Comedy always pushes some buttons, because it wouldn't be comedy if it didn't.
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What's fun about comedy is you're pushing things a little further than you would in a drama; you're pushing reality a little bit more.
Good comedy doesn't have to be a comedy idea.
There is a universality to comedy.
Comedy has to do with holding and releasing tension; it's very technical. It's more technical than drama.
What's nice with comedy is that you know it's working if it's funny.
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.
Comedy tends to come out of things which are quite painful and serious.
To me, comedy is just twisting reality. It's commenting or observing or twisting life.
The real reason for comedy is to hide the pain.
I would be an idiot to say comedy is easy, but it does come naturally. It never feels forced.
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