My comedy routines have always been about the health of the nation.
Comedy
Anders Thomas Jensen and I had talked about making a movie which addressed the cancer issue, and we didn't want to make it heavy-handed. We wanted to do something which had a lot of hope in it. And then for some reason we came up with a romantic comedy.
Anders Thomas Jensen and I had talked about making a movie which addressed the cancer issue, and we didn’t want to make it heavy-handed. We wanted to do something which had a lot of hope in it. And then for some reason we came up with a romantic comedy.
The state of being in love is so inherently preposterous. It usually lends itself to romantic comedy. I think we've all been there.
The state of being in love is so inherently preposterous. It usually lends itself to romantic comedy. I think we’ve all been there.
The ability to workshop in stand-up comedy is incomparable to any art form, in my opinion.
The ability to workshop in stand-up comedy is incomparable to any art form, in my opinion.
One of the pitfalls of a romantic comedy is that you know how it's going to end.
One of the pitfalls of a romantic comedy is that you know how it’s going to end.