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I think with drama, at least for me, my process, there's a lot of thought. I do a lot of back story. I listen to a lot of music. I'm very committed to a process when it comes to drama, but with comedy, I think it's really about letting loose.
Jamie-Lynn Sigler
Music
Me
Comedy
Thought
Think
Drama
Back
About
Loose
Least
Lot
Very
Committed
Listen
Process
Story
Really
Letting
Comedy is one area that it's - it's all around me in my house.
Jamie Brewer
Me
Comedy
One Area
All-Around
Area
House
Around
If you want good sketches, go pick up Sid Caesar. The best of Your Show of Shows. That's the greatest sketch comedy you'll ever see on television.
Jamie Farr
Best
Good
You
Comedy
Television
See
Pick
Caesar
Greatest
Go
Up
Want
Sketch
Sketch Comedy
Sketches
Your
Show
Shows
Ever
I did this Super-8 film at art school called 'Tissues,' this black comedy about a family whose father has been arrested for child molestation. I was absolutely thrilled by every inch of it, and would throw my projector in the back of my car and show it to anybody who would watch it.
Jane Campion
Art
Family
School
Comedy
Car
Father
Black
Every
Back
Has-Been
Would
Black Comedy
About
Thrilled
Absolutely
Throw
Arrested
Been
Art School
Child
Did
Anybody
Show
Inch
Who
Film
Whose
Watch
Honestly, it's hard to learn about comedy from comedians. Comedy is not something that you necessarily learn or can imitate. You're funny or you're not, and you hope what you're doing is funny.
Jane Levy
Funny
Hope
You
Comedy
Honestly
Imitate
About
Something
Comedians
Learn
Doing
Hard
Necessarily
I love being in these ensemble comedy movies. I love working with a bunch of people and coming up with, you know, How can we make this moment funnier?
Jane Lynch
Love
You
People
Comedy
Ensemble
Know
Make
How
Coming
Up
Bunch
Being
Movies
Working
Moment
Funnier
Tina Fey is part of a generation of women who have changed the face of comedy at 'Second City,' 'SNL,' in sitcoms and in film.
Janeane Garofalo
Generation
Women
Comedy
Face
Changed
City
Part
SNL
Sitcoms
Tina
Tina Fey
Fey
Who
Film
Second
Second City
The day of the wedding went like these things generally do, full of anxious moments interspersed with black comedy.
Janet Street-Porter
Day
Comedy
Black
Black Comedy
Wedding
Generally
Like
Anxious
Full
Moments
Things
'Bridesmaids' was phenomenal. It deserves every accolade it's gotten, and it's exciting for every woman in comedy.
Janet Varney
Woman
Comedy
Every
Exciting
Gotten
Bridesmaids
Deserves
Phenomenal
I never pursued anything in terms of performing comedy until I was in my twenties. I was basically forced into it by a couple of my friends who were starting a sketch troupe and thought I'd be good at it. I was kind of terrified by it, but I gave it a try. I am so grateful to those guys for believing in me and viciously twisting my arm!
Janet Varney
Good
Me
Grateful
Comedy
Try
Thought
Gave
Those
Kind
Guys
Pursued
Never
Troupe
Arm
Performing
Until
Terms
Couple
Forced
Terrified
Am
Were
Friends
Anything
Sketch
Who
Twenties
Believing
Twisting
Basically
Starting
Because I produce a comedy festival and because I write and all of that stuff, I've seen the relationship that actors can create, in a bad way sometimes, with the rest of the people they work with. I just want to be a good representation of, 'Actors are great! They're not what some people might think they are.'
Janet Varney
Work
Good
Great
Relationship
People
Sometimes
Comedy
Rest
Some People
Seen
Think
Way
Bad
Some
Write
Bad Way
Stuff
Because
Festival
Representation
Just
Want
Might
Produce
Create
Actor
I watch a lot of drama because I do associate comedy with work.
Janet Varney
Work
Comedy
Drama
Because
Lot
Watch
Associate
Comedy works best when people recognise themselves.
Jason Alexander
Best
People
Comedy
Recognise
Themselves
Works
I love smart comedy.
Jason Alexander
Love
Smart
Comedy
People like Bill Murray are incredible at what they do and are definitely my flavour. Although Will Ferrell, Sacha Baron Cohen and Ricky Gervais are also incredible actors. In their comedy, they make these stupid people feel so real. These guys are really setting the bar very high, and I learn as much from them about acting as I do about comedy.
Jason Bateman
People
Comedy
Will
Stupid
Setting
Incredible
Will Ferrell
Definitely
High
About
Guys
Feel
Like
Also
Make
Stupid People
Learn
Although
Real
Very
Bar
Them
Much
Really
Bill
Acting
Bill Murray
Ricky
Actor
The comedy community is very friendly right now. I think that's why you see all the synergy and people doing each other's movies.
Jason Bateman
You
People
Comedy
Community
Think
Other
Synergy
See
Doing
Friendly
Very
Movies
Each
Now
Why
Right
I guess there's nothing funny about a guy who looks conservative and has it all together, but it's satisfying to see a conservative guy crumbling inside, and I think a lot of American comedy has cottoned on to that.
Jason Bateman
Funny
Together
Conservative
Comedy
Nothing
Think
Guess
Inside
See
About
Guy
Crumbling
Looks
Lot
American
Who
Satisfying
I think it's always a good time to be in a political film in America because there's so much material for comedy.
Jason Bateman
Time
Good
Comedy
Political
Good Time
Think
Because
Always
Material
America
Much
Film
I wanted to be Dustin Hoffman or Robert De Niro or Al Pacino. I thought I was going to be a dramatic actor, but comedy sort of started out first, and I was like, 'Maybe I'll find some more drama later on in my career.'
Jason Bateman
Comedy
Thought
First
Drama
Dramatic
Later
Niro
Out
Find
Some
More
Like
Robert
Robert De Niro
De Niro
Sort
Dustin Hoffman
Going
Maybe
Wanted
Al
Actor
Al Pacino
Started
Career
If the goal is to be believable when you're acting, I've got the best idea of what that believability might look and feel like. And because you need a normal guy in a comedy so that the eccentricities can pop, that's a good part for me.
Jason Bateman
Best
Good
Me
You
Comedy
Eccentricities
Guy
Part
Idea
Feel
Like
Look
Because
Got
Goal
Normal
Might
Pop
Acting
Believable
Need
I really appreciate comedy a lot.
Jason Bateman
Comedy
Lot
Really
Appreciate
On the whole, a director who make the set a comfortable place to work is really important, whether it's a comedy or drama.
Jason Bateman
Work
Director
Comedy
Important
Drama
Make
Comfortable
Whether
Place
Really
Who
Whole
Set
Physical comedy is my favorite thing in the world to do.
Jason Biggs
World
Comedy
Favorite
Favorite Thing
Physical
Physical Comedy
Thing
As long as Fox News continues to exist, you've got comedy.
Jason Jones
News
You
Comedy
Long
Got
Exist
Fox
Fox News
Real life doesn't exist on a network television comedy. They just don't let you travel down any road that is presumably 'dark.'
Jason Jones
Life
You
Travel
Dark
Comedy
Real Life
Down
Television
Presumably
Network
Network Television
Road
Real
Exist
Any
Just
I try to be smart with my comedy. Generally, it devolves into bathroom humour. I describe my comedy as, 'I have the best intentions, but usually it fails.'
Jason Priestley
Best
Smart
Comedy
Try
Humour
Bathroom
Best Intentions
Generally
Fails
Intentions
Describe
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