Depression memes, cultural mental-health bonding, and outlandish stand ups: a meditation on mental health and inappropriate jokes
(Initially published on my old blog, December 2019). This version is slightly revised.
Content note: this contains brief discussions/mention about intense topics, e.g. suicide and sexual assault. There are discussions of these issues and how they relate to comedy.
photo: a scene from Bojack Horseman, a dark-comedic television favourite of chronically depressed millennials