Humor is an affirmation of dignity a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him.
Humor results when society says you can't scratch certain things in public...
In the sixties everyone you knew became famous. My flatmate was Terence Stamp. My barber was Vidal Sassoon. David Hockney did the menu in a restaurant I went to. I didn't know anyone unknown who didn't become famous.
