I have a theory that certain people's hobbies have an inverse relation to what they went through in life.

Comfy uneventful life? EXTREME SKATING, SKYDIVING, TOUCHING BUNGEE JUMPING, BASE JUMPING, CLIMBING THE K2 NAKED WOO

Your life was a bit… rougher? That's it I watch/play cute fluffy stuff and I'm not afraid to admit it. The chances of your parachutes failing, the bungee cord snapping, or getting blown up by a naval mine in a camping trip on a forest in the base of a mountain are slim but non-zero, I'll stay safe at home thank you very much.

A lot of comedians basically can list Hell as a former place of residence, so sounds like a fair theory