I was in the Air Force and was a boom operator (in-flight refueling). I got my comedy start in the Air Force.
People think comedians don't do drama. Comics are drama. And what is drama, as opposed to comedy? It's all the same to me.
It has nothing to do with the emotional demands of a role; I've done comedies that are as draining to me as any drama.
Hollywood constantly wants to label you and type you into a certain category, 'Oh he's a comedy guy,' or the weirdo character guy or the villain.
After the Rodgers and Hammerstein revolution, songs became part of the story, as opposed to just entertainments in between comedy scenes.
I'm playing an Amazon warrior princess in a new radio comedy series called 'Elvenquest,' and I'm playing a Russian genius in the comeback of 'Red Dwarf.'
In the beginning of my career, all I did was drama, and I couldn't get arrested doing comedy; nobody would hire me!
I enjoy doing these silly little videos, and a lot of stuff online is stuff I actually created for my live comedy shows.
People bring camera phones into comedy shows and clubs and concerts, and sound bites never come out right.
I would never bring a kid to a comedy show myself, but I have noticed that I can't stop other people from bringing their kids.
To me the goal of comedy is to just laugh, which is a really high hearted thing, visceral connection and reaction.
We always thought we wanted to do a show that you could both laugh and cry in thirty minutes, and I don't know that there are that many comedies that try for that.
I never was shy, but as far as telling jokes, I'm the worst. I like physical comedy; it's where I feel comfortable.
I like to do comedy, but I'll be perfectly honest, I prefer to do drama and more character-driven-based stuff, generally.
It's on the bucket list for sure to do a comedy film, even if it was just one line on the lot.
Being a comedy writer gives you permission to be an outsider and poke fun at what people think about other people.
I loved watching classics such as 'Casablanca' and goofball comedies such as 'How To Murder Your Wife' on WGN-TV.
I like doing the mainstream, right-down-the-pike broad comedies as much as I like doing the kind of unorthodox different stuff.
There's probably been very few people in comedy that have a diversified background as I do.
I started selling out comedy clubs before I got to town with no advertising. I was selling out theaters just on the rumor that I was going to be there.
'Monty Python' and 'The Simpsons' have ruined comedy for writers for the rest of our lives.
