“I went to a public high school and most of the comedy was coming from the black kids and the Asian kids and the Hispanic kids. And, the coolest kids to me where always the black kids. They were always fashion forward and they always dressed the coolest. They were always the best dancers, and just the coolest people.” PeopleKidsSchoolBlackComedyFashionHigh SchoolDancerAsianHispanic Author:Brett Ratner
“Here's a woman, a real pioneer for other women looking for careers in stand-up comedy. And talk about guts - she would come out here and sit in this chair and say some things that were unbelievable - where you would have to swallow pretty hard... but it was hilarious... the force of her comedy was overpowering.” RealHardForceLeadershipCareersHistoryComedyGenerationsFashionHuman NatureIndividualityGutsChairsFree SpeechUnbelievablePioneersStand Up ComedyOverpowering Author:David Letterman
“since piety has become the fashion at Court, dramatic authors imagine that their pieces would be more welcome if they added in a little devotion. At first their plan succeeded, but now no one can bear their comedies.” IfsFirstsLittlesWould BeComedyPiecesImaginePlansFashionBearsTheaterCourtDevotionWelcomeDramaticImagine ThatPiety Author:Elisabeth Charlotte d'Orleans
“As for the world of fashion and celebrity, I have the usual interest in the human comedy, but the problems of depiction absorb me more.” WorldHumansProblemInterestComedyFashionUsualDepiction Author:David Hockney
“I never watched the Oscars. Come on, it's a fashion show . . . What straight black man sits there and watches the Oscars? Show me one. And they don't recognize comedy, and you don't see a lot of black people nominated, so why should I watch it?” PeopleMenShouldShowsBlackWatchesComedyFashionBlack PeopleShould IOscarsShow MeFashion Show Author:Chris Rock
“Comedy works in fashion cycles, in a way. And sometimes, studios will imitate those cycles a little too much.” WayLittlesSometimesComedyToo MuchFashionStudiosCycles Author:Scot Armstrong
“I combine aspects of fashion, comedy, sculpture, video, painting all kind of in one multimedia sort of curriculum. New York is what gave me that kind of ability or freedom. People come here from all over the world to do something ambitious, and I think New York is really positive in that regard.” PeopleThinkingWorldKindAbilityComedyFashionPaintingAll KindsAmbitious Author:Chloe Wise