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9 Hilarious Moments Featuring Really Funny Women on 'The Daily Show'

by Leigh Anderson
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1. Samantha Bee in “Condescent of a Woman,” about the presidential debates. Best line: “As a woman I was too appalled at how rude and belligerent those two men were to each other and to that nice waitress who was trying to calm them down.”

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2. Jessica Williams on catcalling. Best line, with a slow clap: “This is just how we women show our appreciation for the male gaze.”

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3. Kristen Schaal on sexy Halloween costumes. Best line: “You’re out of order! No, you’re out of order. Oh, let’s just make out.”

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4. Kristin Schaal on manspreading. Best line: “Do the math! Men make 30 percent more than women, they should have 30 percent more space on the ride to work!”

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5. Amy Sedaris, promoting her new book. Best line: “I know Paul Rudd got a dirty phone call. And so did Kristen Chenoweth.”

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6. Jessica Williams on the Hobby Lobby decision. Best line: “You know what, Jon, think of it as a hug, you know, a hug that squeezes all the sluts off the health plan.”

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7. Amy Schumer. Best line, about photos of her beside Jennifer Lawrence in a bikini: “All the pictures we took of us, I look like her coach.”

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8. Tina Fey, promoting 30 Rock. Best line: “Nobody ever enters the Oval Office in a hamburger outfit. We always get it right.”

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9. The 2015 Mercun awards, judged by Jessica Williams and Samantha Bee. Best line: “How many nuts do you have, Jon?”

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