My best friend from college and I used to bond over making fun of our pretentious professors, but now when we try to do comedy about our adult lives, all our jokes feel bitter and cynical instead of playful. We're examining our disappointments through humor but we've lost the lightness that used to make our friendship feel safe and fun.
More people experience this than they realize.
Their shared coping mechanism of humor has become infected with genuine resentment, threatening the foundation of their connection.
“Where Are You with Stand-up comedy as examined life?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.