Merry Heart is good medicine
A Visit With Native Comedian Marc Yaffee
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"All humor is free," says Marc Yafee. "So, if you're cheap and or broke, you can still laugh. You don't need a Cobell check or a ticket to a comedy club to laugh with your friends, so it's NDN friendly. Humor helps people get through pain and uncomfortable situations. And we all know Indians have been through a lot of that the last few hundred years. Humor to Indians means that no matter how rough your life or situation is, you can always ease pain through laughter.
DK: You've made us laugh a lot on PBS, "Comics Unleashed," "The Latino Laugh Festival," on the Showtime special, "Goin' Native: The American Indian Comedy Slam" and on the "Powwow Comedy Jam!" What are you smiling about these days?
MY: Oh man, all sorts of fun stuff. I'm moving down to L.A., I'm working on some really fun script projects and I finally bought some new socks.
DK: You've got some big news, right? Ready to reveal?
MY: Yes, "Almost American". It's a comedy about a Native comedian teaching a citizenship class to new immigrants from all over the world. It's similar to the "Welcome...
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