Comedy is defiance. It's a snort of contempt in the face of fear and anxiety. And it's the laughter that allows hope to creep back on the inhale.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
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 probably a way of dealing with anxiety. Sometimes it's a way of dealing with pain.
To me the goal of comedy is to just laugh, which is a really high hearted thing, visceral connection and reaction.
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.
Why do we laugh at such terrible things? Because comedy is often the sarcastic realization of inescapable tragedy.
Comedy arises out of necessity, because some things are so dark that you have to laugh about it.
Comedy is tragedy that happens to other people.
I think that comedy is one of the more serious things that you can do in our day, especially in the world that we're living in.
True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt; its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper.
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.