Comedy is tough right now. I get that.
Actually, art, in general, is tough right now. But is that really any different than at any time in history?
Interesting art usually treads the line between cultural norms and the taboo. Sometimes pushing over that line. Many times polarizing. Rick Rubin says that good art can divide the room.
I’m open to laughing at anything. I (like to think that) cultural norms do not affect my ability to find the funny, see the perspective, and enjoy the take.
Like any good art, good comedy pushes the edge. It shines a light on the absurd, at least from a point of view. The comedian using laughs to play with the emotions of the subject.
But if you’re gonna push that edge with comedy, it better be funny, or else its just tragic.
