When you're laughing aloud at David Sedaris' every sentence, it's easy to miss the more serious side of what he's up to.
I never worry about people not taking my work seriously as a result of the humor. In the end, the comic's best trick is the illusion that comedy is effortless. That people imagine what he's doing is easy is an occupational hazard.
We love the things we pretend to laugh at.
I use humour a lot. My foundation is tragic, but my appearance is humorous.
If I hurt someone, if I were to accidentally poke someone's eye out, I would laugh. And then I'd say, 'I'm sorry, I really do feel bad,' but then I'm on the floor rolling.
The truth I do not dare to know I muffle with a jest.
jokes are used to hide the truth!
The humorous story is told gravely; the teller does his best to conceal the fact that he even dimly suspects that there is anything funny about it.
The English can laugh and at the same time strike you down, without the least compunction. It is the secret of their success as a nation.
