Comedy Women in Print prize unveils mythbusting shortlist

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Marian Keyes, chairing this year’s judges, says finalists ‘showcase different ways that women are funny’ and challenge belief that women can’t write comic fiction

Marian Keyes has hailed the “glorious” range of the 2020 shortlist for the Comedy Women in Print prize, but admitted “it’s going to take a long time before that whole ridiculous myth that women aren’t funny is done away with”.

 

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