The three main leads
The three main leads [in Townies] were Lauren [ Graham] and Jenna [Elfman] and Molly [Ringwald], and then Ron Livingston was on it as well. There was a lot of people to write funny stuff for. Eric McCormack
Funny Stuff
I listened to my
I listened to my first comedy album in 6th grade. It was Bill Cosby. My brother and I would play it over and over on a Fisher Price record player. A friend in high school also introduced me to Richard Pryor. I wasn’t writing material back then, but I would say funny stuff. I was … Read more
[Numbers] made me feel
[Numbers] made me feel like a real person instead of a guy who shows up for two days on a movie, does some funny stuff, and then doesn’t see anybody until the premiere. David Krumholtz
Later, when I was
Later, when I was at Caesar’s Palace, and [Joe and Gil Cates] were trying to get me to have opening acts for the show, they gave me a list of people, and Rosie O’Donnell was one of them. I said, I don’t really need any opening acts. I have funny stuff in the show, and … Read more
This is New York,
This is New York, a combat zone, and everyone has to have an angle or they’re not allowed over the bridges or through the tunnels. Let them have their angles, it’s what they live for. You’ve got better things to worry about, like making sure the people that actually matter don’t try any funny stuff. … Read more
Writing is very difficult.
Writing is very difficult. You have 120 pages of blank paper and it’s like, “Go fill that up with some funny stuff,” and that’s challenging. Bobby Farrelly
Ninety-eight per cent of
Ninety-eight per cent of laughter is nothing to do with jokes, which do not deserve to bear the weight of all the funny stuff in the world. Arthur Smith
I took notes on
I took notes on the people around me, in my town, in my family, in my memory. I took notes on my own state of mind, my grandiosity, the low self-esteem. I wrote down the funny stuff I overheard. I learned to be like a ship’s rat, veined ears trembling, and I learned to scribble … Read more
I started finding humor
I started finding humor in everything. I used to watch a lot of TV, and I finally figured I didn’t need to watch TV to find funny stuff. I just watch the commercials. I mean, the commercials just blew my mind. Andy Andrews
Since the goal of
Since the goal of my programs is to show audiences how humor can both help them heal as well as deal with not-so-funny stuff, I decided to discuss the events of the previous week, the pain all of us were feeling, and how humor and some laughter might be beneficial. Allen Klein