There's a playwright named S.M. Berryman, Sam Berryman, who wrote these kinds of social comedies. They are actually extremely sharp and still quite provocative.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Before I went to a meeting at the 'Harvard Lampoon,' I had no idea that there was even a comedy magazine at Harvard, let alone that you could write comedy potentially for a living.
A lot of modern comedies are difficult to watch too, because they're so ironic and so detached and so quote-unquote clever. They kind of keep you at arm's length. They can be really funny, but they're not really nourishing.
I've always been interested in socially political, or overtly political, comedy.
Unfortunately, I was making comedies in my 20s, but other people didn't realize they were comedies.
I want to write a book which is the history of comedy.
American comedies especially are all about these men being browbeaten by their wives and it's impossible for me to watch.
In college, I was a theater and film major at Kansas University. I always had an affinity for comedy. I could probably quote everything from 'Caddyshack,' 'Stripes,' and all those great comedies from the '80s.
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.
I think I'm interested in these kinds of character dramas, psychological dramas, domestic dramas, whatever you want to call them - comedy dramas.
After making several tragic movies in a row, I was looking to do a comedy, and one without cynicism.