Indeed. most comics induce a kind of 'pain' quotient in their comedy, as the standard equation most touted being 'pain=comedy'. Or I guess tragedy can equal comedy... Sound's like Woody Allen's 'Crimes and Misdemeanors' where Alan Alda's pompous character was trying to define comedy as 'tragedy plus time'. I guess what I mean is most comics come from a painful upbringing of some sort. Writers too; it seems a lot of creative drive can be gotten from a, oh let's say 'challenging' upbringing. I hope this was not the case with you, but likely there is always something there to cull a story - or driving muse - from. Sorry to blather on, don't get to much opportunity to chat about the creative process. :)