My father was a really funny guy. He lived a good long life. And he was the reason I wanted to be funny and become a comedian and a comedy writer, so to say that he's somewhat of a mythic figure in my life would be an understatement.
And you can't hide in a comedy scene either. You have to give in to the scene and commit.
Purring would seem to be, in her case, an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow.

