Comedy is the slave of time. What seemed funny then is unlikely to seem funny now, just as what strikes us as funny now would not have seemed funny then.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
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.
Now the point of comedy is not just looking funny, it's use of language. We have at our disposal a great language... and the imaginative, creative use of that language can be at the service of humour.
Humor has become so cliche and boring that nothing's funny anymore unless it involves something totally disgusting that offends somebody or makes them feel really uncomfortable.
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.
In order for comedy to be funny you have to play the truth of the moment. But if you're not being completely truthful to the basis of the character, its not going to be funny.
Comedy tends to come out of things which are quite painful and serious.
Your funny gets developed pretty early on. Comedy requires that you understand as much as possible about the viewpoints of all people and everything that's going on around you. It genuinely requires a true point of view, a real sense of your own view of things in the world.
Real comedy doesn't just make people laugh and think, but makes them laugh and change.
I remember being fascinated by the very nature of comedy from the age of 10; why is this funny, and that isn't?
I think the main thing about comedy and humor is that it's impossible and always was impossible to define.