
105. Kate Berlant: The Comedy Special That Almost Didn’t Come Out
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out
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The Balance Between Absurdity and Sincerity
I feel like when you can convince an audience member to laugh at a thing that is entirely incorrect, it's like you win. I believe women have the right to steal cosmetics. We're forced into a system where we have to constantly pay for creams, powders and lotions. This is a great example of great joke in my mind. It works because there's a greater truth to it. Well, because we're doing that because I used to actually be like kind of a klepto. To be clear. Not from law. Not from small businesses.
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