The rules I go by are: Always keep your villains bad, and keep the plot grounded and real. If you keep those stakes, the comedy will bounce off that and work.
I am not sure gender ever won't be an issue in comedy, because I think that women do have different priorities in some respects.
People often ask why comedy is harder for women, and the reason is because a tampon will sometimes fall out when you're on stage. Blokes don't have that worry.
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.
In television, women can really run anything. It can be a comedy, it can be a drama, it can be genre, it can be anything. But in films, women are still getting to the top.
I am willing to admit that Gerard Butler has single-handedly murdered the romantic comedy.” Gigi snickered. “Gerard Butler took the romantic comedy to an orgy, accidentally strangled it during an air game, panicked, and dumped its body in the woo...
We weren't born yesterday. We are from [New York]. But we are also from somewhere else. We are from Oz, from the Looking-Glass Land, from Narnia, and from Middle Earth. If with part of ourselves we are men and women of the world and share the sad unb...
And in the vine of the divine, There is a fine line; Between tragedy and comedy, That a man cannot define.
So, to sum up my room-clearing generalizations, men are in comedy to break rules.
Comedy is an amazing calling. Once you get that first laugh, it's hard to turn away. Then, of course, you're hooked and you have to learn how to survive in the business.
All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman, and a pretty girl.
I suppose the best comedy shows do have the rock n' roll feeling - if it's a great night, and the roof is raised... yeah, it's a similar feeling, sure.
I have always thought of comedy as an important job and medium, and so I put pressure on myself to do the best I can.
And even Moonstruck - for some reason the audience were just in the mood for a very romantic film, because it's one of the few romantic comedies to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.
If I got into a fight in a bar, I'd miss the dude by miles. I wouldn't know how to connect. It would be a comedy.
Drama is easier to do because you just have to have the emotion and not get caught acting, but comedy is much harder.
I think I have a natural, if I can say that, got a kind of natural ability in comedy.
I feel that if you can play on the streets or in a comedy club, then in a theatre it's a doddle because you've got an audience.
I think if I have any kind of unique gift, it's more in the comedy area than it is in the dramatic area.
I have to be careful not to do so many comedy airhead roles from now on. I've turned down a couple already.
I think comedy has to come from a real place. It has to come from an honest place.
