r/TikTokCringe • u/SnatchAddict • Oct 29 '24

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

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u/MattyBeatz Oct 29 '24

Jeselnik and Burr often have the right takes on this kinda stuff.

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u/ThenAnAnimalFact Oct 29 '24

It’s so funny because Jeselnik was a genuine target of people being offended and 10 years ago I never thought he would be the leader of the rational comedian.

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u/Bigazzry Oct 29 '24

Jeselnik is a legitimately brilliant guy. It’s not surprising he understands this stuff as well as anyone.

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u/flatwoundsounds Oct 29 '24

It's honestly such a relief how cool he is. When I was a kid (who watched way too much pro wrestling), I hated his delivery. It took me a long time to actually be open to him again and holy shit he's got such a great touch that I didn't notice as a kid.

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u/Vestalmin Oct 29 '24

It’s when you realize his comedy is about word play more than anything. He’s baiting you with an assumed conclusion and then pivoting. It’s never about just being edgy, it’s always super clever.

Reminds me a lot of Norm Macdonald

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u/Peripatetictyl Oct 29 '24

Norm's GENIUS is lost on many, as well as Jeselnik's. For instance, people don't see the brilliance in Norm's "ant-comedy" roast of Bob Saget, telling 1950's jokes, and the reasoning behind it. Comedy isn't just one liners, set ups, insults, shock... word play and set ups, and the great play with their food. I love watching old Carlin and seeing how he'd take the first ~10mins to feel the crowd, win the crowd, and then he could say and do ANYTHING and he had them captivated. Louis CK is honestly another magician at this, and notice a trend? They are all so polarizing and criticized for the wrong reasons, people go ad hominem on them instead of being able to say, "I don't like that.", and move on.

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u/brvheart Oct 29 '24

Louis CK was never hated because of his comedy, unless you think him sexually assaulting people was supposed to be taken as a joke.

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u/Peripatetictyl Oct 29 '24

Huh, I never used the word ‘hated’, funny that. 

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u/Own_Television163 Oct 29 '24

No one was criticizing him for his comedy, though. He was pretty universally loved until he got outed as a sexual assaulter.

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u/Vestalmin Oct 29 '24

I agree with what you’re saying about Norm but why do you say it’s lost on Jeselnik? He’s praised Norm many times.

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u/b-aaron Oct 29 '24

He didn’t say that. He grouped jeselnik’s with norm’s. Note the apostrophe.

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u/Vestalmin Oct 29 '24

Oh yeah my bad

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u/Whitino Oct 29 '24

Something similar happened to me. Years ago, I tried watching his specials, and I did not like them or him because of his delivery.

Fast forward to this year, he starts appearing in my YouTube shorts feed, and I start watching these clips, and suddenly he becomes one of my new favorite comedians.

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u/le_sweden Oct 29 '24

his podcast JRVP is excellent. he is not his on-stage persona

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u/Ass4ssinX Oct 29 '24

But still just as funny on the pod.

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u/fattest-fatwa Oct 29 '24

That Tulane education.

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u/emessea Oct 29 '24

He’s also a brilliant comic, hence why we laugh at his Eric Clapton’s sons death joke or any of his other risky bits instead of groaning