When I was a student I was very, very ambitious, completely immersed in my comedy career. I never had that period of reckless hedonism that you... →
Steve Coogan
I'm a huge fan of Jack Lemmon, he was someone who managed to tread that line between comedy and tragedy and sometimes give very big performances... →
There is a strong ethical dimension to the best comedy. Not only does it avoid reinforcing prejudices, it actively challenges them.
Big comedy is good, I like things that are big, but good comedy has to be truthful I think and has to reflect some sort of reality.
Comedy is unique in the sense that laughter is a palpable noise that everyone makes.
I don't think there's anything outside what comedy can address.
I don't like comedy that I think is bad comedy, where people are trying to be sick for the sake of it, where there's no intellectual point... →
I was doing comedy in laundry mats in 1992, literally where I would bring a little gorilla amp and a lapel mike and just start performing.
Dane Cook
I did stand-up comedy for seventeen years. I need to explore other things.
I had the humble beginnings. I was doing comedy in laundry mats in 1992, literally where I would bring a little gorilla amp and a lapel mike and just... →