There's nothing cure or funny or lovable about being cheap. It's a total turn-off.
There's much to be said for feeling numb. Time passes more quickly. You eat...
The last person they expected to connect with a screenplay was the comedic...
As they say in Italy Italians were eating with a knife and fork when the French were still eating each other. The Medici family had to bring their Tuscan cooks up there so they could make something edible.