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Lucille Ball Turns 100; Which Post-Lucy Actress Is The Funniest?

A Tribute To Lucy: Who's The Funniest Actress?
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When it comes down to 'the best,' it's hard to agree on just one.

But when it comes to the queen of comedy there is a clear, ubiquitous winner; to quote Mila Kunis, "Lucille Ball is perfection."

Saturday marks what would have been Lucy's 100th birthday, so in honor of the woman who's made 'Vitameatavegamin' a part of the vernacular, we've put together some of the funny ladies who owe their own brand of side-splitting success to the ever-lovable Lucy.

She may still reign supreme, but at least we can put this whole women-aren't-funny-thing to bed.

PHOTOS:

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Melissa McCarthy(01 of40)
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Candice Bergen (02 of40)
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Mary Tyler Moore (03 of40)
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Sussie Essman (04 of40)
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Rhea Perlman (05 of40)
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Janeane Garofalo (06 of40)
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Wanda Sykes (07 of40)
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Roseanne Barr(08 of40)
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Jessica Walker(09 of40)
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Kristen Schaal (10 of40)
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Megan Mullally (11 of40)
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Aubrey Plaza (12 of40)
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus (13 of40)
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Jane Kaczmarek (14 of40)
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Debra Messing (15 of40)
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Tina Fey (16 of40)
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Barbra Streisand (17 of40)
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Betty White (18 of40)
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Fran Drescher (19 of40)
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Kristen Wiig (20 of40)
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Jane Lynch (21 of40)
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Patricia Heaton (22 of40)
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Cameron Diaz (23 of40)
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Amy Poehler (24 of40)
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Julie Bowen (25 of40)
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Emma Stone(26 of40)
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Jennifer Aniston(27 of40)
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Maya Rudolph (28 of40)
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Mila Kunis(29 of40)
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Rashida Jones (30 of40)
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Christina Applegate (31 of40)
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Leslie Mann (32 of40)
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Lisa Kudrow (33 of40)
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Bette Midler(34 of40)
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Whoopi Goldberg(35 of40)
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Sherri Shepherd(36 of40)
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Carol Burnett(37 of40)
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Molly Shannon(38 of40)
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Mindy Kaling(39 of40)
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Amy Sedaris(40 of40)
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