“I think most teen comedies are probably played in a way that aren't geared towards people that are wanting to be entertained but also [see] something that has a lot of heart to it. The things we do in the movie - it has a lot of heart, and also it's really smart. The people and the characters that we are, we're really intelligent people that are using our tactics to get back at a guy. The moral of being who you are, and trusting yourself, finding your inner strength - I think that's something that most teen movies don't really dial into.” PeopleThinkingWayHeartCharacterGuyMoralComedyFindingsSmartIntelligentWho You AreInner StrengthGet BackTacticsReally Smart Author:Brittany Snow
“A silly comedy needs a straight guy, and that guy needs to be as straight as possible. The moment you start playing straight you're not straight anymore, you're bent straight, so it really requires the usual serious, straight-forward analysis and research, looking into it and finding the dramatic function, all of what you do until you feel you've collected enough points to safely and securely play the part.” NeedsFeelsEnoughPlayMomentsGuyComedySeriousFindingsResearchFunctionSillyAnalysisDramaticUsualBentThat Guy Author:Christoph Waltz
“It's very hard to find a good comedy. I prefer doing comedy far over anything else because I think they're actually more profound. But finding a good one and a great ensemble is very difficult to do and I'm delighted that in these particular times there is so much interest in comedy and that comedy is having so much success.” ThinkingHardDifficultInterestComedyParticularFindingsProfoundDelightedEnsemble Author:Sigourney Weaver
“So I kept it to myself. Then some of my classmates started to come down to the comedy club, taking a girl out, and they started finding out I was a stand-up comedian.” GirlComedyFindingsClubsComedianClassmatesStand Up ComedianComedy Clubs Author:Chris Tucker
“Comedy Central does a really good job of finding totally different comedies.” DoeDifferentJobsComedyFindingsGood Job Author:Jillian Bell
“I kind of pride myself on coming onto things that are well-oiled machines and finding a way to bring what I bring and fit in, and raise it to another level if I can. And this [Code Black ] has been another one of those really fun success stories, much like Parks And Recreation, although obviously on the other side of the comedy/drama equation.” IfsWayWellsKindHas BeensI CanStoriesFunSidesBlackLevelsComedyPrideFitDramaFindingsMachinesRaisesCodeParksEquationsRecreationSuccess StoriesParks And RecreationWell Oiled Machines Author:Rob Lowe
“I ended up [doing video] meeting Gillian [Grassie] at the same time that we were getting together a book. We ended up working on it, and she recognized that I had a flair for certain things, and we've worked through it together so that the writing could be really good. It was the perfect partnership, just finding my literary voice and figuring out how comedy translates to the written word.” WritingBookTogetherCertainVoicePerfectComedyWrittenFindingsMeetingsVideoPartnershipTranslateWritten WordFlair Author:Zach Anner
“I don't think comedy is necessarily an attack. It's finding humour in life. I don't think if you're making a joke about something you're automatically demeaning it.” IfsThinkingComedyHumourFindingsJokesDemeaning Author:David Walliams