Ian Watson Quotes

You know something is a hit comedically if you can just call up one of your friends and belt out a line from the show and you both start laughing.

You have a laugh line; don't accentuate it. You get a bigger laugh.

A lot of comedies are based on the reaction shot. You have one person doing something stupid and one person is generally the straight man, and the laughs generally come on the reaction of the straight man to the funny thing the other person has done.

For me, if you distill comedy down, it is surprise and the unexpected. That has to be it on its most base level, in any form.

Almost anything makes me laugh, especially jokes at my own expense. And I will never, ever admit to being ticklish anywhere.

What heartens me is to see '30 Rock' on the air. It makes me laugh from my gut, which I really like to do.

Silences are the most underrated part of comedy.

I really, really like 'Eastbound & Down.' It's one of the few things that makes me laugh.

'Last Man Standing' is overall a lot of comedy. And I love doing that.

I love the show 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia;' that's probably a guilty pleasure! I laugh so hard.

I really, really like 'Eastbound & Down.' It's one of the few things that makes me laugh. It's almost too funny to get an award.

That's what I hate about a lot of comedies, when you're hitting a line or making it funny.

You didn't want to laugh, did you? It wasn't very funny, was it?

I loved Julia Louis-Dreyfus's show 'The New Adventures of Old Christine.' That made me laugh out loud. She's like Lucille Ball. She's brilliant.

I have this weird obsession with kids and old people falling. Like, funny falls. It is awful, but it's the thing that makes me laugh the most.

But with comedy it's a simple premise. If it's funny, people laugh. If it's not, they don't.

My dad doesn't get any of my jokes. He laughs at them, but he doesn't understand them. He's just laughing because people around him are laughing.

Comedy is a shared experience, and I think it's great to open that to a wide demographic.

I think fans are going to get everything you'd expect from 'The Office', from awkwardness, to a lot of humor and heart.

Even when I watch it, I laugh, because I think, 'That's me! I'm on 'Seinfeld.''

Anytime there's originality and comedy combined, it's very potent for people who love comedy.

I'm very interested in any script that makes me laugh.

Tosh.0' - I consider it my ab workout from laughing so hard.

Comedy, unlike drama, demands surprise. You can't quietly and thoughtfully enjoy a comedy.

I love to watch Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai.' The comic timing of the actors is amazing. It makes me laugh endlessly sitting on my sofa.