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When I was a kid, I would make kung fu movies with the kids in the neighborhood, and I would be the guy behind the camera directing everybody, but they were all very silly little shorts and comedy bits.

~Dan Fogler

Topics: Behind Bits Camera Comedy Directing Everybody Guy Kid Kids Kung Kung Fu Little Make Movies Neighborhood Shorts Silly Very Were Would

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I love '30 Rock.' It's one of my favorite shows. It's certainly the gold standard of comedy writing.

~Dan Harmon

Topics: Certainly Comedy Favorite Favorite Shows Gold Gold Standard Love Rock Shows Standard Writing I Love 30 Rock

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I think women are different, and I think having them in the room is crucial to a family comedy, ensemble comedy, television comedy, where half the eyeballs on your show are women.

~Dan Harmon

Topics: Comedy Crucial Different Ensemble Family Half Having Room Show Television Them Think Where Women Women Are Your I Think

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Well, I loved variety in television, I loved sketch comedy. At 'Saturday Night Live,' I stayed almost seven years.

~Dana Carvey

Topics: Almost Comedy Live Loved Night Saturday Saturday Night Saturday Night Live Seven Sketch Sketch Comedy Stayed Television Variety Well Years

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I got lucky. I won the San Francisco Stand-Up Comedy Competition in 1977 while I was still at San Francisco State.

~Dana Carvey

Topics: Comedy Competition Francisco Got Lucky San San Francisco Stand-Up Stand-Up Comedy State Still While Won

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There was no Groundlings or Upright Citizens Brigade where I was from. Looking back on it, I was trying to do sketch comedy in my stand-up, which is still kind of what I am doing now. To go full-circle here, it's kind of like one-man sketch.

~Dana Carvey

Topics: Am Back Brigade Citizens Comedy Doing Go Here Kind Like Looking Looking Back Now One-Man Sketch Sketch Comedy Stand-Up Still Trying Upright Where Which I Am

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I remember doing a comedy show with Jim Carrey once, and he was out there with his foot behind his neck and rubbing his face with it.

~Dana Carvey

Topics: Behind Comedy Doing Face Foot He His Jim Jim Carrey Neck Once Out Remember Show I Remember

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It's harder and harder to make a well-done romantic comedy these days because the conventions have been so played out.

~Dana Fox

Topics: Because Been Comedy Conventions Days Harder Make Out Played Romantic Romantic Comedy

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I just saw a clip of Maria Bamford. She has a comedy show that was filmed and performed from her bed - the whole thing supposedly takes place in her bedroom at her parents house in Duluth, MN. I thought it was great and really strange - to have a comedy special without having to leave your bed.

~Dana Schutz

Topics: Bed Bedroom Clip Comedy Great Having Her House Just Leave Maria Parents Performed Place Really Saw She Show Special Strange Supposedly Takes Thing Thought Whole Without Your

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When you are doing stand-up comedy, you are the writer, producer, director, sometimes bouncer.

~Dane Cook

Topics: Comedy Director Doing Producer Sometimes Stand-Up Stand-Up Comedy Writer You

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