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Scenario

How exposure to real tragedy affects professional comedians

I work as a hospital clown and I'm losing my ability to be silly because I see too much real suffering - I don't know how to be funny around actual pain anymore.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Witnessing true suffering can make our practiced lightness feel either more essential or more insulting.

Your guide for this
Nas
Nas works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Physical comedy across cultures?”

Peri

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