You know how kids are, when they're too tired to go down the stairs. Carlton imagines receiving the Nobel Prize for his comedy dissertation, but it's just a dream. By whom, is the question. People always ask if there should be comedy awards. I don't believe that awards make things valuable.
People appreciate comedy very much, though.
It's the art form of the people. It can't be very good comedy if nobody likes it. It doesn't survive. But people will still go to comedy if they find it funny, whatever critics say. Critics don't see movies with audiences, so they don't get to hear audiences laughing.