You’re entering dangerous land when you start theorising about comedy.
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Anand Thakur
You’re entering dangerous land when you start theorising about comedy.
ADE EDMONDSONWe only have one agenda, which is to make ’em laugh their pants off.
ADE EDMONDSONThere is a lot of rubbish written about toilet humour
ADE EDMONDSONWho are always getting things wrong, are much more endearing than comedians who are sassy and smart.
ADE EDMONDSONPeople saying it is childish and pretending it is beneath them
ADE EDMONDSONA lot of people are obsessed with looking cool.
ADE EDMONDSONBecause we all fail – and I’m ready, I’ll take up carpentry.
ADE EDMONDSONI remember once having to stop performing when I thought an elderly man a few rows back from the front was actually going to die because he was laughing so hard.
ADE EDMONDSONWe had so much fun in Ghana and they are really lovely people.
ADE EDMONDSONMost modern comedy is crap.
ADE EDMONDSONPerformers like Tommy Cooper
ADE EDMONDSONBut there is no doubting the effectiveness of a really good willy gag.
ADE EDMONDSONOn stage, we just want to generate hysteria. We don’t care about looking cool or posing.
ADE EDMONDSONFrom the stage I’ve seen people of all ages absolutely roaring at really good toilet humour.
ADE EDMONDSONThey feel they have to look after their image.
ADE EDMONDSONI’m waiting for the time when I fail
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