Hey, blathering's the whole point, around here. :) You might want also to check out some of the blogs on my friendslist - there's usually a decent discussion of the creative process going on somewhere.
I agree that there's very often a defensive element to comedy - if not against emotional pain, then at least against intellectual aggravation. The need to deflate pomposity - or just plain banality - and expose absurdity can be equally imperative.
As I mentioned above, I think I'm more about the latter. It is perhaps rooted at least partially in a strong aversion to pity, self- or otherwise. (As distinct from mercy, or compassion, which are two very different things.)
Really, though, not so much with the challenging upbringing myself. A bit rocky, perhaps; certainly nothing to write Oprah-worthy memoirs over. One of my particular struggles with the creative process, in fact, is trying to extract novelty and insight out of your basic suburban WASP childhood. Douglas Copeland seems to have that market about cornered. :)
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Re: You're welcome
Date: 2008-07-28 09:49 pm (UTC)I agree that there's very often a defensive element to comedy - if not against emotional pain, then at least against intellectual aggravation. The need to deflate pomposity - or just plain banality - and expose absurdity can be equally imperative.
As I mentioned above, I think I'm more about the latter. It is perhaps rooted at least partially in a strong aversion to pity, self- or otherwise. (As distinct from mercy, or compassion, which are two very different things.)
Really, though, not so much with the challenging upbringing myself. A bit rocky, perhaps; certainly nothing to write Oprah-worthy memoirs over. One of my particular struggles with the creative process, in fact, is trying to extract novelty and insight out of your basic suburban WASP childhood. Douglas Copeland seems to have that market about cornered. :)