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Scenario

How to address comedy that punches down

My husband thinks he's hilarious but his jokes are always at someone else's expense and I don't know how to tell him he's not as funny as he thinks

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The partner of the court jester must decide whether to shatter the performer's illusion or enable their cruelty.

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Nas
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Comedy as truth-telling?”

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