Comic dramatists such as Aristophanes also dealt with serious issues of human striving and responsible behavior.  They took savage delight in lampooning the public and political figures of their time, no different that the ridicule we subject a politician during a campaign year.  

And no different politicians ridiculing the foibles of prominent public figures and calling attention to the absurd consequences of ill considered actions.

To what extent could human beings act as responsible agent in society?  What was their proper role when they confronted the limits of the gods or humans placed on their activity?

And finally because comedy is the best medicine for anything that ails you, this reason alone is a good enough reason to bring this with us!