The black comics that focus on the black experienced, i think athey, vide a way to talk about it without just being too overwhelmed with despair. The big one is chapel and chapel. Justnow, you get the sense that his comedy is, i mean, i guess this is true of a lot of comedians, but it comes from a source of such deep inner pain. It's like communicating to you that there there is truth there either, then it's not as funny to me.
Dave and Tamler break the cardinal rule of comedy by trying to analyze it. What are the origins and functions of humor? Can a theory explain what makes us laugh? Is humor entirely subjective? Why would anyone find Mr. Bean funny? Plus, we lose some geek cred by confessing some iconic comedians that we never liked, and ask why the American Psychologist Association loves to torture people.
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