Monday, 14 November 2011

The importance of laughter

Hello blog fans, it's been a bit of a while hasn't it? Sorry about that. But I come to you with a blog! Admittedly there will be the usual lack of intelligent content, sorry about that, but this blog is to be about laughing.

Now, I laugh easily and often. Like many people I have a variety of laughs too. Sometimes I giggle, sometimes I make a really weird noise in the back of my throat a bit like a seal being stepped on, sometimes I laugh properly.

I once had my proper laugh described as being a manly pub laugh. The kind that men do (in pubs) where they throw their heads back and almost bellow out a HAR HAR HAR entirely earnestly. I like that.

I'd also like to think this makes me a good audience member, especially for things like comedy. Sometimes it takes one person who laughs loudly to coerce the rest of the audience into joining in. Sometimes you're the only one in the room quite clearly pissing themselves which can be somewhat awkward, but mostly it's good.

I've been through enough gigs now to know that it's more fun all around if everyone is laughing, and if it takes one loud laugh to boost that off, then I don't think thats a problem.

(Although it is slightly awkward if you're working on a show and people keep turning to the back because they can hear you, but that's another matter.)

What about you reader? What's your laugh like?

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