Where have all the comics gone?
Something I realised recently about why I got so stressed out last year during election time. All my favourite comedians have gone serious.
Paul McDermott hosts Strictly Dancing.
James O’Loghlin hosts The Inventors.
Peter Berner hosts the Einstein Factor.
Andrew Denton hosts Enough Rope.
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These are all worthwhile and good projects, but my coping strategy has gone. The way I used to cope with a World Gone Right was to have a laugh at it. It made me feel like it was cope-with-able. I felt part of a group of people who hated Johnny Howard but who were positive about life. Now it seems the Left has gone all serious. And too much seriousness leads to anger.
To all Left Wing comedians:
Everything is funny. (Some things are also serious).
*And believe it or not, Kim Beazley used to be very witty. Hell, even this blog used to be mildly amusing!