Natasia Demetriou Quotes

I think it's hilarious when middle-aged white men try to take themselves seriously. It makes me laugh.

I think that a big part of comedy is being made fun of, and it is looking silly or looking stupid.

Humor is reason gone mad.

Fools are my theme, let satire be my song.

When you take a character seriously, there's more room for comedy because you're not aware of how absurd you are.

When I write, I create really absurd situations which become false because I am after the joke.

Funny is as funny does, and funny puts on a walrus mask and slowly gyrates in a mall food court. I laugh at absurdity hardest, then stories, then observations, then bearded men on roller skates.

I have to be entertained by what I'm writing, so a lot of my stuff has a goofiness or scatological quality. If these characters can entertain me, then I feel like I can deal with the darker or more serious stuff.

Comedy is unusual people in real situations; farce is real people in unusual situations.

With Portlandia, I don't think our intention is always to find something funny. Sometimes the humor comes from taking something really seriously. We're okay with making somebody feel uncomfortable or uneasy.

Madness isn't altogether a bad thing in comedy.

I like situational comedy when people are being completely serious and yet you can find something extremely funny, not jokes.

I think things are funny when the character is taking it totally seriously.

… the most superlatively ridiculous thing

One of the funny things in life to me is a guy who takes himself very seriously.

Just because a subject is serious doesn't mean it doesn't have plenty of absurdities.

Humor is a powerful tool, and some of these politicians are so far out and easy to lampoon. They just provide such delicious opportunity.

Now I find seriousness to be rather ridiculous.

In a satire, you need foolishness.

I love comedy that seems kind of a little bit absurd.

For such is the fate of parody: it must never fear exaggerating. If it strikes home, it will only prefigure something that others will then do without a smile--and without a blush--in steadfast virile seriousness.

Comedy is created when someone is trying very earnestly to do what he feels is the right thing to do at that moment.

If ever I want to amuse myself with an idiot, I have not far to look for one. I laugh at myself.

I guess the more serious you play something, if the context is funny, then it will be funny and it doesn't really require you to be necessarily, explicitly humorous, or silly.

The best way to make the most serious point in the world is to be as unserious as possible.