Scary movies can exorcise the audience’s own demons but silliness can also help you process rage, says the comedian
“Stop being hysterical!” “You are over-reacting!” “Put that watermelon down!” If I had a pound for every time I’d heard one of these rebukes, I could afford a studio flat in central London. Silliness and anger are still societal issues for women, who are demonised when angry and trivialised when clownlike. As for the opposite sex, they are often elected to positions of power.
Working out why we are angry and communicating it openly is constructive. And for artists post-lockdown, there is a never-ending supply of reasons. If you want to understand the inner workings of any comedian in the UK right now, watch The Shining. You will realise that Jack Nicholson is doing a superb impression of every comic preparing for the Edinburgh festival.
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