We are fascinated by rogues, from Chaucer's Pardoner to Del Boy. 9 We are bad at risk-assessment, and repeated surveys show that we fear crime far more than is justified.
In one trial, a white, goateed, middle-aged man came up as most resembling the young black comedian Chris Tucker — and onlookers exclaimed, "You know, I can see that."
Well in the evenings, after I finish work, seeing as I'm still new to it, I'm generally quite tired, and I enjoy watching sitcoms, some entertainment which wouldn't be too cerebral.
The beautiful thing about romantic comedies is that while they let those circumstances play out, I still know that those two people are going to be together before the credits roll.
Jim Carrey got his big break in 1990, when he landed a role on the hip new sketch comedy show In Living Color which boasted a cast of African-Americans and Carrey, the sole white guy.