Hari Kondabolu, Lindy West, et al. Humor as a Tool for Survival

Published: June 8, 2017, 3:42 p.m.

b'Humor lifts us up but it also underscores what\\u2019s already great; it connects us with others and also brings us home to ourselves. And like everything meaningful, it\\u2019s complex and nuanced \\u2014 it can be fortifying or damaging, depending on how we wield it. But as a tool for survival, humor is elemental. We explore this idea with a rabbi who started out in drag, comedians, an NPR host, writers of sci-fi/fantasy, social commentary, and the TV show Veep.'