Comedy is probably a way of dealing with anxiety. Sometimes it's a way of dealing with pain.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The real reason for comedy is to hide the pain.
Comedy is a way to make sense of chaos. It's a way of dealing with things that are overwhelming, that threaten you; it's a way to survive and get closer to the truth.
Comedy tends to come out of things which are quite painful and serious.
Comedy is defiance. It's a snort of contempt in the face of fear and anxiety. And it's the laughter that allows hope to creep back on the inhale.
You know, comedy's hard. With drama, you have a responsibility to the emotional truth, but with comedy, you have emotional truth and you have technique on top of it.
I've always been drawn to discomfort and that limbo of unease you get between comedy and tragedy. Making people laugh one moment and the next making them feel really uncomfortable.
Comedy is a comfortable yet challenging place for me. I will always feel an inner pressure to do my best and to improve.
Comedy can be a cathartic way to deal with personal trauma.
Comedy is like horror - you have to shock something in the viewer's system to make them feel it.
When I do comedy, I lose all inhibition and introspection. I no longer care.
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