For someone inclined to "inhale the raw material of life and exhale a comedy routine or a story", playwriting was a natural refuge.

对于有“吸入生活的原材料并呼出一套喜剧剧目或是一个故事”倾向的人来说，编剧是一种天然的庇护所。

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In 2006, Kane played this material too broadly, overexploiting a natural gift for grotesque physical comedy: his father was a hulking deformed monster, the Guardianistas fey fools, skipping across the stage.

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For example, in certain countries, we had to write our comedy material out word for word so local government authorities could review it for appropriateness before a show.

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