As to that... I've just checked - he's answered me!
Here's the info:
I asked:
"I work in healthcare (and will shortly become a qualified nurse on a Dementia Assessment Unit) and I'm a big advocate of "humour and laughter therapy". As a comedian yourself, may I ask do you find using humour and laughter can help with caring? I have shared many a joke with patients and feel that it has excellent therapeutic value.
Neil Baxter, Bolton"
And this is the reply:
"Yes I do. I have never thought that laughter was the opposite of seriousness. The opposite of seriousness is triviality which is a completely different matter. During the course of my film, we had a lot of laughs and I’m not embarrassed about that. It’s one of the ways we recognize the humanity in each other."
Interesting reply and very well put I reckon.
One flaw though... it's got me down as BOLTON!!!
Must be because we have a Bolton postcode... but I'm still closer to Wigan than Bolton!
His replies are all worth reading... he seems to be a chap that obviously cares - we could do with more like him!
Here's the link again so you can see all his replies... it saves you having to scroll back if yer lazy like me:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,616-2090942,00.html
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