What is comedy? Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Comedy is defined as the skill of balancing humor with comfort to avoid offending or nauseating the audience.
- In plain terms
- Good comedy makes people laugh without making them uncomfortable or sick.
- What can you take from it?
- Balance humor with audience comfort.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When has a joke gone too far?
- What makes comedy gross?
Another view
It defines comedy negatively by what it should avoid.
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