I'm not a big fan of comedy roasts because most of the time I find them to be really mean, but once in a while, you'll hear something perfectly worded and well-crafted.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Mean comedy is not really something that I personally gravitate towards or something that I do.
I hate being mean. I watch those roasts on Comedy Central and they make the hair on the back of my neck stand up.
I actually very rarely see comedy myself, and although I admire the work of some comics, it does come from all over, so I'll get a charge out of some fiction writers and poets.
If you do something that is not gags and punchlines and is character-based, where there are no jokes as such, then it all has to come from a place of truth, and I love that - I love nothing more than getting very serious about my comedy.
My style of comedy is very real and bittersweet, and sort of always on the verge of kind of being tragic.
I think, you know, a lot of the business of comedy is taking your personal experiences and making them relatable to other people.
Whatever makes you laugh is fine, and all we can do as comedy professionals is try to steer you towards something that we think is a little better - but not put you down or just perplex you in the process.
The joy of the roasts is to watch people get hurt and offended, and then have to laugh to pretend they're a good sport.
There's a sort of magic and music to comedy. Some words, some numbers even, are funnier than others. A Caramac bar, for instance, is funnier than a Milky Way.
Comedy always works best when it is mean-spirited.