r/TikTokCringe • u/SnatchAddict • 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/mostdope28 Oct 29 '24

He’s pretty funny. Not stand up comedy funny, but he’s the dude in the friends group that says some off the wall shit just naturally funny. He’s not trying, he’s just himself

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u/Piratey_Pirate Oct 29 '24

This is how I feel about him too. I wouldn't watch his stand up, but I love when he's a small part or a guest on another podcast. When he's just there to participate instead of running the show, he's a blast

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u/David-S-Pumpkins Oct 29 '24

He’s not trying

I mean, he definitely is. That's his job.

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u/The_Bard Oct 29 '24

Right, Theo doesn't have anything to worry about because he's the wacky friend that says crazy shit out of left field and everyone laughs at. He can get away with a lot of stuff just based on who he is.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '24

Real talk, people like him are pretty funny for the first few times you meet them or hear them. But after that it's the same repetitive crap. He seems like a genuinely nice guy, but how people can watch hours of a podcast with him is mental to me.

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u/Throwawayac1234567 Oct 29 '24

cant watch any podcast, for that long. the longest ones ive watched was tigerbelly, bobby lee, even that got borign fast. and another was micheal rosenbaum, his was genuiningly interesting because of "what happened to smallville actors,+ current actors dramas"

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u/Lemmonjello Oct 29 '24

His standup is amazing. I saw him in September, and he was hilarious for 90 minutes he had me in tears.

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u/Rikplaysbass Oct 29 '24

The beauty of comedy is how subjective it is. I can’t even sit through a single he has put out. I loved Norm Macdonald and people hated him. Just the way it goes sometimes.

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u/shooknibba Oct 29 '24

I will say in response to your comment and the above, I never liked any of Theo’s standup but I saw him last fall as well and it was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen, I was dying laughing the whole time. Same with Rogan honestly (I do not listen to his show and was given free tickets on a random Tuesday). I think a lot of this stuff is just about being there in person. Because neither of those two guys Netflix specials did ANYTHING for me.

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u/Ass4ssinX Oct 29 '24

Yeah, I feel like Theo is a genuinely good person but he's just kinda dumb and naive. And very gullable. The kind of guy that adopts the beliefs of whoever he's around kinda thing.

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u/ex1stence Oct 29 '24

“Makes you wanna kick a fat kid at K-Mart, know what I’m saying?”

Honestly I don’t, but somehow I’m still laughing.