As soon as I go into a dark subject, like discussing the people I've loved and lost, I off-road into absurdist comedy perversion. It's both a means of protection and a kind of denial, a blessing and a curse. Wait, it's not a blessing at all. I guess it would be a bad habit and a curse.
Interpretation
This quote suggests that using humor can be a coping mechanism for dealing with difficult emotions related to loss.
In this quote, Bob Saget reflects on how he navigates the painful subjects of love and loss by veering into absurdist comedy. He acknowledges that this approach serves both as a protective barrier against the heaviness of such topics and as a form of denial, indicating a complex relationship between humor, pain, and coping mechanisms. Ultimately, he questions the value of this habit, suggesting that while it might provide momentary relief, it also carries negative implications.
In practice
Using this quote during a stand-up comedy show to emphasize the healing power of laughter.
Comedians' first ten minutes usually stay with them the first several years of their career. It's their mission statement. Their disclaimer that lets people know who they are. Or were. It's also a good time to make fun of your name if you have a funny or strange one.
A brown spotted lady-bug climbed the dizzy height of a grass blade, and Tom bent down close to it and said, "Lady-bug, lady-bug, fly away home, your house is on fire, your children's alone," and she took wing and went off to see about it -- which did not surprise the boy, for he knew of old that this insect was credulous about conflagrations, and he had practised upon its simplicity more than once.
Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry.
If you have to dry the dishes (Such an awful boring chore) If you have to dry the dishes ('Stead of going to the store) If you have to dry the dishes And you drop one on the floor Maybe they won't let you Dry the dishes anymore
Nothing is so aggravating as calmness. There is something positively brutal about the good temper of most modern men.
Well, I mean, if a joke or humor is bawdy, it's got to be funny enough to warrant it. You can't just have it bawdy or dirty just for the sake of being that - it's got to be funny.
As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot.
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