Andrei Tsekhovsky in his solo "1.25" organizes a tour of the dark side of life: here the traffic policeman on the road is the pinnacle of hardship, and the advice "the universe does not send unnecessary" sounds like a good threat. The hero's life is much more interesting than any self-help marathon: the gym neighbors with diagnoses, and sincerity is the only dope in a world of romantic betrayals and chronic bureaucracy.
All that's left is honesty and sarcasm, of which there always seems to be a little more than the norm. It's on these turns that the habit of laughing to stay on one's feet - especially when no other options are offered.
