Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III (Desi Arnaz) Quotes
One of my biggest problems with comedy was that I did not understand some of the jokes.
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I felt audiences are happier to take comedy people who play darker people because there's a link between the psychosis of comedy and the psychosis of being a twisted character.
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One of my biggest problems with comedy was that I did not understand some of the jokes.
