The gag after #MeToo: feminist approaches to sex and humour in film and television.

This article critically examines the concept of the comedic "gag," focusing on its dual nature as both expression and obstruction, particularly in relation to sex-based humor created and performed by women in contemporary film and television. Drawing on Giorgio Agamben's philosophy, which defines a gag as "the showing of what cannot be said," the essay explores how female-driven gags in series like *Girls*, *Broad City*, *Orange Is the New Black*, *Better Things*, and *Fleabag*, as well as films such as *Bad Lesbian* and *Toni Erdmann*, subvert patriarchal humor by exposing and reconfiguring issues of gender, power, and sexual politics in the post-#MeToo era. The analysis situates these gags within a broader historical and transnational context, contrasting them with traditional male-centered, often misogynistic gags that silence women's voices and bodies. Ultimately, the article highlights how women's comedic interventions use humor to reveal complex social tensions, challenge male authorship, and reclaim agency over representations of sex and pleasure.