It is interesting that in drama, tragedy is treated in a very light hearted way, and comedy is presented very seriously. This is because if you laugh at yourself, no one will laugh at you. I found this when I was teaching school and had developed alopecia and the back of my head became bald. I noticed that when I turned to the blackboard, some students laughed at me. I turned and told them that for me it is hair today and gone tomorrow and from now on I can give them only the bald facts. We all had a laugh and no one ever laughed at me again.
But a comedian who is light-hearted and laughs at his own jokes will bomb and die on stage, because no one will laugh. But get a comedian who tells his jokes with a serious, poker face, and people will fall off their seats laughing.
Shakespeare was a genius at it. In Macbeth, the moment the king was being murdered, the scene changed to two fools at the castle gate speaking total nonsense. But we are not laughing because we are aware of the dark deed that is being performed inside the castle.
Then there is the cry, "Out damned spot!" and a little black and white dog runs out.
So on a thread where there are significant differences of opinion and the observance of very negative occult kundalini manifestations, humour keeps us balanced. I was a District Court Victim Advisor, dealing with domestic violence victims, and I, along with the other advisers had to go to supervision counselling every couple of months, to ensure that the very negative situations did not affect us emotionally or mentally. My sense of humour in the office was noted as a positive aspect of my performance appraisal in that often it lightened the mood of the office, especially in times when our clients were seriously injured or murdered by their abusive partners.
A funny episode though was when I read the summary of facts about two people who had a major fist fight right in the middle of a Mormon church service! Now, that was funny...in my warped mind at least!