By Felice León ·Updated July 18, 2023
Comedians Deon Cole and Affion Crockett have a superpower—they make people laugh. Raucously.
While professional comedians most certainly have a great talent—a blessing even—providing their audience with moments of joy and light, particularly in dark moments, they also feel deeply. And some of these feelings and experiences hurt. Sometimes, these ‘funny people’ don’t feel like laughing.
“Everybody thinks that I’m supposed to be funny. They
