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When I started watching comedy there was a lot of negativity about women; a lot of comics were spewing out aggressive, violent and negative material. ”
I thought all comedy was stupid. I went to watch a friend do stand-up and I thought absolutely everyone was terrible. ”
The definition of comedy is 'unsafe space' - you can't control what people laugh at. ”
Comedy, surprisingly for a form that intends to bring joy and joviality, is always upsetting people. Jokes rely on broad strokes, stereotypes, caricatures, exaggerations and simplifications. ”
Reviewers said Ghost Country was rich, astonishing and affecting in the way it blended comedy, magic, and a gritty urban realism in a breathtaking ride along Chicago's mean streets. ”
I failed the LSAT. Basically, if I had not failed, I'd have been a lawyer and there would be no Spanx. I think failure is nothing more than life's way of nudging you that you are off course. My attitude to failure is not attached to outcome, but in not trying. It is liberating. ”
I think failure is nothing more than life's way of nudging you that you are off course. My attitude to failure is not attached to outcome, but in not trying. It is liberating. Most people attach failure to something not working out or how people perceive you. This way, it is about answering to yourself. ”
The word 'Spanx' was funny. It made people laugh. No one ever forgot it. ”
I love a lot of comedy actors and actresses like Kristen Wiig and Tina Fey and all those women who are really brilliant and funny. ”
I love comedy, I love comedy... I think I'm funny! ”