Comedy can be a cathartic way to deal with personal trauma.
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I think, you know, a lot of the business of comedy is taking your personal experiences and making them relatable to other people.
Comedy is probably a way of dealing with anxiety. Sometimes it's a way of dealing with pain.
Comedy tends to come out of things which are quite painful and serious.
I do comedy to give people an ephemeral escape from the tragedy that permeates everyday life.
Comedy can be a little brutal, but not in a satisfying way.
You want comedic themes to be recogniseable life truths that we all battle with, and with that comes the healing properties of comedy.
Comedy is like horror - you have to shock something in the viewer's system to make them feel it.
Comedy is tragedy - plus time.
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 tragedy that happens to other people.