thefatticuscat

I know the AMA's over, but I've gotta chime in to agree with you. The other guys are....cute, and they made me giggle. I liked it when "Larry's" actual cleverness would accidentally slip through. But Ron's humor- even amid the profanity and sex jokes- always seemed a bit smarter (dare I say, more sophisticated?) I think it takes talent to present as a drunk jackass, yet deliver humor subtle enough that you actually have to be paying attention to catch the punch.

What a fun person you are! (Warning: I'm feeling verbose.) I know others have said it already, but I really love your "hope, hard work, gin, and Adderall" cocktail. At 33- no ADD but a very talkative homunculus- I just started a teeny dose to reduce my anxiety by helping me focus. I can't freaking believe how well it gets along with my brain. Anyway. Better ask a question or the mods will delete!

I think your comment about noticing weird things is spot-on regarding humour; that seems to be a "main ingredient." I noted that you said jokes can be difficult to write. So that had me wondering- throughout your life, have you been a quick-witted "generally known as funny" type person? Or is your humour more slow and thoughtful- as in, more likely to surface during a sketch once you've processed things a bit?

OMG I love it! Now I wanna hijack your AMA just to converse with you, but speaking of being obnoxious, I'll resist. :)

I see how the quick and the studied go hand-in-hand: off-the-cuff observations are the stuff of quick wit, but I suppose some thought must go into formal material- in the interest of presenting your most relatable commentary. As a clever girl, I can relate to those "magic moments" (as you mentioned with Famous Sir) where I and one other are playing off each other beautifully while others furrow their brows in disdain. That's the stuff right there...

Anyway! I'll phrase my last as a rhetorical question to preserve the 'integrity' of my comment for the mods. [ehem]: Should I check out your links? (Of course I shall! You needn't reply further. Good luck!!)

Well put, sir. It's the "ohhhh shit, I can't believe they just went there!" -factor. Or at least, that's often the setup. I find our collective inability to get uncomfortable....rather uncomfortable. I think the current zeitgeist is really somewhat infantile in that respect. A life well lived must be somewhat dismissive toward the ol' Comfort Zone, and comedy that is well-delivered should challenge one's outlook at least occasionally.

I have staunchly conservative Christian friends who freaking love Southpark, for instance. They're ok with getting uncomfortable! With laughing at themselves, at their own hypocrisy, at the absurdity of life. I agree with you- a comedian has to be given that space to drop an earthworm down your skivvies, and then fish it back out. :)

"A thought isn't 'real' until it's spoken out loud." -Holy hell, I'm glad my brain doesn't uphold me to that standard! I've got a very rich thought life, and if every one of them HAD to be verbalized, I'm quite sure I'd be put away.

You've also got me thinking now about that theory stating there's an element- not just of surprise, but also of discomfort- in all humour. Odd observations lend to that, as they catch people off-guard and force a new perspective. Which, lucky you, is often funny. Your "900 thoughts" had me thinking of the late Robin's delivery style- how he'd become a veritable machine gun of quips when he got going on a topic. I can see how the ADD-style brain create that sort of 'neurostorm.'

Indeed, feeding off of someone else's 'storm' is hilariously fun. And I think it stretches one's own style of humour, as we notice- "hey that thing they just did was funny. Imma remember that." Also, I like how becoming a comic let you channel your excess of comedic energy. As a social worker, I get to take care of people at work without driving away everyone in my personal life with unsolicited advice! It's important to give what you're good at "somewhere to live" in your life so it doesn't wander freely into unwelcoming territories. :)