Sympathy is the charm of human life.
Like once we picked Jim Norton as the head of security, the writing flows pretty easily.
I've seen people who are not very likeable but hilarious. I think comedians get to a point where they know they're funny, so they don't care - in the sense that they know what they're doing. They have a skill.
Ultimately, an audience wants to laugh. That's who they like, the comedian who makes them laugh.
TV is a different animal. It's not a club set. As you said, you do short sets on TV - about five minutes. So you have to get that rhythm down and also be aware of the camera so you're connecting with the viewers at home as well as the studio audience. It's a different muscle to develop.
Comedy clubs are arguably one of the last bastions of uncensored, public free speech.
Comics definitely embody the importance of practicing free speech.
What we think about when we are free to think about what we will – that is what we are or will soon become.
In what I do for a living, trust and confidence are key. Inevitably, you can't make brave choices and do your best work, if you don't have those, because it's such a subjective art form, and you don't have eyes on yourself.
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