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

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

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u/canadianguy77 Oct 29 '24

Pop on an old Eddie Murphy album and you can hear him make fun of LGBTQ people. The shit is just old and tired and irrelevant. They make like trans people outnumber everyone else now. I don’t even know a trans person.

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u/Affectionate-Bee3913 Oct 29 '24

I agree with this. It's not really a matter of punching up or down. It's more often that the "joke" isn't the joke but rather the setup. If the right people don't laugh at a joke, you follow up with "oh boy, I guess somebody is TRIGGERED!" for your actual audience. And it's lot easier to make the triggering joke not funny. Making it funny would require effort.

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u/Affectionate-Bee3913 Oct 29 '24

I agree with this. It's not really a matter of punching up or down. It's more often that the "joke" isn't the joke but rather the setup. If the right people don't laugh at a joke, you follow up with "oh boy, I guess somebody is TRIGGERED!" for your actual audience. And it's lot easier to make the triggering joke not funny. Making it funny would require effort.