There is nothing far-fetched about disappointment as a subject for comedy. It's something we are all too familiar with.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Disappointment is an endless wellspring of comedy inspiration.
Comedy is tragedy that happens to other people.
Comedy is defiance. It's a snort of contempt in the face of fear and anxiety. And it's the laughter that allows hope to creep back on the inhale.
Why do we laugh at such terrible things? Because comedy is often the sarcastic realization of inescapable tragedy.
I think that comedy really tells you how it is. The other thing about comedy is that - you don't even know if you're failing in drama, but you do know when you're failing in comedy. When you go to a comedy and you don't hear anybody laughing, you know that you've failed.
Comedy is a very personal thing, and some people will find it funny, some people won't.
There's obviously a lot of tragedy in comedy; I really enjoy the paradox of what a really good comedy is.
Comedy tends to come out of things which are quite painful and serious.
Even in the depths of dreadful situations, there's usually something rather comic, or something you can laugh about afterwards, at least. So, I do look for the comedy in those things.
Comedy is acting out optimism.