“Carol Burnett probably had the biggest influence on me as kid. Although I was very young and watched her a lot in reruns, I was mesmerized by the way she transformed, by her physical comedy and the rolling laughter from the live studio audience. I loved her most as Scarlett O'Hara and her well known Cleaning Lady character.” WayWellsCharacterKidsYoungKnownAudienceComedyInfluenceLaughterStudiosTransformedRollingWell KnownCleaningCarolsRerunsMesmerizedPhysical ComedyScarlett O Hara Author:Christine Lakin
“I think a shot can actually influence a scene in a huge way. For example, comedy is always better in a two-shot. What's between the characters is what's funny. So you learn about these things as you go along.” ThinkingWayTwoCharacterComedyInfluenceExampleHugeSceneShots Author:Emily Blunt
“Both of us have forged our careers in London, but a lot of my comedy influences come from my family and my childhood.” CareersComedyInfluenceChildhoodMy FamilyLondonForged Author:Alice Lowe
“Because of my comedic-influence growing up, Mel Brooks, Jim Carrey, Steve Martin… A lot of Jeff comedic-influences included Charlie Chaplin and physical comedians of the silent-era. What we were able to do together is to show all these major influences but make it into our own comedy. We've seen the stereotypical boy-meets-girl story a hundred thousand times…” StoriesShowsAbleTogetherGirlBoysGrowing UpComedyGrowingInfluenceThousandMajorsHundredSilentErasComedianCharlieBrooksComedicChaplinBoy Meets Girl Author:J. Robert Spencer
“Really, more than anything, The 2000 Year Old Man is a huge influence on all of our comedy, but specifically the live version of Oh, Hello.” MenYearsComedyInfluenceHugeVersionsOld ManHello Author:Nick Kroll
“George Carlin is an influence on a generation. He made me want to do comedy.” WantMadeComedyGenerationsInfluence Author:Tracy Morgan
“Here's what I wish people wouldn't ask me: "Who are your influences?" That's a boring question. It's not even like, "What's it like to be a woman in comedy?" That question also happens often in interviews, but I at least understand where it's coming from. "Who are your influences" - I wonder if people ask that of male comics? Maybe they do.” PeopleIfsHappensAsksWishWonderComedyInfluenceMalesBoringAsk MeInterviews Author:Cameron Esposito