I think serious situations actually make for the best kind of belly laughs. But they're also the hardest to convert into comedy at the outset.
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Laurence Olivier said in an interview once that when he plays a tragedy he always aims for the funny parts, and the other way around. Because in a comedy you look for what's serious. I think that's true. Sometimes things are really funny if you're absolutely earnest. If you're really serious, it's hilarious.
I like situational comedy when people are being completely serious and yet you can find something extremely funny, not jokes.
Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.
As far as I can tell, comedians are pretty serious people, and that's why they make fun of things all of the time.
When you're a comedic actor and you're used to just getting laughs, it's kind of scary to go serious, even for a second.
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.
I think that comedy is one of the more serious things that you can do in our day, especially in the world that we're living in.
Comedy tends to come out of things which are quite painful and serious.
To me the goal of comedy is to just laugh, which is a really high hearted thing, visceral connection and reaction.
I think it's harder to go from comedy to drama than from drama to comedy. Seeing you dramatic all the time, they crave to see you being silly or funny. But, seeing you in comedy all the time, it's hard to see that person go be serious, for some reason.