AGREED. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Too serious about something makes it all seem common place, part of the new normal. Levity, humnor, and smiles add joy to what is otherwise terrifying.
If I want serious, then tune in the radio, the TV, the cable.
The original poster is lucky not to have cable. They would have been subjected to Shep Smith and his attempts at trying to be poignant. As much as he tries, he could never match an off the cuff comment like Jim McKay. Shep probably writes “fan fiction” for Grey’s Anatomy!