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Chris Farley and Robin Williams have to be the canonical example of this.


How many thousands of entertainers and comedians are neutral or happy but we never hear about because that’s less interesting than the Sad Clown narrative?


That's true for everyone, right?

Nobody sees a psychiatrist because they're happy all the time.


how many people think they're smart because they can point out possibilities that go against the grain?

It gets old, seriously. The sad clown narrative never implied no one who is funny is happy, get over yourself.


I actually think I'm pretty stupid.


Lenny Bruce, John Belushi, Sam Kennison, probably Andy Kaufman if cancer hadn't killed him first. Anthony Bourdain.


Also Jim Carrey


Mitch Hedberg.




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