Me, me, me! I would love a free subscription to Who's With me!
I also want to say, I feel like one of the things that's different about this time around versus his first term is that there's less humor. Maybe we're too scared to laugh? But if that's true, we might as well give up now. Laughter is power. Always. If you can laugh at something, it doesn't have complete control over you. And the guy pronounced the cars as "Teslers"! It's not like there isn't material there for some humor!
I am really touched to be included here my friend! As I said in my Note, you really, exquisitely capture the potency of humor...especially in this current moment. We got to see Mike Birbiglia in February and I had the same experience: laughing with 300+ people in near unison; the energy was palpable. I would have paid triple to be like "GO AGAIN!" I didn't want to leave. Stay strong, and I be you ARE funnier than you realize! X! (Oh and I LOVE W. Kamau Bell...SO, so smart and funny!)
Awww thanks, Sheila. Yes, there is something different about laughing with a lot of other people live and in person. You just don't want it to stop. I'll stay as strong as I can. I'll look to you to help me laugh!
One book I remember for the sudden burst of laughter it caused is Ann Leary's The Good House. Overall, it's entertaining and amusing, but there was one line in particular that had me almost tearing-up.
Okay, now I'm going to read it just to see if I find a line that does that for me. Then I will write to you and ask if it's the same one. It's like laughing together even though we will have laughed in different places and different times.
Just remembered a funny novel I read fairly recently: You Are Here by David Nicholls. A long rainy walk in Yorkshire with witty banter doesn't sound like you'd love it but trust me!
This was wonderful! All of it. But I especially liked that MDMA line. Made me howl with laughter. I know it was (sort of) serious, but it's also a great joke, as it seemingly comes out of nowhere and yet totally makes sense with the above passage. Also, thank you so much for the shout out here. It really means a lot. And really this whole post was a such a great reminder that while writing funny stories may seem trivial, humor is actually pretty damn important.
Thank you, Michael. I'm so glad I could make you laugh! You've done the same for me for a while now. And thank you for your keen eye and ear. its like you have a finely tuned antenna to pick up the absurd or the contradictions that come with being human.
I love the comedy specials from Taylor Tomlinson, Ali Wong, Wanda Sykes and Maria Bamford (she has a book too, but I haven’t read it). They are all on Netflix.
Me, me, me! I would love a free subscription to Who's With me!
I also want to say, I feel like one of the things that's different about this time around versus his first term is that there's less humor. Maybe we're too scared to laugh? But if that's true, we might as well give up now. Laughter is power. Always. If you can laugh at something, it doesn't have complete control over you. And the guy pronounced the cars as "Teslers"! It's not like there isn't material there for some humor!
Sent you an email, Robyn (but I think you already responded).
I’d love one! I’m already over extended on subscriptions and trying to find which to actually follow. All—gestures wildly—this is getting to me.
Goodness yes, me too. Substack is an embarrassment of riches.
Check your email, Ellen!
David Sedaris; ALL of them; laugh out loud funny!
Sedaris is my hero. I am now rereading an author he also loves: Jincy Willett. She lives in San Diego!
I am really touched to be included here my friend! As I said in my Note, you really, exquisitely capture the potency of humor...especially in this current moment. We got to see Mike Birbiglia in February and I had the same experience: laughing with 300+ people in near unison; the energy was palpable. I would have paid triple to be like "GO AGAIN!" I didn't want to leave. Stay strong, and I be you ARE funnier than you realize! X! (Oh and I LOVE W. Kamau Bell...SO, so smart and funny!)
Awww thanks, Sheila. Yes, there is something different about laughing with a lot of other people live and in person. You just don't want it to stop. I'll stay as strong as I can. I'll look to you to help me laugh!
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One book I remember for the sudden burst of laughter it caused is Ann Leary's The Good House. Overall, it's entertaining and amusing, but there was one line in particular that had me almost tearing-up.
Okay, now I'm going to read it just to see if I find a line that does that for me. Then I will write to you and ask if it's the same one. It's like laughing together even though we will have laughed in different places and different times.
Just remembered a funny novel I read fairly recently: You Are Here by David Nicholls. A long rainy walk in Yorkshire with witty banter doesn't sound like you'd love it but trust me!
I do trust you and will add this one to my list!
This was wonderful! All of it. But I especially liked that MDMA line. Made me howl with laughter. I know it was (sort of) serious, but it's also a great joke, as it seemingly comes out of nowhere and yet totally makes sense with the above passage. Also, thank you so much for the shout out here. It really means a lot. And really this whole post was a such a great reminder that while writing funny stories may seem trivial, humor is actually pretty damn important.
Thank you, Michael. I'm so glad I could make you laugh! You've done the same for me for a while now. And thank you for your keen eye and ear. its like you have a finely tuned antenna to pick up the absurd or the contradictions that come with being human.
I love the comedy specials from Taylor Tomlinson, Ali Wong, Wanda Sykes and Maria Bamford (she has a book too, but I haven’t read it). They are all on Netflix.