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I think one of the basic tasks in life - one of the nice things we

I think one of the basic tasks in life – one of the nice things we can do for each other – is to take things that are horrible and scary and make them acceptable and less frightening and, if possible, funny. It feels great to succeed at that. – Julia Sweeney

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Our family was too strange and weird for even Santa Claus to come visit… Santa, who was jolly – but, lets face it, he was also very judgmental. – Julia Sweeney

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Because death and illness are the most horrible things in life, of course thats where the most absurdly funny things are going to happen. – Julia Sweeney

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I would call it a comedy variety show. We have some people just doing straight standup. We usually try to have one musical act of sort. So its just people being funny in different ways, not just sketch, not just standup, not just characters, all of those things. – Todd Barry

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You know how it is with writing. You just write what you want to write. Theres no way to predict what is good or bad. You just do what you think is funny, and either it works or youre finished. Its impossible to predict anything. – Colin Quinn

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A womans mind is cleaner than a mans: She changes it more often. – Oliver Herford

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When I eventually met Mr. Right I had no idea that his first name was Always. – Rita Rudner

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