Comments on: 10 Comic Actresses Who Deserve A Big-Screen Leading Role

By: NewYorker

NewYorker — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:39:00 +0000

10 funny actresses i love to see get a lead role in films are
1-Ari Graynor
2-Wendi Mclendon Covey
3-Casey Wilson
4-Chelsea Peretti(from Brooklyn Nine Nine)
5-Kate McKinnon
6-Beth Behrs
7-Alia Shawkat
8-Whitney Cummings
9-Jennette McCurdy(shes just super funny on sam & Cat, and yes im 21 and still like nickelodeon, shes just such a funny person)
10-Kate Simses(shee steals alot of scene to me on Mixology)

By: DArtagnan

DArtagnan — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:39:00 +0000

Alison Brie!

By: Y

Fri, 13 May 2016 07:39:00 +0000

"The longest-serving hands, Nasim Pedrad and Vanessa Bayer, have long since become utility player…"
You're gonna eat those words when Nasim Pedrad becomes the only star of this cast in post-SNL years.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:39:00 +0000

"Indeed, the last few episodes, which have finally seen her enter a real relationship with Keegan-Michael Keyâs schoolteacher, have been a reminder that Retta isnât just a comic force, but capable of some real emotional range." Nice try, Oliver, but you just completely made that up. Key was in ONE episode of P&R, at the end of which they decided to go out on a date. In no way have we seen her "enter a relationship" with anyone, and so that non-event did not give us a reminder about Retta's emotional range. It seems like you just watched that one episode and just Mitch Albom'd the rest of that capsule, pulling assumptions about their relationship out of your a** so you could make a point about Retta that could have been made with a whole host of other subplots she's actually been involved in. and which were not made up by you.

By: amy

amy — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:39:00 +0000

shelby fero sucks

By: H

Fri, 13 May 2016 07:39:00 +0000

Maria Bamford

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:39:00 +0000

Where is Marina Franklin on this list?

By: lexie

lexie — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:39:00 +0000

Livia Scott!!!!!!!!! UCB and Comedy Rock Star!!!

By: Tommy Do

Tommy Do — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:39:00 +0000

LIVIA SCOTTTTTTTT!!!!

By: Gina

Gina — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:39:00 +0000

Gillian Jacobs & Alison Brie ftw!; the whole cast of Bridesmaids, Parks & Rec, Sarah Silverman, they all deserve to star in more movies and I'm glad is happening more often

By: Dennis

Dennis — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:39:00 +0000

That fat colored girl from Parks and Recreation in no way, shape, or form deserves a leading role. She single handedly ruins that show for me. Scenes that she is in are completely unwatchable. She is an eyesore and the whole "strong, black woman" attitude is disgusting.

By: Annie

Annie — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:39:00 +0000

Re: Gillian, check out Life Partners. Re: Eliza, look up The Last Time You Had Fun. The indie filmmaking crowd is ahead of the curve 🙂

By: Blip

Blip — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:39:00 +0000

I guess they just got a TV show, but hope to see Garfunkel and Oates in a movie some day.

By: Carlos T.

Carlos T. — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:39:00 +0000

I thought you'd forgotten my two faves, but they're in the "postscript" at the end: Krysten Ritter! Ellie Kemper! Like Alison Brie, they're both hilarious and smokin' hot.

By: Nichelle

Nichelle — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:39:00 +0000

Great list! I like to add Judy Greer, Michelle Buteau, Helen Hong, Livia Scott.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:39:00 +0000

Kristen Schaal, Melissa Fumero, Stephanie Beatriz

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:39:00 +0000

Alison Brie. Gillian Jacobs, no offense to her, seems like Judy Greer. Yeah, they're great, but just not leading role potential.

By: huh

huh — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:39:00 +0000

Isla Fisher.

By: scott

scott — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:39:00 +0000

I would love to see the actress brandy norwood get a lead role. She's more of a julia roberts/meg ryan type. She also plays a great straight man too.

By: laughtrack

laughtrack — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:39:00 +0000

I love this article , and I fully support the love for Kate McKinnon ( she does the best SNL impressions since Bill Hader ) , Krysten Ritter ( absolutely brilliant in Don't Trust The Bâ¦ In Apt. 23 ) , the very charming and likable duo of Jessica St. Clair & Lennon Parham , and great scene stealers Michaela Watkins Eliza Coupe . But , you forgot to mention , the always terrific Lucy Punch . She owns every film that she is in .