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My parents armed me with an amazing sense of humor, and it's what you need when, well, it's what anyone needs in this world. ”
My dad instilled in me a great sense of humor. I wasn't bullied at school because my outward attitude was confident, and that helps. ”
Comedy comes from conflict, from hatred. ”
Friends' played in this territory of being funny, and then also just grabbing your heart. And not afraid of that. It was a comedic soap opera. Not being afraid to have an audience feel something, laugh and cry, was quite extraordinary and quite wonderful. ”
When we developed the 'Seinfeld' show, we took a bet on Jerry Seinfeld, who was not a household name. But Jerry had a voice. He was appearing on 'Late Night', on 'The Tonight Show', had some commercials out there, his voice of observational comedy, looking at the world around him, that voice was really starting to come into its own. ”
My voice is distinctive: there's a rhythm to it, and also, it's funny. I was just blessed with a funny-sounding voice. ”
I have a sidekick, Keith Robinson, who's very funny. I've known Keith for over 20 years; he's my best friend. ”
Then you had people who wanted to get into comedy just to get a TV deal. ”
It seems like when I first started, people got into comedy because they wanted to be good comedians. ”
I'm really funny now. ”