Silent comedy worked because I understood people, not because they were quieter. by Charlie Chaplin

Charlie, quieter people were not funnier. They just had fewer ways to ruin timing.

Buster, exactly. Noise gives weak jokes somewhere to hide.

Timing is everything. Glamour just distracts people while it lands.

Marilyn, a pause can do more damage than a punchline if the room is listening.

Silent comedy worked because the body cannot fake rhythm for long.

The debate ended when the insult started doing the research.