“A hilarious academic novel that'll send you laughing (albeit ruefully) back into the trenches of the classroom. . . . [A] mordant minor masterpiece. . . . Like the best works of farce, academic or otherwise, Dear Committee Members deftly mixes comedy with social criticism and righteous outrage. By the end, you may well find yourself laughing so hard it hurts.” WellsMayEndsHardSocialHurtNovelLaughingComedyMembersCriticismDearFinding YourselfAcademicClassroomRighteousMinorsCommitteesIt HurtsMasterpieceOutrageBest WorkTrenchesFarceLaughing So Hard Author:Maureen Corrigan
“Comedy is the only profession where love from a stranger is better than love from a family member. You need to perform for strangers to see if you're really funny. If they laugh and cheer, it's the greatest thing in the world.” IfsWorldNeedsLaughingComedyMembersStrangerProfessionCheerFamily Members Book:Jay Leno's How to Be the Funniest Kid in the Whole Wide World (or Just in Your Source: Jay Leno's How to Be the Funniest Kid in the Whole Wide World (or Just in Your
“I have just committed the mortal sin of laughing in the Members' Library. No-one around here has done that for a while.” DoneSinLaughingMembersLibraryCommittedMortalsMortal Sin Author:Nadine Dorries
“I don't know how (producer) Dan Harmon put that together but he did. Everyone gets along and we all babysit Chevy Chase (laughs) and it all works out. Plus we are given a lot of freedom to riff off each other and compliment each other's comedic style. The group is so talented, whether it be Donald Glover or Allison Brie and now Jim Rash who plays the Dean is finally a full member of the cast - oh my gosh, he is so funny. I call him Rumplestiltskin; he can spin comedy out of anything. I am in such a blessed situation - if only more people would watch it.” PeopleIfsKnowsPlayTogetherGivenSituationWatchesLaughingKnow HowComedyGroupsStyleMembersBlessedCastsWork OutProducersPlusComplimentDeanComedicOh My GoshChevyAllisonBrie Author:Joel McHale
“I always have the same thing - which is the fear of not getting a laugh - that I've had from the time I was a kid; obsessing over, 'This joke doesn't quite work, we've got to get this right.' I was always like that, whether I was a member of a six-person ensemble or whether I'm the center of a show.” PersonsShowsKidsLaughingMembersSixJokesEnsembleObsessing Author:Matthew Perry