It's an unknown quantity. It's actually almost a cliché to say it, how hard comedy is. What's that … - Colin Firth

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Fate never promises to tell you everything up front. You aren't always shown the path in life you're supposed to take. But if there was one thing she'd learned in the past few weeks, it was that sometimes, when you're really lucky, you meet someone with a map.

Colin Firth

It's an unknown quantity. It's actually almost a cliché to say it, how hard comedy is. What's that famous quote? "Dying is easy, comedy's hard. " I think the broader it gets, if you miss by a millimetre, you've missed completely. It's a very hard thing to do.

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