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Once upon a time, i was a depressed student sitting in a study bedroom in a Hall of Residence. I was going through a particularly morose phase sitting at a desk and listlessly pulled open a drawer to its fullest extent, only to find that at the back, someone had written "CAPTAIN KIRK, STARDATE 5431.6"
(couldn't swear to the number). This made my evening and cheered me up no end.
So, what if the likes of Beachy Head or the Brooklyn Bridge had constant stand up comedy routine going on there? There would be people there to help, perhaps professional talker-downers and it wouldn't increase the death rate. So, instead of touring the country and going to the Albert Hall or the Edinburgh Fringe or the Leicester Comedy Festival, comedians could routinely play suicide spots.
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[This annotation has declared independence, and has
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Clearly this idea is a popular suicide spot, [MB]. |
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Shirley these could just be stainless steel plates with funny jokes written on them? |
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They could be those too, [phoenix]. In fact, maybe they should print jokes on razor blades. |
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I think the "randomness" of finding something when
one is right at the brink, is what makes it more life
saving, more so than the content of what is seen.
(just my opinion, but I still think it's a positive
idea.+) |
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Hey! Your killin' me here! |
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I'm just thinking hopeully the suicidal guy
doesn't sit on the front row and get
humiliated. |
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Hey! A funny thing happened tonight
on the way to jump off the bridge... |
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Funny thing is, depression is higher amongst comedians and
comics than it is in the general population. |
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It would be depressing, wouldn't it, if you were going through the routine at Beachy head, and your audience was busily throwing itself off the cliff. |
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Kind of a Dog Whisperer Make-Me-Laugh reality show called
Leaper Keepers. Contestant comedians have to make suicidal
audience members laugh or they jump. |
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Goal 1) Make the person forget their problems |
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Goal 2) Promptly remind them to hold onto the bridge railings... [+] |
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I'm thinking of the bit of Barry Cryer's memoir where he
describes the Windmill Theater: he claimed that going on
with the act, no matter how bad the audience reaction, is
something a comedian needs to learn. In this case, it's the
audience that does the dying, but the principle's the same.
In after years, when the younger comics are buying you
drinks, you could boast about playing Beachy Head or the
Golden Gate. |
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