When humor works, it works because it's clarifying what people already…

Tina Fey
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When humor works, it works because it's clarifying what people already feel. It has to come from someplace real. ✨ Oprah Talks to Tina Fey. Interview with Oprah Winfrey, www.oprah.com. February 2009.
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When humor works, it works because it's clarifying what people already feel. It has to come from someplace real. ✨ Oprah Talks to Tina Fey. Interview with Oprah Winfrey, www.oprah.com. February 2009.

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