A Fly in Our Tea stems from an in-depth exploration of the role of humour in the human condition, offering a serious reflection on the subject. Is it humour that sets us humans apart?
In a present overshadowed by the collapse of nature, civilisation and relative peace, what is the role of humour? Are we losing the ability to laugh at ourselves?
And are we becoming more ridiculous? Do we need humour as much as we need air to breathe? Is humour our escape to cope with the times we live in? Or does it merely represent a nervous, neurological, physiological response to particular situations? Is humour universal? Are there cultural forms of humour? Identity-based ones? Are there limits to humour? Is there humour without a critical function? Is there humour that is not resistance? Is there humour that is not a weapon to minimise fear and reduce it to ridicule? Is there humour capable of taming death?
