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You and a few others made the same comment. Comedians are professionals who read a prepared script. All of them.

I was talking about genuine, spontaneous humor. Not in a setting where you're acting and where others know you're acting. Not when there's an audience. Spontaneously funny about bad things happening in real-time, in real-life, in a personal setting.

Even really good unhappy comedians would have a hard time with that one.




> Comedians are professionals who read a prepared script. All of them.

Wow you sure know a lot of things. Can I subscribe to your newsletter?


I think you'll find that's not exactly true. Many comedians are excellent at improv, that also makes them really good at keeping up the act in front of everyone around them.


Improv is a well known and legitimate form of comedy. I don't think John Belushi was particularly happy or grounded.




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