You said yourself that you have never felt that kind of depression. I have. When I did, stand-up comedy helped me out of it--even the likes of Sinbad, Kevin Meaney, Gallagher, and Margaret Cho. I learned to turn my own tragedy into comedy, and have never felt quite so bad ever since. While I am not as good at writing the jokes as even the worst stand-ups, I do not believe that comedy is inappropriate for a depressed individual. Laughter might, in fact, be the best medicine.

And from my firsthand anecdotal experience, dark humor is funnier when you're in a dark mood. And when you're Scandinavian, apparently.

Seeing your other responses on this topic leads me to believe that you are a bit of a jerk, and tremendously intolerant of other viewpoints, even when you have no firsthand experience of the topic at hand. You, also, are a horrible person, and you should feel bad about what you have done. Then you should wait a beat and deliver the punchline.

There are often multiple solutions to the same problem, with varying points of strength and weakness. A solution that works well for you might not necessarily work as well for someone else. That is one reason why I am reluctant to say your advice is bad. Going to see a therapist is a very reliable way to address suicidal depression. But it is also not the only way, or the universally best way.

For the original poster, he may feel better with the endorphins from strenuous exercise, or illegal drugs like MDMA or LSD, or by binge-watching a favorite television show and downing cartons of ice cream, or by sunbathing with a ginormous novel on a nice beach. Some people deal in different ways. And if you go to a good therapist, that person will likely tell you to try some of those things. The Internet is a bad therapist, and will tell you to try all of them.