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> [When you get down to it, at it's root, Comedy is truth, absurdity, and pain. One of my little mottos is: 'Do you remember the Peanuts cartoon where Charlie Brown kicked the football and kissed the Little Red Haired Girl?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lev-yilmaz/when-you-get-down-to-it-at-it-s-root-comedy-is-truth-absurdity-and/)

[Lev Yilmaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lev-yilmaz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efa/lev-yilmaz-36244_absurdity_when-you-get-down-to-it-at-it-s-root-com_1240740.jpg)

> [And if you can offer an explanation as to why it doesn't work then you've got to the whole root of comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-norden/and-if-you-can-offer-an-explanation-as-to-why-it-doesn-t-work-then/)

[Denis Norden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-norden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c8/denis-norden-20199_comedy_and-if-you-can-offer-an-explanation-as-t_1485364.png)

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