{"id":652,"date":"2026-05-21T18:59:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T18:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=652"},"modified":"2026-05-21T18:59:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T18:59:44","slug":"whats-made-you-laugh-lately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=652","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Made You Laugh Lately?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-359867\">\n<div class=\"entry-content article-body\">\n<div class=\"hero-image hero-image-main hero-image-main3 \">\n<div class=\"one-one-ratio\">\n<div class=\"hero-retio\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-image-hide=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/joanna-goddard-anton-1-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Joanna Goddard anton\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-359869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/joanna-goddard-anton-1-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/joanna-goddard-anton-1-362x483.jpeg 362w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/joanna-goddard-anton-1-680x907.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/joanna-goddard-anton-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/joanna-goddard-anton-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/joanna-goddard-anton-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/joanna-goddard-anton-1-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/joanna-goddard-anton-1-1272x1696.jpeg 1272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been anxious my whole life, but recently it\u2019s has been spiking more than usual. I\u2019m not sure why \u2014 allergies? perimenopause? my new birth control pill? \u2014\u00a0but whatever reason, it\u2019s annoying. I\u2019ve tried my usual tactics, like taking long walks, hanging out with my kids, and reading <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/editors-picks\/\" target=\"_blank\">books I\u2019m really into<\/a>. And yet!<\/p>\n<p>One thing that did help last night was watching comedy sketches. This one with Maya scatting in PEN15 really made me laugh, so much so that Anton came into my room to ask what was so funny; and when I showed him, he loved it, too.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"rMJOPZrzhps\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Scatting her heart out \ud83d\ude02 #MayaErskine #Pen15 #Hulu\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rMJOPZrzhps?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>What has made you laugh lately? And what helps when you\u2019re feeling anxious? I\u2019d love to hear\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>P.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2025\/03\/18\/whats-made-you-laugh-lately\/\" target=\"_blank\">Five more funny things<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2023\/10\/03\/what-has-made-you-laugh-lately-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">three hilarious TV scenes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>(Top photo of Anton and me on <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2024\/08\/02\/have-a-delicious-weekend-19\/\" target=\"_blank\">the North Fork<\/a>.) <\/p>\n<section class=\"article-meta aside-meta\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2026\/05\/21\/pen15-funniest-scene-dinner-table\/#comments\"><\/p>\n<p><span>81<\/span> COMMENTS<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2026\/05\/21\/pen15-funniest-scene-dinner-table\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve been anxious my whole life, but recently it\u2019s has been spiking more than usual. 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