Interview · moment 21 of 28
Comedy as Sage: Purging Society's Serious Anger
from Louis CK | The Tim Dillon Show #317 · #317
1 min
Guest
Tim frames comedy as functioning like burning sage — a ritual to purge the overblown anger from both political sides about viral figures like the shop teacher, tying back to the earlier localized stupidity bit.
- Tim compares comedy to sage-burning in LA real estate—both purge negative energy so people can move forward with their lives.
- Everybody needs to laugh at something absurd together before society can heal and reset.
sage burning in LA