"Laughter is NOT the best medicine," says comedian | Mimi Hayes | TEDxCherryCreekWomen

According to Mimi Hayes, laughter is NOT the best medicine. And she should know, she's a standup comedian with a brain injury. What's really behind jokes made at our own expense? And are we allowed to joke about having a catheter when we wake up from brain surgery? Hayes takes us into the mind of a comedian using humor to cope with trauma and the benefits (and consequences) of making light of our darkest days. Mimi Hayes became a standup comedian after having a traumatic brain injury on a blind date. She also wrote "I'll Be OK, It's Just a Hole in My Head," a humorous memoir about her diagnosis and recovery. Hayes adapted the book into a one-woman show, TV pilot, podcast, and frequently makes fun of her trauma on stages around the world. When she's not telling jokes you'll find her at the dog park or in therapy. You can follow her antics at mimihayes.com and on social media. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@cathylivingston368]

Upon receiving her terminal cancer diagnosis, my mother told to that is was okay to cry if that's how I felt. She valued my tears. She spoke about the beauty of the light that reflected off of them and shone on her feeling of darkness. She praised my tears for their haste in coming to her aid, because within them was an enormous strength, for even a single tear held the power to kill a million germs. They would cleanse my heart and cool my worried brow. She reminded me that the pendulum swings equally as far in the other direction. She'd welcome the laughter, finding humor in irony. We shouldn't feel ashamed or guilty about either. Both Joy and Sorrow ought to be welcomed, and they are meant to be shared. Whether our sobs come from laughing or crying, when we hear them coming from a place deep within, we know we have just received exactly the right dosage of "The Best Medicine,"

[@1974dodgecharger]

Is no one else reading this?

[@kimwilsonowen]

This.

[@mayaramayanthi4252]

Beautifully written.. thx Cathy

[@vuquanguco3823]

There's a tendency of actually catching real emotions among many of us. Perhaps they are the most miserable cuz their personality is gradually killing them.

[@Lastzestyperson]

Beautifully written and more valuable to me than the Ted. Thank you for sharing.

[@sammiepascual6456]

Laughter is just a temporary fix. The best medicine I ever learned in life is GRATITUDE.

[@rohitaswani8558]

That is also not the best. Best medicine is self realization.

[@sammiepascual6456]

@Rohit aswani correct. It's when you give thanks then all things work together for good.

[@vivianaramos1647]

@@rohitaswani8558 ,pero

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@rohitaswani8558]

@@sammiepascual6456 yup you are correct.

[@vanessawinkelmann7288]

I really like the message of this TedTalk ^^ Thanks for that! It's very important that we don't just laugh of our trauma before we've even processed it. But when I look through the comments I get the feeling that many people totally missed the message and just skipped to judgjng her performance as a comedian...

[@ubtpixielox]

Same…

[@kimwilsonowen]

Totally missing it. Those who have ears let them hear.

[@Quotme111]

Exactly~

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@comedianmattrossey]

That's how many people look at someone who is a comedian, they expect us to be inhuman and always be "ON", making people laugh. They don't get it that it's our job, that we get paid for it because we have the ability to make others laugh and forget their troubles for a short time. Most people seem to think that we are 25/7, (not a typo), comedians. NOPE, It's our job, which yes we choose to do, but its because we get to do something we enjoy doing. We're lucky it works for us to be able to pay our bills, and some even more than that.

[@taiweannoona1204]

"I would rather get hit by a train then solve this math problem" sounds like every activity I ever did in rehab.😂😂😂 too relatable! For those of us who tend to take life a little too serious, we are blessed when you show us how to lighten up, but it's good to remember that just because someone makes jokes about life doesnt mean that deep down inside they're doing great and handling everything like a champ. Maybe its our clue that they need a hug. Good talk. Well done Mimi!

[@mimihayesbrain]

Thank you so much for your kind words! I love you so much!!!

[@kuhttifrutti2826]

Yeah that didn't hit a bit too close for my comfort at all. Robin Williams once said something similar along the line of "if you feel bad you do all you can to make other people laugh so they don't feel the same sadness". Stay strong you beautiful brain and rock on.

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@Precious-x7s]

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[@GrowingDownUnder]

Let's be honest, she isn't very funny...but good on her for telling her story so brave

[@Precious-x7s]

*👆👆👆Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered.Words cannot express my feelings, nor my thanks for sharing your thoughts.*

[@katelynbrown98]

This is a *beautiful* talk! 🥰 Mimi, and anyone else listening in agreement with her, *do* *not* listen to the first few comments who mention how this is not a valid take. It absolutely is a valid one! Yes, levity and humor is a great coping skill, it can cause someone to agree with you (which is validation), but it does not solve all of your problems. Therapy and self-awareness is an amazing tool when life gets hard!

[@WORLDDRAMAEXPLAIN]

This is a beautiful talk .. I agree with you mam 🙂

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@mimihayesbrain]

Thank you so much. I really appreciate it :)

[@QSing999]

here is a doctor "joke" Patient: does this provide immunity? Doctor: yes but only for the manufacturer.

[@adnanhusainhakeem3043]

😂

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@comedianmattrossey]

Hey Mimi, From one comedian to another, you are totally right on the money. When I started doing StandUp in 2007, it was exhilarating and horrifying, but I totally loved the high I got from doing it, I still enjoy that high, but one thing I have noticed is that the demons I had within me years ago were bit by bit going away. In other words doing StandUp was both addictive, but more so therapeutic for me.

[@mimihayesbrain]

Thanks Matt! It’s a balance and I’m still figuring it out myself ❤️

[@comedianmattrossey]

@@mimihayesbrain It always will be a balancing act and the figuring it out will never change. Your in for the long haul if its what you really want to do.

[@jeremiahholyheeboeisrael1576]

Proverbs 14:13 [13]Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness. Ecclesiastes 2:2 [2]I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? Ecclesiastes 7:3 [3]Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

[@adamburling9551]

......

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@shiitakemushroom4281]

But I’m still gonna keep laughing 🃏

[@manujohn99]

Congrats! You are 🦯

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@oloyeart]

She is going to live long.

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@hanzlearningsolutions]

I think ppl don't realise stand up comedy is probably one of the hardest to draw the line between getting joke right or offending someone.

[@RealIllumin]

You linguistically get the joke right so it flows, you don't bother whether it "offends" someone.

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@bsx121]

Most mentally damaged comedians find validation, comfort in making ppl laugh. These woke comedians find validation in victim hood which isn't funny and nobody wins in the end

[@BigHenFor]

You're projecting your own angst on someone else. She might not be funny but we'll live. What's more important is that her message of being present and accepting of one's own suffering, and one's need for help can lead to liberation from it.

[@chrisallum9044]

@@BigHenFor She is claiming authority as a comedian. I actually looked and found nothing but this and other talks about this. Her joke in this was that of a child mocking their parents with a "silly voice". My own children wouldn't laugh at that. It's one thing to not be a good comedian or not be funny, it's another to claim authority and to speak as a comedian when you have nothing but anti-comedy speeches. She is gaslighting and views victim-hood as a virtue. It isn't, overcoming it is virtuous. That is why we admire those that for example succeed at the Paralympics and so forth

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@evrk2mounth493]

Happy new years all 🔥

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@vanessasamuel4176]

Go MIMI!!!!

[@firecrackerberry7833]

Disabled people have dark humour as a coping mechanism to get through what we get through. I think she needs to understand the science of laughter and rename her 'talk'. She's not even funny which is sad. Some of the funniest people have major mental health issues. As long as your addressing the issue seriously as well, then laughter really is the best medicine because of the endorphins that are released. I think she could probably do a motivational talk but comedy is not her calling. Glad she's alive and well regardless of my opinion of her bad comedy/message.

[@BigHenFor]

You missed the whole point. Humour is often used to deflect and distance oneself from something that seems too painful to engage with. And, in doing so, you might not seek out the help you need. Laughter is not a cure-all; nor is it always effective. It can be counter-productive if you hide behind it, and don't come to terms with your problems.

[@firecrackerberry7833]

@@BigHenFor what says you can't do both at the same time? I totally understood her point thanks but I don't agree with it all, thought my post was pretty clear? You'll find that a lot of very funny people are funny because of what has made them stronger. It doesn't mean it doesn't need to be dealt with but you can use humour and you have to understand that some people don't want to talk about the past because they want to move forward in life. What are we going to cancel comedy now because someone might get offended that some else doesn't agree? Some folk are happy to use humour and just get through the day. This isn't something you can put everyone in the same box. Those who want or need help can get it but let's not look through rose tinted glasses and not assume that everyone who is funny has traumatic past or has mental health issues that they need therapy. It's ok to disagree

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@wiki8958]

Honestly, i don't laugh alot like most do, i mean the kind of laughter that can be heard from 10 meters away or more, but still feeling happy to have smile from inside of me. Folks, Keep smiling cause it helps you be strong and find peace.

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@StrongerThanStroke]

Mimi!! This is outstanding!! 🔥❤️🔥

[@MercenaryBlackWaterz]

I'm from the future 2170 and this girl still lives and continues to make crowds cringe.

[@klimtkahlo]

2070 would be realistic but not 2170 unless humans start living 200 years… is a possibility I am hopeful for! Life is definitely too short!

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@grahammewburn]

Life is a roller coaster ride with highs and lows

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@cumulusterraticus3446]

Both compassionate help patience , finding interested honest soulmates and humor ! 🖖& to be informed in a honest straight way ! Thats important !

[@greenidgejonathan07]

She's lucky this was a ted talk

[@77confusedzombie77]

She's lucky I'm deaf

[@chrisallum9044]

I literally looked and found not one joke..her twitter was more anti-comedy for example.

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@vanessasamuel4176]

“Laughter is a gateway drug” never thought of that before but ngl makes sense

[@thisisepic3052]

I think it just works if you want to temporarily be cheered up… it doesn’t help with years of mental health issues, unfortunately.

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@jimmy1290-o9q]

Wonderful

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@archenema6792]

If she'd ever produced anything besides polite or nervous laughter in an audience, she might disagree. No mountain is too high, no river too wide, and laughing at yourself the whole way can get you over both. If you believe it's worth the effort, that is. And only if.

[@BigHenFor]

You should live a little longer before you judge.

[@archenema6792]

@@BigHenFor I'm twice her age, and probably yours, too. If you want to be a quitter, that's fine. Just don't blame anyone else, because quitters always lose alone.

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@Sol-Cutta]

@@BigHenFor well he/she is right this comedian is abysmal

[@Sol-Cutta]

That is the worst comedian I have EVER seen

[@Murrlin27]

OMG I love that book so much!

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@bradyakabardyreardon9653]

you are awesome, AND, laughter actually is pretty great medicine. we can grieve our losses and process our trauma and cry our eyes out and laugh our asses off. its not either/or. keep smiling (and crying, and laughing, etc, etc)

[@pedrobambinoperez2572]

Poor girl, one day she’ll realize comedy is not meant for her

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@valeriejoyce5407]

Thank You ✨💜✨

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@ritataylor4646]

Very fresh and addictive (like laughter).

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@jannamz5235]

I feel that a more appropriate title would have been ‘Sometimes, laughter is not the best medicine’ because laughter can help you come up for air and stop you from becoming completely overwhelmed.

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@khairulislamtuhin7457]

It’s amazing sis😘😆😆😘 Thanks to TED Talks.

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@xavierstrawn4033]

Why did Snoop Dogg have an umbrella? Because of a lil Wayne.

[@KayJayCrazy]

I don't get it. But I'ma hold on to that joke 😂

[@psychonautical6587]

KayJay Crazy A Lil’ Wayne = “a little rain”😂

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@teigh-anneshave7210]

And laughter IS the best medicine... When you laugh as a practice for no reason - like laughter yoga etc... Because what she was missing was actually laughing. When you are delivering jokes or using humour you're not the one laughing but hearing others laugh (which is good for you too). When we laugh fully for longer periods of time we can create our own pharmacy of brain chemicals... See my own tedx talk... 😂

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@donmacmilly]

If unfunny comedians live longer she is going to be immortal....

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@9885sweetpeajen85]

I loved that book! 💙 I think I still have it!

[@Precious-x7s]

*👆👆👆Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered.Words cannot express my feelings, nor my thanks for sharing your thoughts.*

[@motivationbaychannel6891]

Life is a series of baby steps along the way and if you add up these tiny little steps you take toward your goal, whatever it is, whether it’s giving up something, a terrible addiction or trying to work your way through an illness.

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@mrstinyful]

Wholesome and accurate ❤️

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@jkarasta1]

This was hard to watch, on many level’s.

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@nathanielpeters3357]

I'm here for the comments because they're funny

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@alibehboudi]

Tnx al OT Amazing

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@makovski777]

Nice lecture, stimulating our cells to think;-)Best Regards

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@aticosmos5156]

Very nice and necessary talk... I would add, I feel like jokes or the way people change subjects for the reason of well getting to more jokes ruins the potential for real conversations... Good example is Reddit, I used to find a lot of good topics coming up, but in the comment section was filled with only jokes... Great talk... Love finding these gems... Got this one on my list...

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@shilinaj2446]

amazing

[@dogschosenpeople]

Open mic nite at Ted's! Glad you are alive. Your story is painful but you powered through it anyway and are an inspiration! I think you'll be the next best comedian after Amy Schumer !

[@KayJayCrazy]

"best comedian after Amy Schumer..." Now THAT is shadyyyy 😂😂😂

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@Curtis.Carpenter]

woman, comedian. the joke just writes itself

[@jake4297]

this comment is funnier then this whole ted talk

[@gufy3079]

Wish U best

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@jessymunch6285]

Mimi, you are amazing and loved this. Congratulations on your TED Talk and move to LA just got your blog In my email and am out of the loop with no social:)

[@mimihayesbrain]

Thank you Jessy! I appreciate your support! :)

[@dayan47]

Prophet Muhammad said too much laughter deadens the heart.

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@pomskylifenova7344]

good points :)

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@kaderpolat7366]

turkce ceviri yapabilirmisiniz

[@Precious-x7s]

*👆👆👆Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered.Words cannot express my feelings, nor my thanks for sharing your thoughts.*

[@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen]

Great comedians live life on the edge. That is what makes most of them great. Living a mundane, relatively sedate life is not conducive to moments of great insight. Laughter probably isn't the best medicine for the comedian but I have to say, it is pretty damn good for the rest of us. It can lift us out of the blues and set our minds on a different track.

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@shaidatahub]

Why am i not understanding anything?

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@bobkoshy7869]

Mimi, please do not denigrate the art of stand up comedy.

[@BigHenFor]

But you get to live?

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@AlishaRoseWilson]

Ouch... Gonna need to watch some Carlin and Stanhope stand up and mix a little Gaffigan and Regan in there for a good clean high after this unfortunate routine. Happy for her overcoming such a scary experience, but stand-up is not her strong point. I have definitely been saved from my darkest moments by the sweet gospel of stand up. Tortured souls with the sharpest wit, soothing the pain with their clarity, coaxing the body into fits of laughter. The best therapy.

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@terrygill9799]

Whomever approved this one ☝️ Fire 🔥 them

[@KayJayCrazy]

Yeeeaaaa she tried it and failed 😂😂

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@2Evil2Hope]

Judging by her skill as a comedian she will live to be 200 years old.

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@juliedavis9399]

My favorite book as a child to! It’s such a real talk she’s a mad genius 🥰

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@ethelminnawalter2295]

Happiness... Laughing 😅 lots

[@Orfeu_Preto]

How cute

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@MrChampionchimp]

Her message might be good but her delivery was..to be desired

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@craigandrew1413]

Touring comedian?

[@gav25x]

Think she meant appalling

[@gav25x]

@@Dimitris_Half Easily amused

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@KLAKLAWES]

* Are u pregnant?? * Coming from Church?? * Maybe also teraphy?? Or comunity?? * Find the right one who love jesus/forgiveness?? * = a lot of patience??

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@paulgreen2416]

Laughter when you have broken ribs is so not good medicine lol

[@joejoe43200]

Lol

[@pinkguadalupe]

♥️

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@BURNINGAFROBEATS]

We under this post shall continue to keep laughing

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@drsaramostafa2319]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@Sol-Cutta]

She's actually talking about sesame streets Grover and it's the monster at the end of YOUR story...not book, and he's not a bear.Goodness

[@johncarter1150]

Joe Pera needs to have a talk with you LOL !

[@Abraxis-Gnosis]

Who told her she was a comedian?

[@jake4297]

this comment is funnier then this whole ted talk

[@prkremer]

Laughter is good medicine and I refuse to stop laughing at myself and with or at other people. This world is too ridiculous and the dystopian reality we are starting to live in and encourage is only getting more pathetically ridiculous. I will laugh as the comet strikes, as people kill each other and civilization collapses. Like all those before ‘us’ warned and foretold. Oh well. Was fun while it lasted! Thanks dear leaders!

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@mtanany6]

Most of the great comedians commit suicide, it is very painful the ones who make we laugh are the saddest peopel

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@jesusricovargas]

Awesome 🥰

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@NautiBuoy1]

This just makes me feel messed up 😔 im WAY more fusked up then this any day ,any time !! I lay awake dreaming of only being this depressed 🙄

[@teddydavid2816]

Fantastic more victims just what i needed.. you gotta love the fact that we can die and leave all this behind praise the Lord that this is not our eternal homes, thank God! I don't think i could take much more than a hundred years of this.. Sorry yall my compassion is running a little thin I must need to renew my mind by getting in the Word of God(Bible) I'm not responding in love like i should be..

[@BigHenFor]

You call God's name to make a point about not being compassionate. Nietzche would laugh at that.

[@teddydavid2816]

@@BigHenFor yup I got a long way to go I'm still being perfected in Christ. Thanks for the reminder. But i think nietzches laughing days are over if he didn't have Jesus as his Lord and savior when he died but i don't know for sure i hope he did! Thanks again for the reminder I edited my comment a little bit :)

[@teddydavid2816]

@@BigHenFor and if nietzche would laugh at me he'd be showing the same lack of compassion as I was that he would be laughing at. Therefore we both need to go back to God and learn from his wisdom to love and pray for one another and to treat other's as we would like to be treated. To respond like Jesus as He was the Word made flesh..

[@Precious-x7s]

*👆👆👆Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered.Words cannot express my feelings, nor. my thanks for sharing your thoughts..,*

[@pedrobambinoperez2572]

No worries, if good comedians live shorter lives, she will outlive Queen Elisabeth

[@Precious-x7s]

*👆👆👆Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered.Words cannot express my feelings, nor my thanks for sharing your thoughts..*

[@ChoppedByTPodcast]

“Laughter is medicine” is poor phrasing because it implies you need healing from whatever you’re laughing at… words matter. Laughter is great so long as it’s something you’ve gone through and overcome.

[@Precious-x7s]

*👆👆👆Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered.Words cannot express my feelings, nor. my thanks for sharing your thoughts,..,*

[@evadebruijn]

❣️

[@Precious-x7s]

*👆👆👆Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered.Words cannot express my feelings, nor. my thanks for sharing your thoughts..,*

[@amitendrodas5946]

right. ❤ love with love better that only lough.

[@Precious-x7s]

*👆👆👆Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered.Words cannot express my feelings, nor. my thanks for sharing your thoughts,..,*

[@amitendrodas5946]

@@Precious-x7s কে তুমি হে নন্দিনী?

[@papabear12]

She might be one of the worst "comedians" I've ever seen. It's so awkward and silent in the crowd. Cringefest.

[@RareRosebud]

I thought it was just me cringing lol. Feel bad for her

[@papabear12]

@@RareRosebud Yeah, a Ted Talk is a big deal. Hard to believe she is a touring comic though.

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@derpoltergeist8265]

YOOO NICE BRAIN COSTUME!

[@Precious-x7s]

*👆👆👆Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered.Words cannot express my feelings, nor. my thanks for sharing your thoughts,..,*

[@RyansTraining]

Her a comedian….

[@Precious-x7s]

*👆👆👆Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered.Words cannot express my feelings, nor. my thanks for sharing your thoughts..,*

[@StanzinYutung]

Oscar for this girl 🤣

[@Precious-x7s]

*👆👆👆Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered.Words cannot express my feelings, nor. my thanks for sharing your thoughts..,*

[@Abell_lledA]

One is caught up playing the impassioned protagonist in one’s Subjective Narrative of Self🎈

[@BigHenFor]

Like you?

[@Precious-x7s]

*👆👆👆Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered.Words cannot express my feelings, nor. my thanks for sharing your thoughts,..,*

[@Kamil06660]

Sorry, but to put yourself on the same position with the stand-up legends was a delusion which you demonstrated in your presentation.

[@Precious-x7s]

*👆👆👆Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered.Words cannot express my feelings, nor my thanks for sharing your thoughts.*

[@mister62085]

Patch Adams

[@Precious-x7s]

*👆👆👆Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered.Words cannot express my feelings, nor. my thanks for sharing your thoughts,..,*

[@Sol-Cutta]

Another Prozac comedian

[@China-129]

Yes, TEDx | Thanks for Your role and women do hold high positions! TEDx | Welcome to- a new history 2022- TEDx | Welcome to- a new life in a better than before 🌎! TEDx | Welcome to: your story 2022- every day! TEDx | I Thank you! TEDx | we need you. O please! TEDx | help meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!. Thank you. 🌏 # # # .

[@Precious-x7s]

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[@JenTheTG]

Not funny didn’t laugh

[@jake4297]

this comment is funnier then this whole ted talk

[@pickleostrich]

@@jake4297 thank you very cool

[@MrChampionchimp]

....

[@Hermes44444]

我跟政府貸款10萬 我不需要跟我媽講 也不需要讓我媽看我存款簿 我媽竟然跟別人講我有錢是拿她的錢 然後吿我拿她的錢對她經濟造成困擾

[@Precious-x7s]

*👆👆👆Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered.Words cannot express my feelings, nor my thanks for sharing your thoughts.*

[@freeyourmind112358]

Maybe she should stop telling jokes, because she's not funny at all

[@jrambo7495]

She's not very good.

[@Precious-x7s]

*👆👆👆Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered.Words cannot express my feelings, nor. my thanks for sharing your thoughts..,*

[@AliAlhussaini]

1:49 why women live longer than men

[@vanessawinkelmann7288]

That's just sexist.

[@AliAlhussaini]

@@vanessawinkelmann7288 bruh

[@Precious-x7s]

*👆👆👆Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered.Words cannot express my feelings, nor. my thanks for sharing your thoughts,..,*

[@Sol-Cutta]

The only thing funny about this woman is her dress sense

[@jake4297]

This women is not funny

[@33wolf33]

Is that because she’s a chick?

[@justinjames6960]

Not funny.

[@KayJayCrazy]

She should stick to school plays 😂😂

[@Precious-x7s]

*👆👆👆Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered.Words cannot express my feelings, nor. my thanks for sharing your thoughts,..,*