But tragedy is if I'll cut my finger, a paper cut. I'll look at it for hours. What I think I'm trying to illustrate is the innate, incredible selfishness, the love for ourselves and every human being.

It's not that I don't love "Lear." I do, passionately. But as I grow older, I grow more firmly convinced that comedy is truer to life than tragedy, not just onstage but in all the narrative art forms.

After the death of her father, 28-year-old Alyssa Limperis is making laugh-out-loud comedy with her mother. Newsletters Amazon Prime Day Share a News Tip Featured ...

For the vast majority of stand-ups in comedy clubs, addressing tragedy that evokes sorrow and fear can backfire. Louis Lee, owner of Minneapolis's Acme Comedy Co., ...

Comedy and Tragedy Most people find the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon nothing to laugh about. Many talk shows and comedy clubs have found humor has now become a difficult ...

In my mind, a tragedy was something that made you cry, and a comedy was something that made you laugh — thus the laughing and crying masks. It was only later that I learned there was a little ...