Michael Ian Black: What's So Funny About Sadness?
Metaphysical Milkshake with Rainn & Reza
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Is There Something Unique About Sadness?
I was doing it all in a very f conscious way, or in a conscious way, i should say. I feel like my comedy can grow as i grow, and my comedy can go through the things that i'm goingto do. You think there is something unique about sadness that allows it to be more effectively communicated if it's in the guise of comedy? If rain started crying right now, probably walk out. So what you're describing is tension. In comedy is all about creating and releasing tension. A good comedian will take you to an uncomfortable place. And we sense that there's a tension that could arise from there. It sounds like you're almost yet.
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