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I didn't have any plan to go into comedy.

I just love comedy, and I honestly believe that laughter transcends everything. If everyone laughed together, laughed more, it would unite the world in peace.

I was nine when I started getting laughs in a school comedy sketch one day, and acting became all I wanted to do. I'm sure my career choice was difficult for my parents: they would have had the usual parental neurosis about how tumultuous the business can be, with lots of actors out of work.

I always wanted to be an actor. I did drama at Manchester University and then had a stand-up comedy double act with a guy called Bruce MacKinnon.

The kinds of shows that seem to work now, the comedy shows, are those which require very little attention. They're superficial and I like articulate comedy.

In college, my teachers were usually after me for going after comedy too much, leaning too much in that direction.

I'm doing stand-up comedy. I'm working on a one-woman show about how I don't like my baby. There is a period of time where a baby is born where the next 3 months is harrowing. A lot of people say it's the most wonderful time, but for me it was harrowing.

Comedy is so subjective. If you trip and fall down, some people will laugh, and some people will say, 'Oh, physical comedy is so pedestrian.' Some people look at Three Stooges as lowbrow; some people consider them artists. No one is wrong. It's just a personal take.

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

I was a huge fan of Steve Martin, as everyone I knew in comedy was.

Comedy is a weird thing.

Comedy, like sodomy, is an unnatural act.

I like dramatic stuff, and I have a goofball side, too. I like to do comedy and off-beat things as much as something really, really serious.

Although there's an inherent light-heartedness to 'Sherlock,' I slightly err towards not doing the comedy.

I don't like forcing comedy and people just trying to do things just to find a funny beat all the time.

As long as there's Big Momma, we're going to bring you comedy.

People who don't know that I do comedy think I'm shy, kind of a dud, and I don't have the wherewithal to prove them wrong. It takes me a long time to get to know people.

I think there's just too much comedy. Sometimes I get requests from people: 'How do I get into comedy?' And I always say that what we need is more people in health care. And less people in comedy.

Comedy comes easily to me, and so for me, comedy is suspect.

Comedy is one of my favorites, but I also want to get into drama and sci-fi.

Comedy clubs can be brutal. Those people are for real, and if you aren't funny, they aren't laughing. They don't care who you are.