So the laughs had to come from the character, not because we had balloons in our shirts or were speaking in high voices. That was very important to us.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
And that's what the audience was feeling too, as they watched the show and as they watch it now. And overriding all of that is the way it was written. It was written honestly. There was never any manufactured laugh. There was never compromising of character.
I think there should be laughs in everything. Sometimes, it's a slammed door, a pie in the face or just a recognition of our frailties.
You can't instruct an audience to laugh, but what you can do is read well and understand the spirit and subtleties, if there are any, in the dialogue.
There are a lot of laughs in this movie, but it's not just about the laughs. It's really about the story, about a guy who finds his soul and realizes what's truly important.
Originally, with all the shows, we went looking for belly laughs.
The appreciative smile, the chuckle, the soundless mirth, so important to the success of comedy, cannot be understood unless one sits among the audience and feels the warmth created by the quality of laughter that the audience takes home with it.
A lot of the jokes had some build-up to some nasty stuff. But most of it was all character situations leading to what the ultimate payoff would be for that character.
Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.
I was the kid who liked making other people laugh, so maybe the comedy came before the acting.
And the goal really is to make the audience laugh, to bring them some joy.
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