Why are there so few male-female comedy double acts when they are the staple fodder of sitcom?

Question

What is there about the dynamics of single sex comedy that makes it funny in stand up?

Answer 1

They would probably fall out. Sitcoms work to a script.

Answer 2

comedy needs to be funny so people come to see it. double acts struggle to be funny, unless the chemistry is brilliant doubles seem a little uncomfortable.

sitcoms are just to fill the tv screen and not very much about humor at all.

Answer 3

totally agree much better joint but tell that to the agents the people we depend on to get us the work bookings and promote each act and of course things will only hopefully become a lot for fair for all performers after all very very hard work it is they deserve backing and surport both single and double stantups takecare jon

Answer 4

because we laugh at the wit and humor of men, and we laugh out of frustration at the ineptitude and misinformation with which women live. to have a woman join a male comedian would only drag his act down to a female level. when a male shows ineptitude like a female, it confuses and frustrates the audience.

Answer 5

There's a distinct lack of a modern day archetype which means any combo (male straight-man or female straight-person) would appear as stereotypical and thus draw derision.

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Answer 6

Sit-coms are, as the name implies, situation comedy, where-as Stand-up is primarily about jokes.

Answer 7

It's a male female thing.

Answer 8

It just doesn't work that well I guess. I think Burns & Allen did this kind of thing way back when.

Answer 9

women want to be the boss now days