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"The Big C star Laura Linney has suggested that comedy helps people to cope with reality. In the Showtime series, Linney stars as Cathy, a woman who is diagnosed with cancer. The actress has now told TV Guide that she wanted to work on the show because it deals with issues she is interested in. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve been obsessing about the limited time allotted to a human being and what we do with that time,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;I thought this was a wonderful opportunity to explore these topics, especially in the context of comedy. To me, comedy is a way to cope with reality.&amp;quot; Linney added that anyone who battles cancer, including her character Cathy, is &amp;quot;heroic&amp;quot;. However, she continued: &amp;quot;[Cathy&amp;#039;s] not unique - she&amp;#039;s one of millions of people. Hopefully she will make people ask themselves, &amp;#039;How would I behave? What would I do in that place?&amp;#039; That&amp;#039;s good enough.&amp;quot; The second season of The Big C, which features appearances from stars including Hugh Dancy and Parker Posey, airs on Mondays at 10.30pm on Showtime. &amp;gt; &amp;#039;The Big C&amp;#039; Gabourey Sidibe teases romance plot Watch the trailer for the second season of The Big C below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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