It’s not so much about older people losing their sense of humour, as about changes in how they can use and enjoy it.
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Director Natalie Bailey’s directorial debut starring New Zealand’s comic actor Jackie van Beek is subtly confronting in its exploration of various taboo topics.
Trump’s ‘dark play’ energises his voter base, but it also dangerously blurs the line between joke and reality.
Humour plays a role in our collective memory of historical events, especially disasters. Public reactions to the Titan’s implosion were reminiscent of comments that followed the sinking of the Titanic.
Larry David has called time on the misanthropic cult TV comedy classic after 12 seasons and 120 episodes.
At its best, comedy can bridge, unite and heal, rather than divide, bully and perpetuate the very ills that it is uniquely equipped to help us solve.
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