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Lynda Barry

I need to be cheered up a lot. I think funny people are people who need to be cheered up.

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Lynda Barry suggests that people who make others laugh often do so because they themselves feel sad or down and want to feel better. She connects the act of being funny with a personal need for emotional support or comfort.

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