One longs to be funny, to make people laugh. Laughter is such a sign of approval, isn't it?
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Everybody really needs to laugh... If you don't laugh, you're not going to live long.
You can't make people laugh for more than half an hour and be consistent.
Most people are used to the T.V. comedy method of one joke every 18 seconds. And that's why it's not funny... There's no time for anything to develop.
When part of what you're trying to get at is the truth hidden under a taboo, or when you want to nail a hypocrisy, laughter is a very useful tool. I want to show the painful side of existence, but there is no question I also want to make people laugh.
Laughter is one of the very privileges of reason, being confined to the human species.
Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
The sense of humor has other things to do than to make itself conspicuous in the act of laughter.
It's the hardest thing to come up with an hour of material that can consistently keep people laughing.
Comedy is surprises, so if you're intending to make somebody laugh and they don't laugh, that's funny.
When the needs of one person are being met by the other, there is laughter.
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