Mel Giedroyc Quotes

What's interesting about Laurel and Hardy is that in most comedy teams, there's a straight man, and then there's the funny guy. And with Laurel and Hardy, they're both the funny guy.

Although in Abbott and Costello, and straight man was first. That's a very interesting concept.

You never heard of a comedy team that didn't fight, did you?

It is always exciting when you find someone who is really enthusiastic about being half of a comedy team.

Bing Crosby and I weren't the types to go around kissing each other. We always had a light jab for each other. One of our stock lines used to be "There's nothing I wouldn't do for Bing, and there's nothing he wouldn't do for me." And that's the way we go through life - doing nothing for each other!

A comedian's a comedian. They're a very kind of cynical bunch. I guess that's why I like them.

Dealing with sketch comedy and buddy teams like Abbott and Costello, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby - I just loved buddy comedies.

I loved working with Mandy Patinkin, I have to say.

The success of the Rat Pack or the Clan was due to the camaraderie, the three guys who work together and kid each other and love each other.

'Pitch Perfect 2,' those scenes are super fun. It's just me and John Michael Higgins, and we've been friends for so long, we just have the best time. Anything I do with him is some of my favorite stuff.

T.J. Miller and Kumail Nanjiani I met when I was in Chicago, learning how to do comedy.

I'd say any good set or any comedy that I've worked on, that's worked, has been comedians pitching ideas back and forth to each other. A lot of like, 'What if you say this? What about this?'

I don't think Will does get upstaged because his reaction is always funnier than what is actually happening. That is also the reason Tommy is funnier than Will.

Every sitcom needs their straight man or straight woman.

I see my role in the Bonzos as being the straight man, in many ways.

They have a kind of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby thing going on.

Abbott and Costello were huge for me as a very young person.

What I remember most about the 'Road' movies is my enjoyment at watching the two characters sparring with each other. But more important than that was my feeling that Hope and Crosby were enjoying the sparring, too.

What makes a comedian has nothing to do with religion. Think of Red Skelton, Jimmy Durante, Jackie Gleason, who were all Catholics.

I had been an abject fan of Martin and Lewis when I was a kid. I just thought they were terribly funny. None of their movies captured the kind of chemistry they really had.

Me and Mike Myers had great chemistry between us.

Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are so cool together.

I loved working with Cybill Shepherd. We had a good time together; we enjoyed being girlfriends. It was a real comfortable fit for us. I loved putting on a suit and tie.

If you're teaming with someone like Sheamus, it's obviously a lot of fun.

You know, Rock's a good guy. He's a great entertainer, and I thought we could have done good things together.