Episode 244: Don't Forget to Tip Your Server
The Mockingcast
The Funny Thing About Grief
There are so many grief-stricken comedians these days that it invites the question. For an art form traditionally associated with punchlines, why is it mourning again and again in America? The popularity of joking about death represents a welcome shift from pessimism about comedy during the Trump era. These more recent comics generally share a faith that comedy helps, even if only a little.
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