Have you ever watched a scary movie and laughed at some psychotic scene or at how scared you got when the killer jumped out of the shadows? Or how about when you’re on a roller coaster and you’re terrified? You’ve seen countless people get on the coaster and survive as you waited in the two hour line. But, it doesn’t change the fact that when … Continue reading Laughing in the Face of Danger
My wife doesn’t think I’m funny. And that in itself is worth laughing at. Because she might be right. But, I am putting myself out here anyway because YOLO. How did I get here? When I first set out to breakthrough my resistance to public speaking, I forced myself to sign up for an open mic and I put myself down as a comedian. When … Continue reading Laughing at the Unlaughable
Laughter is Life Affirming We are living in serious times. Seriously. We are living in serious times where far too many of our minds have become places where laughter goes to die. Even as someone who was relentlessly bullied both physically and otherwise all the way into adulthood, I can see that some of our efforts to protect and/or feel safe by equating words with … Continue reading The Alchemy of Laughter
I need a reasonably decent sense of humor to do the work I do, bringing people together across differences and helping people discover their capacities to affect positive transformation in their communities. I have to see the comedy in everything even if not all of it can be turned into a joke. That is because laughter is the most effective natural tension reliever there is. … Continue reading If We Can Laugh Together, Maybe We Can Last Together
By David Nevins and Pedro Silva Laughter is the embodiment of depolarization. Just consider that in order for something to evoke laughter, it has to both have the capacity to hold tension and release tension at the same time. Like some kind of cognitive dissonance yoga, laughing requires one to hold a posture long enough to realize the benefits of the subsequent release. That’s why … Continue reading Liberation Comedy -May Laughter Set You Free
The Liberation Comedy Project 