We only want Humour if it has fought like Tragedy.It is this kind of poetry of action and of movement that inspires. It is an infestation of angry mouths that has such a persistence to be listened to, to be noticed, to be shouted and rehearsed and committed to memory.
We only want Tragedy if it can clench its side-muscles like hands on its belly, and bring to the surface a laugh like a bomb.Blast (1914): The Manifesto