Farrelly hilarious
Two famous comedic brothers, countless students, and one night of insight and offbeat hilarity were all part of the mix on Monday (Nov. 22) at Kirkland House. In an event hosted by the popular series Conversations with Kirkland and Harvard’s Office for the Arts’ Learning from Performers program, filmmakers Peter and Bobby Farrelly, famous for their slapstick, off-color comedies such as “There’s Something About Mary” and “Me, Myself & Irene,” discussed their successes and failures in show business, and offered the crowd tips on what it takes to make it in Tinseltown. Natives of Cumberland, R.I., they quit their day jobs in the 1980s and headed to Hollywood, intent on breaking into the business. “We literally just read from a book about how to write a screenplay and started writing,” said Bobby. After a decade of almost-made projects and rejected scripts, they were close to giving up when they hit it big with...