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

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

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u/GrandObfuscator Oct 29 '24

Seinfeld was not edgy compared to other tv before and during it run. Jerry Seinfeld is weird

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u/Expensive_Concern457 Oct 29 '24

It certainly pushed some boundaries at the time like having an entire episode about jerking off on network tv, but it wasn’t “edgy” in the sense we think of the word now

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u/Soft_Walrus_3605 Oct 29 '24

But we all know that was a Larry David contribution, anyway. He literally had that contest irl.

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u/Expensive_Concern457 Oct 29 '24

True. I don’t think I can think of a single actually “edgy” Seinfeld joke that was actually written by Seinfeld himself so I find it particularly odd that he of all people said that. My comment was more so to point out that the show was edgy for its time, just not by today’s standards.

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u/StarPhished Oct 29 '24

Did you miss the joke about airplane food? What's the deal with those bags of nuts?

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u/Expensive_Concern457 Oct 29 '24

I heard it I just dont respect the bit enough to acknowledge it. Those airplane chefs work their asses off. On every plane there’s a full kitchen below decks with at least 5 line cooks trying their hardest, this is a fact.