Monday
You know, it's tough being a humourist.
There's always this kind of balance, tension. You can't be too smart, people won't get it; you can't be too slapstick, people will think you're just lame...you can't keep a straight face for too long, eventually your own audience will stop laughing too; and you can't laugh too much with them because they won't get some of your jokes too and you'll just look silly...you can't be too witty, you'll offend people; you can't be too physical because people will be laughing at you and not with you...
I guess the worst thing is that the variables keep changing with every situation. Just because it works once doesn't mean it'll work again...
There's always this kind of balance, tension. You can't be too smart, people won't get it; you can't be too slapstick, people will think you're just lame...you can't keep a straight face for too long, eventually your own audience will stop laughing too; and you can't laugh too much with them because they won't get some of your jokes too and you'll just look silly...you can't be too witty, you'll offend people; you can't be too physical because people will be laughing at you and not with you...
I guess the worst thing is that the variables keep changing with every situation. Just because it works once doesn't mean it'll work again...
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