The Fix on Netflix
Hello funny people. Did you know April, along with it's many other designations is National Humor Month? I didn't know until six days ago. With that in mind, let me share a few thoughts with you.
The Coronavirus has many of us stuck at home.
While some of us are still putting in the hours by working remotely, a lot of people are house-bound without anything except the fear of impending death to occupy their minds (if you reading this, and you're one of them, get a hobby. It might just save your life).
Between the constant stream of bad news our media (both traditional and social), continues to throw our way and the mounting tension, I'm sure, the cabin fever of being boxed in imposes on us, anxiety is only layering more heavily on our minds.
As someone who has had to cope with an extra anxious mind his whole life, I've found means of coping over the years. One of the best way, I've always found, to combat and relieve this anxiety however has been to do one thing.
(No, it's not what you're thinking...although, I've heard that works too.)
My personal treatment for anxiety is simple: laughter.
Now, you may be rightly asking, "Well, Ian, that's a swell suggestion, but how the hell am I supposed to do that with all this bullshit occupying my attention?" I'm glad you asked, imaginary reader. In fact, it's in anticipation of that very question that I've marshaled a response. If you're looking for something that will occupy your attention and give you the giggles, look no further than a show on Netflix called The Fix.
If there are any Americans reading this at the moment wondering what the hell kind of show The Fix is, let me explain. The Fix is, what's known in Britain, as a "panel show," a type of show we don't really have here in the states. Essentially, you have 5-7 people, specifically 5-7 comedians, convene to "talk" about...something. There's, at least, three regulars, plus a host, and as they "talk" about their subject, they crack jokes. It's an ideal vehicle for comedy.
Now, specifically in the case of The Fix, the show has four regulars. Two are team captains D.L. Hughley, one of the Original Kings of Comedy, Canadian comic, Katherine Ryan. The third is fact-dropping statistician Mona Chalabi, and fourth, and finally, is the host, British comic, Jimmy Carr, who is much less rude on this show than he is doing his stage act.
The premise behind the fix is a simple one. The five comics first select a subject, a big issue facing humanity on a global scale. They spend roughly 20 minutes of the 30-minute-long show discussing (and joking) the topic in question. Finally, each team of two comics, one led by Hughley and one led by Ryan, then propose a solution--a fix--to the aforementioned problem. The studio audience, after having heard both proposals, then votes on which solution they liked more.
And that's it. That's the show.
Some of the topics the panel discuss are one we all know are issues we're constantly facing. These include social media, climate change, immigration, and gentrification among others, and the jokes are amazing.
In fact, I'd say this is the ideal show to watch at the moment. The Fix does what comedy at its best can do. It takes subjects that are indeed, undoubtedly serious, and gives you a new fun, wry lens through which to view them. It lets you see the funny-side to what might otherwise be a B.F.D. At a time like this, we need more of this, so please, take a look at The Fix.
The Coronavirus has many of us stuck at home.
While some of us are still putting in the hours by working remotely, a lot of people are house-bound without anything except the fear of impending death to occupy their minds (if you reading this, and you're one of them, get a hobby. It might just save your life).
Between the constant stream of bad news our media (both traditional and social), continues to throw our way and the mounting tension, I'm sure, the cabin fever of being boxed in imposes on us, anxiety is only layering more heavily on our minds.
As someone who has had to cope with an extra anxious mind his whole life, I've found means of coping over the years. One of the best way, I've always found, to combat and relieve this anxiety however has been to do one thing.
(No, it's not what you're thinking...although, I've heard that works too.)
My personal treatment for anxiety is simple: laughter.
Now, you may be rightly asking, "Well, Ian, that's a swell suggestion, but how the hell am I supposed to do that with all this bullshit occupying my attention?" I'm glad you asked, imaginary reader. In fact, it's in anticipation of that very question that I've marshaled a response. If you're looking for something that will occupy your attention and give you the giggles, look no further than a show on Netflix called The Fix.If there are any Americans reading this at the moment wondering what the hell kind of show The Fix is, let me explain. The Fix is, what's known in Britain, as a "panel show," a type of show we don't really have here in the states. Essentially, you have 5-7 people, specifically 5-7 comedians, convene to "talk" about...something. There's, at least, three regulars, plus a host, and as they "talk" about their subject, they crack jokes. It's an ideal vehicle for comedy.
Now, specifically in the case of The Fix, the show has four regulars. Two are team captains D.L. Hughley, one of the Original Kings of Comedy, Canadian comic, Katherine Ryan. The third is fact-dropping statistician Mona Chalabi, and fourth, and finally, is the host, British comic, Jimmy Carr, who is much less rude on this show than he is doing his stage act.
The premise behind the fix is a simple one. The five comics first select a subject, a big issue facing humanity on a global scale. They spend roughly 20 minutes of the 30-minute-long show discussing (and joking) the topic in question. Finally, each team of two comics, one led by Hughley and one led by Ryan, then propose a solution--a fix--to the aforementioned problem. The studio audience, after having heard both proposals, then votes on which solution they liked more.
And that's it. That's the show.
Some of the topics the panel discuss are one we all know are issues we're constantly facing. These include social media, climate change, immigration, and gentrification among others, and the jokes are amazing.
In fact, I'd say this is the ideal show to watch at the moment. The Fix does what comedy at its best can do. It takes subjects that are indeed, undoubtedly serious, and gives you a new fun, wry lens through which to view them. It lets you see the funny-side to what might otherwise be a B.F.D. At a time like this, we need more of this, so please, take a look at The Fix.
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