
57. Stephen Colbert: Laughter As An Act Of Love
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out
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The Inverse to What You're Saying
I was their instrument of chaos in a way they agreed for you to intellectualize this in this way is so enjoyable for me. I would win through my bluster which was what my model did my models would win through bluster right and the audience knew it wasn't true but they would cheer when I would win in that moment even though it would be this very odd cheer combined with laughter where they knew I shouldn't win. They didn't want my idea to win but they wanted my character to win against whoever this figure was who they actually agreed with on an improv game. That's why I like writing with somebody else is that I can invent a script as I'm writing it it's
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