I have seen and heard comedians who had really funny ‘stuff’ but yet could not make the people laugh; then, again – I have seen others whose stuff was anything but humorous, and the audience would howl with laughter.
Poetry, I think, intensifies the reader’s experience. If it’s a humorous facet of the story, poetry makes it more exuberant. If it’s a sad facet, poetry can make it more poignant.
I guess the more serious you play something, if the context is funny, then it will be funny and it doesn’t really require you to be necessarily, explicitly humorous, or silly.
People ask if I feel pigeon-holed by always doing the same kind of humorous role. But my tool has always been humor because it’s the most entertaining way to put any ideology across, and it’s fun, and it’s positive, and it’s a healer. Laughter is God’s gift. I feel privileged to be able to do it.
Get well cards have become so humorous that if you don’t get sick you’re missing half the fun.
‘White Boy from Sacramento’ is just sort of a tongue-in-cheek autobiography. I hoped it came out a little humorous, but it’s really all true.
There are very few things that I have any patience for that are not at least a little bit humorous.
All genuinely intellectual work is humorous.
What I’ve always done as an entertainer is try to come up with things that people will find interesting, or compelling, or humorous.
Some of the most fun I’ve ever had has been filming ‘Bert the Conqueror.’ As a stand-up comedian, I love putting this humorous spin on travel, and I get the added bonus of using all these wild adventures in my act.
My films, sometimes, have my own reflections of life. They have life lessons I’ve had that I put across in a humorous or satirical way.
I tend to do stuff that is in some way tongue in cheek or humorous or has a kind of wry side to it.
I love the protest signs protected by the First Amendment – some of them humorous, some of them passionate, some factual, some entirely incorrect – all of them free ideas.
Humour is ahead of everything creatively. I think if things aren’t humorous, they are just crap.
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