“An early editor characterized my books as 'romantic comedy for intelligent adults.' I think people see them as funny but kind. I don't set out to write either funny or kind, but it's a voice they like, quirky like me... And you know, people like happy endings.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWritingKindBookVoiceComedyAdultsIntelligentLike MeEditorsHappy EndingsQuirky Author:Elinor Lipman
“There's a hardening of the culture. Reality TV has lowered the standards of entertainment. You're left wondering about the legitimacy of relationships. It's probably harder to entertain the same people with a more classic form of writing, and romantic comedies are a classic genre.” PeopleWritingRealityFormCultureLeftWonderComedyTvsStandardsRomanticHarderEntertainmentGenreClassicLegitimacyReality Tv Author:Nancy Meyers
“I love comedy and I would write things to myself as an exercise in writing. I didn't do well for years, and I quit. I started to break down why I was afraid and started to look at people I admired, like Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Freddie Prinze, George Carlin and all.” PeopleWritingYearsWellsLooksBreakComedyExerciseQuittingBreaking DownI QuitMurphy Author:George Lopez
“A poet can feel free, in my estimation, to write a poem for himself. Or a painter can paint a painting for himself. You can write a short story for yourself. But for me, comedy by its nature is communal. If other people don't get it, I'm not sure why you are doing it.” PeopleIfsFeelsWritingStoriesComedyPaintingPoetPaintPainterNot SureShort StoryEstimation Author:Keegan-Michael Key
“I wanted to write something that would be a comedy in the sense of making people feel happier when they finish it than they did when began it.” PeopleFeelsWritingWould BeWantedLiteratureComedy Author:Neil Gaiman
“The White House is giving George W. Bush intelligence briefings. You know? some of these jokes just write themselves.” KnowsGivingWritingFunnyHouseWhiteComedyJokesSarcasticWhite HouseBriefing Author:David Letterman
“I realized that I really enjoy writing comedy, and how important comedy is when you feel like total crap.” FeelsWritingImportantEnjoyComedyI RealizedCrapWriting Comedy Author:Kathleen Hanna
“Obviously, comedy, or art in general, or television, or whatever you want to call it's all subjective. But I do like to know what people are thinking. I don't know how long I'll keep doing that. As it goes on and on, I might become more fearful of it. For the time being, I'm not opposed to reading what people write.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantWritingLongArtMightReadingKnow HowComedyTelevisionGoes OnFearfulSubjective Author:Charlie Day
“If Dante was writing The Divine Comedy in 2013, he might very well have set part of it in the suburbs.” IfsWritingWellsMightComedyDivineSuburbsDivine Comedy Author:Joshua Mohr
“If you are writing comedy and try to please everybody, you'll please nobody.” IfsWritingTryingComedyPleaseWriting Comedy Author:Brendan O'Carroll