“'The Office' is less a comedy than so many other "comedies" that have been on the air. It's really about the balance between what is real and what is comic.” Has BeensRealComedyAirBalanceOfficeComic Author:B. J. Novak
“I don't like swearing on the air. As a matter of fact, I'm not a prude, but I go to the movies and then wonder - I asked myself the same question, and I watch HBO and some of the comedy stuff, and I'm constantly asking myself, why have we gone there? It seems like it's unfortunate. It's so cheap.” MatterFactsSeemsEasyStuffWatchesGoneComedyAirAskingUnfortunateMatter Of FactSwearingHboPrudes Author:Brian Lamb
“I don't have a fear factor. Well, not much of one. And I'm willing to risk quite a lot - as a comedian, you're always risking a lot. You're risking failure, especially if you're improvising and going on TV shows trying to make comedy out of thin air. That is quite a risky business.” IfsTryingWellsShowsComedyRiskAirWillingTvsFactorsComedianTv ShowsImprovisingThin AirRisky Business Author:David Walliams
“An actor must communicate his author's given message--comedy, tragedy, serio- comedy; then comes his unique moment, as he is confronted by the looked-for, yet at times unexpected, reaction of the audience. This split second is his; he is in command of his medium; the effect vanishes into thin air; but that moment has a power all its own and, like power in any form, is stimulating and alluring.” MomentsFormActorsGivenActingPowerAudienceComedyAirEffectsMessagesUniqueTragedyCommunicateReactionsCommandMediumsUnexpectedThat MomentSplitsAlluringThin Air Book:The Fabric of Memory Source: The Fabric of Memory
“Action films are emotionally and physically draining, and you're dirty and sweaty. In a romantic comedy, you have to have your fingernails perfect, you're in air-conditioned rooms the whole time.” WholeActionFilmPerfectRoomsComedyAirDirtyFingernailsAction FilmsDraining Author:Morris Chestnut
“I'm a comedian who happens to be Latino. What's the difference? The difference is, my special will air on Comedy Central, not Telemundo.” HappensDifferencesComedyAirSpecialComedianLatino Author:Gabriel Iglesias
“I did the Daily Show, and then I did Air America Radio, and I realized that I was lucky enough to have a job where I could get information to people. But those spaces weren't appropriate to then tell people what to do - they were corporate enterprises. My main job was to be funny, so I was trying to figure out, how can I combine all the things I love - comedy, feminism, calling out bullshit - into a creative space that other creative people would want to join in and help out?” PeopleWantTryingEnoughHelpingShowsJobsAmericaSpaceCreativeComedyAirFeminismFiguresInformationCallingLuckyRadioI RealizedCorporateEnterpriseAppropriateBullshitCreative PeopleThings I LoveDaily ShowCreative SpaceAir America Author:Lizz Winstead