(Full video here). We laughed out loud when we saw this riff of Charlie Chaplin whose only prop was his baggy pants and his body.
Laughing made us feel a whole lot better. As did Chaplin’s very wise words:
Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.
Looking further, we stumbled on this beautiful clip in which Charlie improvises with daring finesse and imagination. (Video link here). Perfection.
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