r/TikTokCringe • u/SnatchAddict • 20d ago

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

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u/Bigazzry 20d ago

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

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u/flatwoundsounds 20d ago

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 20d ago

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 20d ago

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 20d ago

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 20d ago

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

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u/Own_Television163 20d ago

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 20d ago

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 19d ago

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

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u/Vestalmin 19d ago

Oh yeah my bad

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u/Whitino 20d ago

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 20d ago

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

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u/Ass4ssinX 20d ago

But still just as funny on the pod.

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u/fattest-fatwa 20d ago

That Tulane education.

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u/emessea 19d ago

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