"I think that we're in a really amazing time, where there are really a lot of really fantastic female actresses and comedians. I imagine there's just a lot of opportunity for women to have powerful roles. Or it's just that there's more women writing TV. Women tend to maybe write strong women."

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Source: I Wrote The Jokes That People Assumed Men Would Write. Interview with John Scott Lewinski, www.askmen.com. September 15, 2011.

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Whitney Cummings

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Whitney Cummings is a comedian, actress, and writer known for her sharp wit and exploration of female empowerment in her work.

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