Comedy is created when someone is trying very earnestly to do what he feels is the right thing to do at that moment.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
What's great about comedy, obviously, is that you set up a situation that people assume one thing and then you break the assumption. That's basically the backbone to comedy. You set up a situation, let people make an assumption, and then you break the assumption.
I am a passionate believer that comedy is a way of tackling some of the most dark and difficult aspects of being a human being.
Comedy is a way to make sense of chaos. It's a way of dealing with things that are overwhelming, that threaten you; it's a way to survive and get closer to the truth.
Comedy is to force us to observe ourselves in ways that are humorous and yet, at the end of the day, that cause us enough discomfort with the status quo to make a change.
Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.
Comedy is a reflection. We create nothing. We set no styles, no standards. We're reflections. It's a distorted mirror in the fun house. We watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it.
Comedy is not something that a person can fake or learn how to do.
Life is dramatic and comedic at times. Sometimes in the most dramatic situations, there is comedy. And good comedy comes from a sense of reality.
In life, comedy occurs naturally, as it should, in the most appalling of circumstances.
Creating a wonderful drama is an art form, while comedy is just entertainment.