a kind of self-effacement, brought up to be virtuous and self-denying, and their struggle against that is maybe one thing that is funny about them."Once a week, for the past 30 years, [Garrison] Keillor has turned this neurosis into a great source of laughter and entertainment, deflecting attention from himself on to folk and bluegrass singers, sketch actors, make-believe cowboys, and, of course, the residents of a fictional corner of Minnesota called Lake Wobegon.
from John Freeman: The Times: Interview with Garrison Keillor, writer, radio presenter and champion of smalltown America
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