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He summoned some levity during a November “Today” appearance, telling Hoda Kotb his current best joke was that in four short weeks he had “gone from a Virgo to a Cancer.”

McCardle, who has also appeared in Mary Queen of Scots and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, said the brothers had created a script which found moments of levity despite the heavy subject matter.

But Ali was a comedian before he was an actor, and brought that levity with him.

That said, both musically and personally, there’s often an undercurrent of sarcasm and even some levity in and around the darkness.

This isn’t just the levity viewers are seeking, it’s the community they require.