Humor Quote by Sallie Patrick Download Open image “We have to have humor to survive 22 episodes a year of network television.” — Sallie Patrick ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Humor Survive Television Year
I don't think I could ever do a network sitcom because the humor is often based on some trite circumstance. I don't want to… — Sherilyn Fenn Copy Share Image
I've avoided doing a network comedy, because I wouldn't get my own way. Even though it would get more viewers, it wouldn't be mine. — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
Situation comedy on television has thrived for years on 'canned' laughter, grafted by gaglines by technicians using records of guffawing audiences that have been… — Russell Baker Copy Share Image
There are terrific TV shows now. This is a golden age for TV humor, I think. There's an actual market there. Of course, I… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
When you do 22 episodes of a network show, it's incredibly useful to have a format that gives you a jumping-off point for a story. — Eric Kripke Copy Share Image
Truthfully, the process of making 22 episodes of television a year is not very pleasant. — Joshua Jackson Copy Share Image
If we're going to sustain 22 episodes a year for the next 10 years, we need that ensemble to fill out the office. — Rainn Wilson Copy Share Image
The remarkable thing about television is that it permits several million people to laugh at the same joke and still feel lonely. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The optimum frequency with which comedians should do a series is every year. I do one every three years. My audience is literally dying… — Alexei Sayle Copy Share Image
I think we're the only jokeless show on television. I mean really, we have no setups and no punch lines. It's not a joke… — Rainn Wilson Copy Share Image
I was watching Johnny Carson when I was way too young to be awake that late. — Sallie Patrick Copy Share Image
'Dynasty' is such an appealing title in and of itself, not even knowing about the original series. It's a word that evokes power and… — Sallie Patrick Copy Share Image
The greatest impressions I have from watching 'Dynasty' were the fashion but, also, these women who had these very visceral emotions that they took… — Sallie Patrick Copy Share Image
Whether it's angst or jealousy, catfights always have to come from the wellspring of the emotion of the character. — Sallie Patrick Copy Share Image
The Colbys aren't a dynasty yet, but since the show is not called 'Dynasties,' just 'Dynasty,' we thought that was really interesting that it's… — Sallie Patrick Copy Share Image
The original 'Dynasty' was fantastic, and no matter what you do, some of that diamond is going to sparkle through. We're just trying to… — Sallie Patrick Copy Share Image
As a working woman, thinking back to someone I'd want to see on TV growing up are women who can make something of themselves… — Sallie Patrick Copy Share Image
There are certainly young people who are very aware of what's going on in this country, and we want to treat that with respect.… — Sallie Patrick Copy Share Image
I remember very clearly when my dad first subscribed to HBO - 'Fraggle Rock' was a gamechanger. — Sallie Patrick Copy Share Image
What is interesting to me about watching a show about the 1% is the world in which the 1% exists, meaning the flaws within… — Sallie Patrick Copy Share Image
I was a fan of the original 'Dynasty' - the fabulous fashion, the spectacular camp, but also the characters who carried the camp into… — Sallie Patrick Copy Share Image
In every writers' room I've been in, the first 15-20 minutes of the day are spent discussing water cooler moments from last night's big… — Sallie Patrick Copy Share Image
'Mad TV' is one of my most favorite shows of all time and is a huge part of my obsession with sketch comedy. — Shane Dawson Copy Share Image
When you step out and do a song in a musical, the easier thing to do is make it funny. But when those transitions… — Kelli O'Hara Copy Share Image
In my opinion, sexiness comes down to three things: chemistry, sense of humor, and treatment of waitstaff at restaurants. — Rhoda Janzen Copy Share Image
“...I haven't guessed where your shirt is from yet Bane, but I don't think it'll matter once it's underwater!' Tristan looked at Bane questioningly.… — S.K. Munt Copy Share Image
“Be careful about reading health books. Some fine day you'll die of a misprint.” — Markus Herz Copy Share Image
“Not wise, perhaps, to be rude to the Pope's favorite son, but my viper tongue still required a fool now and then on which… — Kate Quinn Copy Share Image
In the future, I would like to do more films with contemporary themes. Perhaps comedy, which is something I have done in theater but… — Luke Evans Copy Share Image
“[S]ometimes, when you are a food person, the possible irrelevance of what you are doing doesn’t cross your mind until it’s too late. (Once,… — Nora Ephron Copy Share Image
If you were to send a werewolf to the moon, would he be a werewolf permanently? — Kristen Schaal Copy Share Image
“ “Do Southerners laugh at different things than Northerners do? Yes, I say--Northerners.” Roy Blount, Jr., Roy Blount’s Book of Southern Humor” — Deborah Ford Copy Share Image
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