I’ve always said that female comedians have a disadvantage when compared to their male counterparts for the simple reason that men are more cynical and full of pent up rage, which makes for good comedy. This isn’t a dig at women nor is it a compliment to men. It’s just the way it is, like shaking the sand from your feet when you get back from the beach and porta potties somehow smelling just as bad when they’re clean. But in the year of our lord Wotan, these funny women are the target for all kinds of cynical rageful dudes in the comments section. Why? Hell if I know, it’s the internet.

In recent weeks I came across a comedian by the name of Natalie Cuomo. She does stand up, and has a very sarcastic edgy style. I think that’s strike one against her. Dude-bros don’t like a smartass woman. She’s also got tattoos and you know how some guys… a lot of guys… feel about tattoos (she’s ruined her body! What a waste! Daddy issues much?). She’s attractive too, and oddly enough, that seems to make her a bigger target. She doesn’t even get political in most of the content I’ve seen. But manchildren of all shapes, sizes, and rap sheets have opinions. Let’s lay it out. This is a picture from her Facebook page:

This is not comedy, but I’m sure somebody in the audience laughed anyway because they’re at a comedy show and they think it’s funny. For the record, I don’t, and I don’t think I’m supposed to, but I’m not caught in the orbit of the manosphere and I actually like women.

Now Natalie has over 600,000 followers but for the life of me, I can’t see a lot of fans among them. A large group of those followers are probably women who nod their silent approval or dudes that think she’s hot, but I’m not a statistician. The rest, it seems, are dudes that are there to be dicks to a stranger and think she’s a stupid bitch (and also think she’s hot). In fact, there’s a post when you search her name that is literally of her telling a fan not to bring bad energy into her shows and the poster of the video calls her a “Crazy bitch losing her temper”. I’ve seen male comedians roast an audience member but no one ever calls them a “crazy cuck melts down on stage” or whatever blanket insult people use to describe men they don’t like these days. Unless it’s Michael Richards, because that shit was hilarious. I still laugh when I see a self-righteous Jerry Seinfeld whining “Stop laughing, it’s not funny.” Kramer went full racist on a black crowd for being a little bit heckled, it was pretty funny Jerry, unlike your overrated show.

But the meat and potatoes of Natalie’s problems with her alleged fan base can be summed up in that picture. The comments are further evidence of why aliens haven’t contacted us. Here are some (from a pool of many):

…is there a punchline here?

Wow, what an incredible joke?

The way my jaw stayed closed.

Omg, I can’t start laughing.

Shouldn’t you try to be funny?

Now even this can be forgiven as people wanting to laugh at a comedian, but it’s not like they’re at a show. Apparently she has no right to talk about anything but comedy. Then the comments went south fast:

Did he do anything to cause you to doubt it? But was this supposed to be a joke? Maybe you should have slid back and said “I can be”

Just accept the possible groping with a joke, because as shown above, that’s all you’re supposed to do in this world. If you’re a mechanic for example, you’re contractually obligated to be fixing cars while you eat, watch TV and take a shit. No words, just car fixin’.

You liked it.

Well that guy’s probably on a list.

Did you make him a sandwich?

Hey dude, leave some good material for Natalie. Now see? You can make a joke out of even the most idiotic statements.

Amazing how far pretty privilege will take you.

Yes, privileged to have a stranger lay his big warm bro hand on your leg as he “sleeps”. She said she doesn’t believe his excuse but a lot of his fellow bros are making excuses for his excuse:

I’m over here picturing some old man whose wife recently passed. Nodded off, dreamt of his wife, then abruptly awoke to disappointment and sadness. Maybe there’s something wrong with me.

Actually there is something wrong with you. It’s called belaboring an imaginary scenario and being a sentient turd sandwich. That’s the biggest stretch since Mr. Fantastic fought Dr. Doom. Fuck. But it wasn’t all bad. Some people brought their brains to a comment fight.

In the 80s, this creepiness would have gotten laughs from a studio audience.

Or

Ew. And ew to a lot of the comments

You said it.

I read a t-shirt once that said “Men aren’t lonely enough.” and it really is an appropriate response to literally seeing this thing in every post you open anywhere, at any time, about any woman – young, old, hot, ugly, tattoos, etc. And usually from guys wearing sunglasses indoors with 50 friends (a list comprised primarily of cam girl accounts that they don’t realize are cam girl accounts). This kind of shit is not okay. Unless you’re on 4Chan or have never left the 4Chan mentality, you need to grow up. Women aren’t perfect either, but when your personality is trolling them on Facebook, maybe you need to work on that. You can’t exactly complain about women disliking men when this is the kind of thing they see when they open up a thread at least partially expecting some support from the community that’s supposed to be fans of the poster in question. I counted two positive comments out of dozens, all men, and all trying to put a woman down for being groped and not making them laugh about it.

This kind of shit is not okay.

Exo