Are Women as Funny as Men?

Composed in Chicago, Illinois--

Humor is a great way to cope with life.  To some extent, every person has a sense of humor, but not everyone is funny.  Here's a question:  Are women as funny as men?

The April issue of Vanity Fair poses the question in its well-researched cover story.  The issue sparked when Christopher Hitchens, who is brilliant, but humorless, wrote a column a while back opining that women are not funny.  At all. 

While harsh, this does raise an interesting issue.  An overwhelming number of professional comedians are men.  The comics who make the most money are men. 

Why is this?

Do you know many women who can tell a joke?

I think that in general, men are funnier than women, but here are some women who are as funny or even funnier than the top male comics:

Lisa Lampanelli is "belly laugh" funny.

Tina Fey, of NBC's 30 Rock, is "cute" funny.

Carrie Fisher is "clever" funny.

Finally, even if women aren't as funny as men, don't despair ladies.  You do many things much better than men. 

What do you think women do better than men?