“That week you could have scored big in a rent-a-baby trade” Ann Nelson, The Guys

 

I really like this excerpt from The Guys; it was a sort of comic relief to break up the very intense beginning to the play. The play starts with Joan describing the events of September 11, it gets really heated and makes you ask questions to yourself about the event, and what your gut reactions were. She then breaks this intense moment by dropping this line, which you don’t know if you should see it as being funny or to be offended. I took as funny, and she was trying to break up the intensity of the play. The play also went on to become a lot more intense, just without the comic relief.

September 11 was a very mournful day and that carried over to a very mournful many weeks. This excerpt was the author’s interpretation on something that might make people cheer up, even if just for a little bit. Who mean who doesn’t love babies’ right?  Babies in times of mourning are kind of like soul food when you are away from home. I really like this reference as a way to grieve but also as brief instance of comic relief.

 I am an avid supporter of comic relief in times of intense action. I don’t know bout anyone else but in hard times or intense moments, I tend to squirm around. I don’t really like them at all; I don’t deal with them very well either. This is the sole reason why I really like this piece of text.

This is a portion of my blog that I don’t really know how much I will really try and incorporate into my writing. I am not really a funny guy, but I try to be, I don’t know how it will come off to other people. I do really like I though when it happens in other peoples work. When I do eventually have to write something serious I will however attempt to use this tactic to ease the tension of the moment.

 

“This week sales potatoes and butter went up”

(I think it is probably best if I stay away from humor)