There are comedians who focus on everything that is external. They focus on politics and the news, what's going on in that city and that night.
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It really helps a comedian to be an outsider.
I think comedians have a function in society, which is to make fun of our icons.
One thing I found very interesting about comedians around the world was their knowledge of stuff outside of their own culture and comfort zone. That's not very common in the States. We produce our own soft power, which is pop culture, but we rarely try to absorb and learn information from other cultures and countries.
It's up to comedians to shine the light on what's wrong in the world, and we don't want things swept under the rug.
I thought they may have presumed too much knowledge of certain things for people who are not comedians. Like Montreal. A comic understands what it is and its importance, but someone else may not know about it.
I think comedians see themselves as people among people.
The average comedian is kind of an observer looking at everyday things that everyone could relate to and then trying to find the exaggeration in those things.
Comedians do movies and TV so that when they tour, they sell out. That's the goal: To get popular enough so the place is packed.
There's so much comedy on television. Does that cause comedy in the streets?
Comedians tend to find a comfort zone and stay there and do lamer versions of themselves for the rest of their career.