"Earth? Don' t enjoy it too much." Robin Williams' mastery already evident in first minute of career

by Wijbrand Schaap
12 August 201430 March 2022
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Er is al heel veel gezegd over Robin Williams. En waarom het erg is dat hij dood is. Blijft over het beeld dat de beste humor niet zonder een inktzwarte achtergrond kan bestaan. Humor is dan een ideaal middel om je duistere kant de baas te kunnen. Hoe duisterder, hoe meer humor, dus. Stephen Fry spreekt over de extremiteiten van dit fenomeen: de bipolaire stoornis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqMcAeLWO9c
Robin Williams also suffered from bipolar disorder.
Maar in 1978 wisten we dat nog niet....

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Wijbrand Schaap

Cultural journalist since 1996. Worked as theatre critic, columnist and reporter for Algemeen Dagblad, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, Rotterdams Dagblad, Parool and regional newspapers through Associated Press Services. Interviews for TheaterMaker, Theatererkrant Magazine, Ons Erfdeel, Boekman. Podcast maker, likes to experiment with new media. Culture Press is called the brainchild I gave birth to in 2009. Life partner of Suzanne Brink roommate of Edje, Fonzie and Rufus. Search and find me on Mastodon.View Author posts

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