“25, 30 years ago, that meant something, they were making some money. And they were doing all sorts of comedy, screaming at the audience, basically crowd control. And then there was the whole urban comedy scene.” YearsWholeAudienceComedySceneYears AgoCrowdsUrban Author:Bob Saget
“Big L is my favorite rapper of all time. He got killed quite a few years ago now but I think he's amazing and he kind of inspires me like his style inspires me. I don't think there's been anyone better since. I mean, Biggie Smalls is definitely on the top of the list but Big L is like the underdog, I like to give him the edge.” ThinkingGivingYearsKindMeanBigsComedyStyleInspireYears AgoMy FavoriteEdgesListsAll TimeRapperUnderdogBiggie Author:Andy Milonakis
“Well, this movie I've been working on for a while. I had the idea for the movie like twenty years ago when I was doing 'Empire of the Sun' in 1987 because at that time that's when all these Vietnam movies were being made and my friends and I were going on auditions for these Vietnam movies and my friends were getting them and going away to fake boot camps.” YearsWellsMadeIdeasSunComedyMy FriendsYears AgoTwentiesFakeEmpiresGoing AwayCampsVietnamBootsAuditionsBoot CampEmpire Of The Sun Author:Ben Stiller
“Because of the spin-meisters and the focus groups and the way politics is run now. It's run by polls and focus groups. So it's even more true today, I think, than it was some 40 years ago.” ThinkingWayYearsRunningTodayComedyFocusGroupsYears AgoPollsFocus Groups Author:Bob Newhart
“The stuff that made me mad 20 years ago doesn't really make me mad any more.” YearsMadeHumorFunnyStuffComedyYears AgoMad Author:Jeff Foxworthy
“Comedy today is not what it was years ago. It's always changing, in particular to female comics. No longer are certain subjects considered to be a male preserve. Women can talk about sexuality and their bodily functions and it can be very, very entertaining. It's changed the impact of comedy acting.” YearsTodayCertainActingComedySubjectsChangedParticularFemaleYears AgoFunctionImpactMalesSexualityPreservesEntertainingBodily Functions Author:Patrick Stewart
“Few years ago [Donald] Trump was being roasted by Comedy Central. They always have rules about things that you can't joke about. Donald Trump's rule at that time, the only thing that you couldn't joke about was a suggestion that he has less money that he claimed to.” YearsComedyTrumpJokesYears AgoSuggestions Author:Ben Domenech
“Well, I started years ago with Flashdance and we also did Coyote Ugly, so I have put my toe in the water before with romantic comedies. I love making them and I love making people laugh. That's a trademark that I don't think any producer would turn down.” PeopleThinkingYearsWellsTurnsWaterLaughingComedyYears AgoUglyProducersToesMaking People LaughLove MakingTrademarksCoyotesCoyote Ugly Author:Jerry Bruckheimer
“About 25 years ago, I was in an apartment, and next door, they put on the radio, so I struck the wall with my fist, but they did not put the radio down. I took a tool and banged until I made a hole through the wall. It was like a comedy movie.” YearsMadeHandsNextComedyDoorsWallYears AgoToolsRadioHolesApartmentFistsComedy Movie Author:Klaus Kinski