“Humor gives me release. Sometimes there’s just too much tension and you have to let it go. Laughter is such a great natural physical response to do that.”
Humor has been a tool for success for Alexis Wilkinson, and not just a tool for survival. She writes for Brooklyn Nine-Nine and previously wrote for VEEP, a job that she got right out of college, at the age of 22. And, before that, she made headlines as the first African-American woman to be president of Harvard Lampoon magazine.
[S2] Hari Kondabolu: Comedy Is Therapeutic but Not Therapy
[S2] Sam Sanders: If I Can Laugh With You, I Can See You
[S2] Terry McMillan: Humor Is a Form of Hope
[S2] Amichai Lau-Lavie: Deep Laughter in the Place of the Deepest Pain
[S2] Heidi N. Moore: When It Comes to Finance and Comedy, It’s All About Patterns
[S2] Daniel José Older: How We Love Is by Roasting Each Other
[S2] Maureen Craig: This Strange, Peculiar Family I Call Mine
[S2] Lalo Alcaraz: We Have Entered the Satire Dimension
[S2] Emily Nagoski: Laughter Is Like Orgasm
[S2] Lindy West: Comedy Helps Us Love Our Bodies
[S2] Derrick Clements: Humor Can Break Down Barriers of Pride
[S2] Margaret Cho: The Deep Connection Between Anger and Humor
[S2] Jonny Sun: Jokes Make the World a Little Less Lonely
Season 2 Preview — Humor as a Tool for Survival
[S1] Mike Stavlund: Running is an Inherent Good
[S1] Justin Whitaker: ChiRunning: A Sitting Meditation
[S1] Sarah Khasawinah: Active Freedom
[S1] Roger Joslin: Preparing for Both the Run and the Prayer
[S1] Mallary Tenore: I Always Think of My Mom When I'm Running
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