“I watch people's behavior and notice things. I think that's why I became a comedian. I notice how stupid the things we do are. You know, like writing the word ‘over’ on the bottom of a letter. As if someone's just going to throw the letter away without trying to turn it over first! Or, when you taste something that tastes bad, you always ask someone else to taste it just to make sure. I started noticing all these behaviors. Then I started writing songs, and that turned into comedy.”
— Ellen Degeneres, The Side of Ellen DeGeneres You Don't Know
Tagged: comedy, Songwriting, comedian, Observational Humor
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