Season 2 of “Derek,” the extraordinary Netflix series created by and starring Ricky Gervais, reminds us again that comedy and compassion are not mutually exclusive. An especially poignant scene in the finale featuring Broad Hill Care Home manager Hannah, played…
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Some people deliberately make provocative statements just to stir things up. Political talk show hosts do it all the time. Reality TV show “actors” do it. And so do writers, especially in this day when successful journalism is gauged by…
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There’s nothing quite like observational humor to give perspective to life’s biggest challenges – health and aging. For example, Jim Gaffigan confided, “The problem is, I’d have to work out twice a day just to look out of shape.” Louis…
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