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Turning 30, Stand-Up Comedy, and What Makes Tom Holland Laugh
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Amy's closing question — what makes Tom laugh? — produces the episode's most philosophical answer. Tom says his favorite night out is a comedy club, and he's unapologetic about it: stand-up is the bravest art form, he argues, because unlike film acting there is no safety net of crew, cue, or second take. [1] — Tom Holland "My favorite night out is to go to the comedy club. I think it is the bravest form of art in our world." 1:09:08 He recalls being taken backstage at The Comedy Store by his father as a boy — seeing comedians in anoraks eating packed lunches before walking out, nailing their set, and heading off to the next venue — and realizing how much of the work in film acting is done for him by a massive support apparatus. His father is his hero: tenacious, positive, never bringing bad gigs home. As for turning 30, Tom is both nostalgic and genuinely excited: he's been 'the young one' on every set his whole career, and he's ready to be a young man rather than a kid.
