Sarah Silverman recently made news by shutting down the idea that P.C. college kids are “killing” comedy, and last night she addressed another contentious issue: The role of women in the historically male-dominated field.

Soon-to-be “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah recently came under fire for suggesting that women are “more powerful” than men in comedy, citing huge female comics like Melissa McCarthy, Amy Schumer, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler as evidence that comedy was no longer the “boys’ club” many believe it to be (despite the fact that photo-shoots like this exist outside the realm of “Mad Men” parody).

The “I Smile Back” star spoke about women in comedy and political correctness in a Q&A at TIFF