I hate Everyone - Starting with myself

[Simon (Highwayman)]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/I-Hate-Everyo...

I listened to an interview between Joan Rivers and Pamela Stephenson Connolly the other day. Pamela is a trained clinical Psychologist.

It revealed a tortured soul in Joan Rivers.

I wonder why so many great comics are so afflicted.

[Marc]

because in a way they see through the surface to the deeper 'truths' of our world below. As do many artists and creative. And those truths ain't pretty. Humour is one way for them to deflect it, but they can never banish it

[Jamie]

I'm not even sure it's just comedians. As Marc said, creative types often seem to suffer from depression, or have mental health issues. It's almost like there's a price to be paid for the talent or the vision.

[Jim]

It might be that creativity is a symptom of underlying mental health issues?

[Marc]

Jim wrote: "It might be that creativity is a symptom of underlying mental health issues?"

see I don't buy that, that artists are more represented in mental illness statistics than say dentists, housewives or proctologists. But what artists do have is an ability to broadcast it through our art, so that it seems we are more represented, because we are able to publicise it more through our work in a way proctologists and dentists can't.

[Simon (Highwayman)]

And of course if an actor, comedian or politician have mental health problems it gets on the news. The local dentist is unlikely to attract the attention of the media.

[Marc]

Simon (Highwayman) wrote: "And of course if an actor, comedian or politician have mental health problems it gets on the news. The local dentist is unlikely to attract the attention of the media."

apart from when they fondle their female patients who they have put under anaesthetic

[Simon (Highwayman)]

Marc wrote: "apart from when they fondle their female patients who they have put under anaesthetic


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Hmm, I never thought about a career as a dentist.

[Marc]

Simon (Highwayman) wrote: "Marc wrote: "apart from when they fondle their female patients who they have put under anaesthetic


..."

Hmm, I never thought about a career as a dentist."

on an only partly related subject Simon, I PM'd you to see if like Patti you wanted a free copy of my latest collection of flash stories in Mobi format?

Just let me know either way. Cheers

[M.A.]

Aww... loved Joan Rivers, will definitely be checking out this book. You're right, Simon, there seems to be a never-ending list of tortured souls in the world of comedy. I think it's a release mechanism for them to turn to comedy.

I'll definitely miss her unique brand of wit that's for sure. R.I.P. Joannie. :-(

[Marc]

reminds me, I made a video "Flat Punchline" about an acidic old stand up comic in his dotage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep0t-...