Humor is a good, albeit tricky way to deal with our stressful times. Another popular (and potentially tricky) stress reliever: sex.
A New York magazine blog rounds up some comedians’ best routines involving the recession. My favorite:
“How about these billionaires killing themselves? They lose their money and they kill themselves. How insulting is this?! They’d rather die than live like us. ‘You want me to eat at Applebee’s? I don’t think so.’” —Tom Papa, comedian, actor, The Informant with Matt Damon, coming out September 18