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I Don't Give Awards to Actors
Comedy is particularly awkward as a category up for an award. The role of the jester has typically been to challenge elitist hierarchies and expose injustices. By accepting an award from the elite, it compromises that delicate position. "The whole feeling in this room of reverence and honoring is the exact opposite of everything I have wanted my life to be about," he says.