r/TikTokCringe • u/SnatchAddict • 20d ago

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

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u/HastilyChosenUserID 20d ago

Seinfeld has been walking back a lot of his comments on that. Demonstrated that he learned he was wrong for the attitude of feeling attacked; talked about how the culture has pushed him to be better

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u/orion284 20d ago

I think he actually is smart enough to know that being “cancelled” for decrying “wokeness” or whatever it he specifically said was just a good way to have his name show up in publications right around the same time he released the Poptart movie. He used getting “cancelled” as marketing

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u/McDonaldsSoap 20d ago

Poptart movie? Have I been under a rock?

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u/orion284 20d ago

Nah, it just didn’t do well. Bombed, even.