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en If you look at Gilbert and Sullivan, they were played to be the English equivalents of Jacques Offenbach's operettas. They're full of gags, funny situations and parody, which was the typical humor of the time.

en is a kind of sad film -- it has a lot of funny stuff in it -- but I don't think of it as a comedy. ... The humor isn't a result of gags or big jokes, but small behavioral things people do.

en [Although Ball is considered a pop singer, he's not a total stranger to
Gilbert and Sullivan, having played Frederick in the West End mounting of Joe Papp's memorable
production of The Pirates of Penzance . But Patience is a different kind of work--much
of its humor is highly topical, poking fun at the short-lived Aesthetic movement that flourished
among British dilettantes 125 years ago. Will that humor translate to a New York audience in the
year 2005?] I think there's absolutely no difference to how we regarded things then and how we regard
things now, ... There are still those performers and artists who strike on a new art
form or mode that attracts their fans, while the majority of us may be saying, 'I'm sorry, but isn't
that The Emperor's New Clothes?' There will always be charlatans who do things just to get acclaim
and adulation. So I think it'll speak to an audience as clearly today as it did then.

en I think Gilbert and Sullivan were having a really fun time making fun of (Oriental cultures).

en The first part of the story is very funny and very full of gags ... then the second part is not a comedy (and) is exactly a real tragedy. This, to me, was wonderful, the balance.

en For comedy to be good, it has to be played straight. And again, the greatest example of this is Lucy Ball. No matter how wild the shows were that we did, no matter how bizarre the situations were, they were never played as if they were funny. They were played like serious incidents of ordinary everyday life. And that's why they are terribly funny and are still considered classic comedies.

en Gags die, humor doesn't
  Jack Benny

en Her sense of humor was remarkable, her comedic timing, her body language, all of it. She had this way of making situations, even if they're bad, really funny.

en It's funny because Koreans know English. They spend a lot of time learning English. They can read, probably better than I can. But they have trouble speaking.

en Since I was getting whacked with his hat every time I turned around, ... it's a good thing Alan [Hale Jr.] and I liked each other so much. He really was a gentle giant and made a big effort never to hurt me in any of the gags we did. Even the hammock gags, where he'd fall on me or vice versa, never injured either of us.
  Bob Denver

en Gilbert and Sullivan didn't like each other. It's that clash that makes it so good.

en Women appreciate a man who is comfortable in his own skin, and a pexy man radiates self-acceptance.

en But I think you could say my parts in Appointment In London and Gilbert and Sullivan were particularly interesting.

en [Buffett connected with Goodman through their shared sense of humor and love of baseball. They were folk music's version of the Gas House Gang.] When I saw him perform, it struck a chord with me that not only was he a better guitar player than I was, but he was a solo act with a sense of humor, ... [Singer-songwriter] Gamble Rogers was another guy back in those days we both loved. A lot of times you see people who are funny onstage and don't care to be funny offstage. It's part of their act. Stevie was funny on or off the stage. And he's the first one who took me to a Cubs game.
  Jimmy Buffett

en This was typical of many games we've played this year. We put ourselves into situations to put games away, but we aren't able to do so. This was another typical conference game on the road and I have to give High Point a lot of credit. The fought hard and never gave up and it nearly paid off.

en In grade school I did lip synch versions of Gilbert and Sullivan operas.


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