The Pitch Perfect star, 44, spoke to radio presenter Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs and was asked if women can get away with different jokes compared to men. “I’ve definitely said a lot of edgy jokes, and said them sometimes in very public places like the Baftas”, she said. “Yeah I don’t think there’s a different standard, it’s more this thing about – if you are something then now you’re allowed to joke about it.
“So say, if you are overweight, you can say jokes. But if you’re not (you can’t) that’s kind of what’s currently happening. So it’s not really gendered.
” Reflecting on whether this is a good or bad thing, she said: “I think that’s hard. It’s going into this territory of like saying, ‘Well, only straight actors can play straight roles, and gay actors can play gay roles’, which I think is total nonsense. “I think you should be able to play any role that you want.
But I always think, in comedy, your job is to always flirt with that line of what’s acceptable. “Sometimes you do step over it, but at the end of the day, you are trying to entertain people.” She added: “If people are just always being safe and protective, you’re not going to get good comedy from that.
” Bridesmaids actress Wilson also discussed her relationship with fiancee Ramona Agruma, who she proposed to in Disneyland last year. On coming out to their respective families, Wilson said: “I’m lucky in my case, even though I com.
