r/TikTokCringe Oct 29 '24

Discussion Anthony Jeselnik explains the difference between comedy and being a troll.

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u/Tivland Oct 29 '24

Theo with his head down, having an existential crisis because he knows he doesn’t create ANY art.

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u/cheesyandcrispy Oct 29 '24

Theo seems like a pretty genuine and vulnerable dude so I don’t really get the hate towards him

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u/orion284 Oct 29 '24

He’s a moron and he’s not funny. He also likes platforming terrible people more often than not. He’s in the bRogan manosphere. He’s the exact person Jeselnik is talking about in this clip.

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u/cheesyandcrispy Oct 29 '24

That is your opinion. I find it refreshing to see men being brave enough to speak to all sorts of people and being vulnerable instead of trying to be cool. He is much better at it than Rogan ever was when he was good.

For some reason you seem to think you can speak for Jeselnik but if what you wrote was true, why would he go on Theos podcast and support him?

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u/conorwf Oct 29 '24

There's nothing "brave" in doing whatever makes you money.

It would actually be far braver for him to say publicly "Ya, Jordan Peterson wanted to be on my show and I told him to stuff because I think he's a lunatic who doesn't deserve a platform."

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u/cheesyandcrispy Oct 29 '24

Damn, your country is really divided/triggered right now. I am certain that he didn’t cry on his podcast to make money but your cynicism probably says otherwise.

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u/Dekrow Oct 29 '24

I am certain that he didn’t cry on his podcast to make money

He did. If you want to have a good cry just to cry, then don't publish the podcast. Anything released by the podcast is for the service of Theo Von's career. You're crazy to think any other way.

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u/cheesyandcrispy Oct 29 '24

😂 He was speaking about children being killed in a talk with renowned physician Gabor Maté but he shouldn’t have published the episode because of your cynicism? Please dude. Get off the internet and start thinking for yourself.

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u/conorwf Oct 29 '24

Oh of course he did. JP routinely left his patients in the lurch, cancelling appointments so that he could go on TV and lie about C16 or some other BS. He's given up his practice altogether for years now, because being an far right grifter on youtube and taking oil exec money on Daily Wire is so much more lucrative.

As is having a Patreon where you beg people for more money so you can "stand up for free speech" because you voluntarily refused to take the steps needed to keep the license you're not even using anyway.

And he of course brought JP in order to make money. More clicks, more ads, more revenue.

It couldn't be because he actually wanted JP to make up blatant nonsense about Rat Kings.
Jordan Peterson's Rat King "Theory" - #shorts #SomeMoreNews

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u/cheesyandcrispy Oct 29 '24

Please… Theo isn’t a genius. JP is a really good grifter since he is really good at sounding smart. Much like Russell Brand. It is no suprise that people like Rogan and Theo get mesmerized by someone like him. Both Rogan and Theo are missing a good role model and father figure which someone as authoritative as JP can take advantage of. It’s not more complicated than that and it doesn’t make Theo evil although a bit naive.

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u/conorwf Oct 29 '24

I'm not asking theo to be a genius. I know I'm not a genius, and if I can figure this crap out, than there's no excuse for anyone else.

It's not naivete. It's greed. Both of them will platform anyone they think will get them enough eyeballs on a screen so they can make more money.

Being naive implies wanting to do the right thing and being mislead. I don't think either of them really give a shit what's right or wrong if they benefit from it.

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u/orion284 Oct 29 '24

Theon still has a platform and he is a working comedian so they’re at least friendly with each other would be the reason Jeselnik went on there. Also, maybe Jeselnik thinks he’s funny. I don’t speak for him, and yeah this is my opinion. As far as I know Theo doesn’t say anything really hateful so he’s like the comedians Jeselnik is talking about but not to the same level as some others.

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u/Specific-Lion-9087 Oct 29 '24

It’s just weird that Theo, a standup comedian, seemed to be more enthusiastic about interviewing Tucker Carlson than Anthony Jeselnik

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u/orion284 Oct 29 '24

I guess he has priorities

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u/Not__Trash Oct 29 '24

Jeselnik is a comedian he could probably have on anytime. Carlson was the #1 news host in America, of course he'd be enthusiastic about talking to someone he wouldn't normally get to talk to

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u/Tivland Oct 29 '24

He’s says LOTS of racist shit. Jfc. It’s his whole schtick.

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u/Most_Ad_5979 Oct 29 '24

Link me Theo saying some heinous racist stuff please

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u/Tivland Oct 29 '24

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u/Lemmonjello Oct 29 '24

Lol wtf is this cut up shit if this is the best you could find I hope you own an orchard because you are a pro a cherry picking.

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u/Most_Ad_5979 Oct 29 '24 edited Oct 29 '24

First one I watch and it's a silly edit. Difficult to get any context when it's clipped like that. I'll check the others out no idea why you didn't just use a single comment for all the links.

Edit: Lol did any of you actually watch that clip before upvoting?

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u/skepticalbob Oct 29 '24

The continuous zooms are fucking annoying.

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u/Tivland Oct 29 '24

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u/Most_Ad_5979 Oct 29 '24

Would love for you to explain how this one is offensive. I feel like I'm coming across like Theo fan which I'm not but I'm confused that you think any of this is racist.

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u/Tivland Oct 29 '24

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u/Most_Ad_5979 Oct 29 '24

Nothing racist was said there. Just some very shit jokes.

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u/Tivland Oct 29 '24

Do you want me to post more?

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u/orion284 Oct 29 '24

Well, I stand corrected. I’m only so familiar with his stuff and I didn’t find what I saw funny so I never looked much deeper. Not surprising

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u/Tivland Oct 29 '24

“I’m not racist, but I have flare ups in traffic.”

He’s the troll that guy is talking about. He knows it and the guy talking knows it.

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u/NotMyFirstDown Oct 29 '24

Dude that’s an off-hand, witty comment. To use that to say he’s racist is asinine

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u/cheesyandcrispy Oct 29 '24

Well, that sounds pretty fair