Funny Women

 

Obviously...this was one of my favorite moments from last night.  I already knew that Melissa McCarthy was going to win Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy.  Not because I'm a psychic.  But because I was watching the Emmys on delay - we were at my friend's comedy show and I had to catch up when we got home.  And before the comedy show started, the emcee told us about Melissa McCarthy because she was really excited for her. So I almost fast forwarded through this part (it was nearing midnight, I was tired, and I needed to get to the awards I didn't know about).  I'm so glad I decided to slow down for a minute.  When they started announcing the nominees and they called Amy Poehler's name and she ran up on stage, I laughed so hard.  So hard.  And it took me awhile to realize it was a gimmick and not something spontaneous that was happening.  But what a great gimmick because it totally worked.  And to have all of those women up there, so supportive and happy for one another, was a thrill.  I hear the whole thing was Amy's idea and that just further cements her awesomeness.  So happy for all of the nominees, for Melissa McCarthy, and for funny women in general.

And speaking of!  The comedy show my friend was in yesterday?  It was my friend Melinda Hughes, who had been a part of a competition called California's Funniest Female.  They started with 80 female comics, went through a series of rounds lasting over a month and she made it to the Final 8!  And the finals were last night.  All of the women were hilarious - I definitely have more smile lines today - and....drumroll please....Mindy came in 2nd!!!  That is HUGE.  The winner was a hilarious woman named Lola, who is 81 years old.  It's hard to beat the "Betty White" of the standup circuit.  And Lola has been doing this for 30 years.  Mindy has been doing this for less than a year.  To make it that far, to do that well, and to not even have a year's experience...trust me, Mindy is going places.  So very proud and happy for her.

Last night was a great night for funny women.

And today the funny continues!  All new episode of GIRL PARTS at 2pm PST, 5pm EST.  Make sure to watch!