Comedy is exaggerated realism. It can be stretched to the almost ludicrous, but it must always be believable.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When you have satire, it has to be real. No matter how outrageous the comedy becomes, you have to believe in the characters.
I think comedy is funnier when it's real.
Real comedy doesn't just make people laugh and think, but makes them laugh and change.
Comedy tends to come out of things which are quite painful and serious.
I think comedy has to come from your authentic point of view.
Comedy has to be based on truth. You take the truth and you put a little curlicue at the end.
Comedy is hard to do. All the cliches about it are true.
Comedy is drama. I think that if your characters are feeling something that is very real, then they have to respond in a way that feels real to them, and some situations, the only response you could possibly have is to respond in a way that's so extreme that people are going to laugh.
Like I said, all comedy is based on exaggeration, big or small, whatever you can get away with.
Comedy is not something that a person can fake or learn how to do.