There’s a difference between someone who’s an actor and someone who’s distinctly a theater kid, just like there’s a difference between someone who’s a musician and someone who’s distinctly a band kid, and the theater kids seem to be taking over our media institutions lately. Nobody on the current snl cast seems like a normal person with a good sense of humor - they all feel deeply sheltered and siphoned through private schools and theater camps. It’s more about taste than theater in particular too - I can’t judge people for caring about drama as an art form, but too many new celebrities and comedians seem like they can recite songs from wicked and hamilton from memory.
There’s some sort of improv corollary to this thesis as well.
shocking news: “always say yes” is not good advice for cultivating a revolutionary mindset when applied uncritically to the rest of life.
oh shit i accidentally “yes, and”-d my way into wage slavery
Yes, and now we should strangle the boss and run this thing as a cooperative.