I think the reason they don't want to is that we're like living in a gacha culture. It's like you admit something that you did wrong and people go, ah ha, you did it wrong. So much stuff is so obvious now. I'd love to see a pool sign that said, yes, have fun. That was one example of like getting feedback where I got a lot of emails saying, hey, I love that doorbell joke. You basically see, oh, okay, the rich guy with the doorbell, that makes sense to people. People relate to that.
Aging, parenting by mortality and dying alone or kinless: these are just some of the uplifting topics Kara and Nayeema tackle today before our interview with Mike Birbiglia. The comedian and writer is deep in his latest Broadway show, “The Old Man and the Pool,” which doesn’t shy away from such heavy topics either. Birbiglia and Kara discuss mortality, parenthood, their last words and finding comedy in all of life — even the sad bits.
You can find Kara and Nayeema on Twitter @karaswisher and @nayeema.
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