Midler: 'Funny women aren't in movies'

Bette Midler has spoken out on the abundance of 'funny women' on TV.

The actress, who voices one of the characters in new film Cats & Dogs, also claimed that there is a lack of 'funny women in movies'.

According to Yahoo, Midler said: "There are a lot of funny women out there but they're not in the movies because there are not that many funny women in movies anymore - they're mostly carrying coffee for the iron man.

"But on TV there are a lot of funny women, tons and tons of funny women - and all you have to do is turn on the television. So that's still fabulous."

She added: "I have so much admiration for so many of them. I love Tina Fey, I love Amy Poehler, I love Debra Messing, I love Whoopi Goldberg, I love Joy Behar. There's so many of them I can't even think of how many there are.

"I love Judy Gold, who is a little bit under the radar. She's an absolutely hilarious comic. There's a lot of funny English women too. It's a very rich field."