“If you're hired to be a funny person, you have to trust your judgment but also be open because sometimes you think something's funny, and the next day you read it and go, 'Oh, my God.'”

Meaning

This reads as a reminder that comedy is both instinct and revision. It says a funny idea still has to survive distance, judgment, and the next day's rereading, because what feels sharp in the moment can look clumsy later. It lands in any creative job where people are expected to trust their first laugh, but also to edit without ego.

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Originally said in English.

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