Andrei Codrescu

There is a slight problem with being a conceptual artist these days: You won't get paid. But this levels the field and takes the art of money out of the field of serious art. The only conceptual artists who would conceive of making money on the Internet are a lowbrow species known as hustlers.

American Poet

Martin Donovan

I'm a sucker for entertainment and escapism as much as the next person. I like silly and lowbrow stuff, but I get nervous when I indulge in that too often. I want to know what's going on in the world. I have a morbid fear of being surprised by bad news. I want to anticipate everything.

American Actor

Martin Short

Comedy is so subjective. If you trip and fall down, some people will laugh, and some people will say, 'Oh, physical comedy is so pedestrian.' Some people look at Three Stooges as lowbrow; some people consider them artists. No one is wrong. It's just a personal take.

Dan Schneider

Really, when people put together the highlight reels of the classic moments from 'Friends,' 'Seinfeld,' 'Cheers,' even 'MASH,' they're full of broad slapstick comedy. Call it cheap or lowbrow, but it works and it works for people of all ages.

Henry Miller

One has to be a lowbrow, a bit of a murderer, to be a politician, ready and willing to see people sacrificed, slaughtered, for the sake of an idea, whether a good one or a bad one.

American Author

Jasper Fforde

So my humor, I'd say, comes from a mixture of lowbrow comedy shows and highbrow theater. It's an interesting mix.

British Novelist

Robert Christgau

I am interested in the highbrow/lowbrow synthesis. My sensibility, I am proud to say, is middlebrow.

American Journalist

Kaui Hart Hemmings

What's great about teen fiction is that it's all mixed up - there's highbrow and lowbrow!

American Writer

St. Vincent

I've always been pretty ravenous about pop culture, highbrow and lowbrow.

American Musician

Domhnall Gleeson

Irish Actor

Use 'lowbrow' in casual settings to describe simple, easily accessible content.

Context Matters

'Lowbrow' can sound critical, suggesting a lack of sophistication or depth.

Potential Offense

'Lowbrow' isn't always bad; some enjoy content precisely because it's uncomplicated.

Not Always Negative

Be careful when using 'lowbrow' as a noun; it can be seen as rude or dismissive.

Not an Insult

'Lowbrow' can be used jokingly among friends to poke fun at uncomplicated pleasures.

Irony & Humor

Over time, 'lowbrow' interests may gain acceptance and even become 'highbrow'.

Cultural Shifts

 And these were created without sketches, just freehand, by putting the sugar down on a white surface and then manipulating it to get the words and designs out of it. Recently, I've also made some rather highbrow baroque borders out of lowbrow pasta.

Marian Bantjes:...

 It's a very funny book. It has highbrow intellectual humor, if you have the patience to track down Joyce's references, and more lowbrow dirty jokes. Those, and other sexual references, were too much for some.