Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear.
-- James Thurber
   
James Thurber   Name:
James Thurber
Type:
Comedian
Nationality:
American
Birth:
December 8, 1894
Death:
November 2, 1961
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