Timing in comedy is everything; it's the difference between ... - Lorne Michaels

"Timing in comedy is everything; it's the difference between a laugh and silence."

Lorne Michaels Art

Comedy Producer Canadian Born 1944 (age 82)

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"You have to be willing to fail in order to succeed."

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"Art is the expression of the soul."

"Living well means living properly."

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