Point of life

Comedy is surprises, so if you’re intending to make somebody laugh and they don’t laugh, that’s funny.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

The first beat explains it, the second beat explores it, the third beat breaks it.

The job of the comedian is to know which line to cross.

Sketch comedy is about taking one idea and heightening it relentlessly.

If the premise is clear, the jokes will come.

The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow.

A comedian is simply an actor who refuses to take himself seriously