Unless you suffer it's not going to work for scene. What kind of suffering , how much is there. Watching other people suffer . When approaching and you must interest the audience right off. Even Comedy, something grab the audience.
Audience wants to see suffering .
I have been there, a world for audience to come in to. You can do funny things as long as you suffer . Audience says I've been there and laugh. In the end, it can't look like acting.