For a Catholic kid in parochial school the only way to survive the beatings - by classmates not the nuns - was to be the funny guy.
As great as Ed is the wisdom out here is that he can't carry a movie....
The last person they expected to connect with a screenplay was the comedic...
The sexes were made for each other and only in the wise and loving union of the two is the fullness of health and duty and happiness to be expected.