If you have a chance, rut around your attic and look through some of your old high school books.
If you’re fortunate, you will find an old dog-eared copy of Aristophanes’ play The Clouds.
Reread this book and spend some time on considering the why behind Aristophanes’ brutal caricature of Socrates. You will be reminded that the purpose of comedy isn’t just to make people laugh; that’s just a tool of comedy. Rather, the purpose of comedy is to act as a check against the elite, the powerful, and the privileged.
Any society that reacts to the mockery of its rulers (political or cultural) with violence is well on its way to tyranny.