A VENTRILOQUIST WITH A WOODEN DUMMY ENTERTAINING A CROWD
Emotional expressiveness. Developing an exaggerated but effective social persona. Politically or socially conscious humor. Tailoring one's message to the consciousness of the audience. Developing an audience that will let one go all the way. Unabashed honesty. Letting it all hang out (tasteless and dissolute). Personality disintegration. Spiritual mediumship. Getting people to relax their ego boundaries. Insouciance. Dry wit. Wise cracks. Commentary from the sidelines. Gentle correctives to public consciousness. Restoring a more sane perspective. Sharpening or clarifying the picture. Making a statement with one's life. Existential relevance.