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Funny Woman
by Alex Andy Phuong

Funny Girl is one of the greatest musicals ever made.  The Oscar-winning 1968 classic propelled Barbra Streisand to stardom after famously tying with Katharine Hepburn for the "Best Actress" Academy Award.

A few years later, Barbra Streisand played Fanny Brice once again in Funny Lady.

Yet there was a lady in 1997 who earned an Academy Award nomination by (in)famously screaming,"*beep* BARBRA STREISAND!"

Sometimes being comedic is not all that is cracked up to be...

But remember, In & Out (1997) is NOT about burgers and fries.

Times have changed in Hollywood since the 1960s, and that is because people continue to find new ways to be funny (even if that includes bawdy, dark, and sarcastic humour).

How ironic...