Are women funny? Filmmaker Paul Feig says, yes!

After the success of his TV show Freaks And Geeks, director Paul Feig had his pick of movies – provided they were about young men trying to get lucky. He passed on the opportunity. Photo: EPA

By GLENN WHIPP

I don't know about you, but normally a movie that trades heavily on jokes pegged to haemorrhoid wipes, stool softeners and anti-fungal cream doesn’t prompt me to leave the theatre thinking I’ve seen something that significantly advances the cause of women in film.