Ideas worth spreading

Comedy is translation

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Chris Bliss |

TEDxRainier

• December 2011

Every act of communication is, in some way, an act of translation. Writer Chris Bliss talks about the way that great comedy can translate deep truths for a mass audience.

Every act of communication is, in some way, an act of translation. Writer Chris Bliss talks about the way that great comedy can translate deep truths for a mass audience.

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Chris Bliss explores the inherent challenge of communication, and how comedy opens paths to new perspectives.

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