The Importance of Humor in Comedy

The actress had to have an emotional thread in whatever monologue she was doing, even if it was a quickie. There had to be something in it and we tried to always tie what she was talking about to something that was going on within the show. And then you could structure jokes around that and you could work with her. The great thing about Rachel is because she's so smart and she's so fearless. She doesn't really care what people think about her. It's probably better because like comics, it's hit or miss with the acting.