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It's interesting because with a lot of people who I've met in comedy, it seems not to matter what your background is. In terms of formal schooling - I feel like that's a nineteenth century term - but in terms of where you went to high school or college, or wherever, all that really is irrelevant, I have found, in comedy.

— Ellie Kemper

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I always loved comedy but I didn't start formally until I was in college.

— Ana Gasteyer

Basically, I was always very interested in comedy, but I was much more sort of academic. And then, after college, loaded with my art history degree, I decided to go work at Comedy Central as a temp.

— Jessi Klein

I think the kick to doing comedy is just to get in a film with really funny people and let them do their jobs. I find that in most comedies, I'm not the funny one, which works out great.

— Amy Adams

I don't think comedy is something you learn. I think it's something that's either there or it's not.

— Jessica Walter

I'm not a comedian, I'm not a stand-up and I don't come from a comedy background. I am an actor, but I've had a very fortunate foray into comedy, and it seems to have become a bit of a strength, and you can't complain when you become known for something.

— Darren Boyd

Some people learn comedy, and some people just are comedy.

— Chris Hardwick

There's probably been very few people in comedy that have a diversified background as I do.

— Ron Shock

I acted in high school and studied at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford for one summer. I minored in theater, and I was always acting growing up and stuff, but really, I was just more interested in the comedy of it all. So for me, it's always comedy, and then acting is just one medium of comedy.

— T. J. Miller

To be honest, I'm probably more of a comedy person, actually. I really enjoy the comedy stuff, and I've got some things I'll be working on that I think are just different ways of combining genres in comedy and drama and action.

— Sharlto Copley

When I was in college I did a lot of comedy.

— Dean Norris

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