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A lot of our favorite comedies in general are usually directed by writers, whether or not they wrote the original script themselves.

Most comedies are really hard to write, or to watch, because you kind of generally know what's coming.

If you're making comedies, they have to have a fun and a rhythm to them.

I don't write plays for them to be turned into movies.

I don't see myself making comedies always.

Slightly forgettable movies can sometimes make great musicals.

I think with musicals, it's much more part of the script. They don't want songs that would stop the show; they need songs that keep the plot moving.

Anyone can write. But comedy, you've got to do some writing. You get one comedy script to every 20 dramas.

Comedy is underrepresented in every actor's life, because it's so bloody difficult to write.

We write for those who get the musical jokes. But for those who don't, there is always something else going on. That's why we have such a widespread audience.