
The lesson you learned from a sexual harassment seminar was “Don’t hire chicks.” Do you hate working with women?
No. But they make you hire a certain number of chicks, and they’re always the least funny on the writing staff. The reason why you know more funny dudes than funny chicks is that dudes are funnier than chicks. If my daughter has a mediocre sense of humor, I’m just gonna tell her, “Be a staff writer for a sitcom. Because they’ll have to hire you, they can’t really fire you, and you don’t have to produce that much. It’ll be awesome.”
The “are women funny” debate has grown very contentious. You’re not worried about reactions to this?
I don’t care. When you’re picking a basketball team, you’ll take the brother over the guy with the yarmulke. Why? Because you’re playing the odds. When it comes to comedy, of course there’s Sarah Silverman, Tina Fey, Kathy Griffin — super-funny chicks. But if you’re playing the odds? No.
If Joy Behar or Sherri Shepherd was a dude, they’d be off TV. They’re not funny enough for dudes. What if Roseanne Barr was a dude? Think we’d know who she was? Honestly.
I mean, I guess I'd ask the inverse question: if Adam Carolla wasn't a white dude, think we'd know who he was? Honestly.
You've gotta wonder what comedy he's watching these days if he really thinks that only the rare woman is funny enough to deign to entertain him. I mean, his go-to examples of unfunny women are Joy Behar and Sherri Shepherd? No one is putting the ladies of The View up on the pedestal of high comedy. Also: how many sitcom writers rooms has he actually been a member of? The Man Show, Crank Yankers, Jimmy Kimmel Live (which has a female co-head writer, by the way), and the three months that Too Late with Adam Carolla was on the air. Those shows are enough experience to allow you to make a blanket statement about all women in all writers rooms ever?
It seems to me that when a majority of critically lauded network sitcoms have female leads and you are a person best known for being friends with Jimmy Kimmel, being on The Celebrity Apprentice and Dancing with the Stars, and hosting a podcast, well, you should shut the fuck up about who's funny and who isn't.
FULL INTERVIEW (HEW CARES RILLY)
source
He's the author of two NYT best sellers and the coauthor, with Dr Drew, of a teen self help book. He also wrote an illustrated book about the similarities between the rich and poor.
He was the co-host of Loveline for 20 years with Dr Drew. For three years he hosted a nationally syndicated radio talk show on his own. He owns a successful production company called Jackhole and an restaurant in LA. He's had or been a part of (writing, acting, producing, directing) nine successful tv shows and has sold but not produced several others.
He came from a very poor, broken home with absent parents, was a ditch digger, carpet cleaner, boxing instructor and construction worker before he pulled himself up by his bootstraps and made himself a millionaire. He now employs over 35 people with his podcast alone.
Carolla and Pinsky received a Sexual Health In Entertainment (SHINE) Award from the The Media Project in 2000 for "incorporating accurate and honest portrayals of sexuality" in the talk show category for Loveline. He also hosts fundraisers and has volunteered his talents for charities from his kid's school to the Feast of San Gennaro.
He's been married for 12 years and has twins 6 year olds.
One might not agree with every opinion he has, but there's not doubt about his talent and brilliance.
Since you don't know him, check him out before you form an opinion. adamcarolla.com. You don't seem the type to blindly follow others without first finding out for yourself.
get out
Maybe if he'd have done better on his stint on Dancing with the Stars he'd still have some hope of not being considered a tool now. Or not.
I am so embarrassed for you rn. jesus.
Oh right, none.
Sit the fuck down.
So, your point is not made. People have bad taste. The world is round, etc.
yeah the man show once did an episode on how to spot trans* women so you can avoid them, so on top of his sexist and homophobic bullshit, he's also a transphobic asshole.
i could give a fuck how successful he is, he's a gigantic piece of shit.
AND I AM A CHICK OMG
This shit is bullshit.
I listened to Loveline for years, picked up TACS in its final months, and listened to the podcast every day for the first year or so. Yes, he's always been controversial. But let's not pretend Adam hasn't gotten more and more hateful as time has gone on. I stopped listening to the podcast because I realized his rants started coming from actual anger (unlike Loveline where he ranted but it was more lighthearted). He's so much further out of touch with reality now.
Drew sucks now too, but that's another topic.