Women pack a punchline

TODAY is International Women’s Day... and now we're celebrating the wonder and wit of women with some top gags!

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Over the years, a legion of female stars have kept us laughing and, goodness knows, the world could do with a bit of light relief at the moment.

So here JAMES MOORE has collected together some of the best ever jokes by women comedians...

"I accidentally booked myself on to an escapology course - I'm really struggling to get out of it."Adele Cliff

"I blame my mother for my poor sex life. All she told me was: 'The man goes on top and the woman underneath.' For three years my husband and I slept in bunk beds."Joan Rivers