The Real talk show host LoniLove shares her journey from the projects to daytime television — and how laughter has been her medicine and can be yours too!
"It makes you see things differently. Plus, it's some form of exercise, because as you're laughing, you're moving your stomach and your head. You are breathing differently too. It puts your mind into a different space.
" Love experienced her own challenging times growing up. In writing her memoir,"I Tried to Change So You Don't Have To," Love talked about finding ways to laugh through hardship. "My life was not the best upbringing. I come from very humble beginnings — at times, a very violent past. Even with all of that, I was able to get out of the projects during the crack era, go to college, and become an entertainer." Love, who was once an electrical engineer, became a comedian because she aspired to make people feel good. "I wanted to help them escape, to be a person that could help people get away from their problems just for a moment. I really do believe that laughter is the best medicine. I remember my mom repeating a saying that would always stay with me — laugh to keep from crying! And that's exactly what I like doing with audiences.""I joke about everything. I am very self-deprecating. When people say to me you don't look your age, or you seem younger than what you are, it's because I really do have a good sense of humor, which I have strived to develop."affecting the world and people getting sick and dying, finding the funny in everyday life has been challenging, she acknowledged. "I do tend to take on a lot; I was looking at the news and started worrying. As were my friends, who usually call me to get support. But I realized I couldn't let it all get to me." While people have felt lonely and disconnected during the pandemic, comedians have been able to offer some comfort to audiences, noted Love. "There was this feeling like, even though it's sickness and illness and we're isolated, we were really trying to find some good in it to support people. We started making fun of the fact that on Zoom calls, we weren't wearing pants." She continued,"The whole country was trying to understand that life as we knew it was immensely changing. Comedians would do memes or talk about certain things discreetly — like joking how we're all surgeons now or something like that. I think it helped a lot of people deal with their feelings." It was hilarious to Love when many areas ran out of toilet paper and were on the lookout for it."Who would ever have thought that real life could be so funny?" she asked.
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