“My humour has always come from anger, but I have to make sure I don't just get angry and jump on a soapbox.”
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Good satire comes from anger. It comes from a sense of injustice, that there are wrongs in the world that need to be fixed. And what better place to get that well of venom and outrage boiling than a newsroom, because you're on the front lines.
Humor can be an incredible, lacerating and effective weapon.
One problem with age is that patience begins to ebb.
My books are shelved in different places, depending on the bookstore. Sometimes they can be found in the Mystery section, sometimes in the Humor department, and occasionally even in the Literature aisle, which is somewhat astounding.