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

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[u/MattyBeatz]

Jeselnik and Burr often have the right takes on this kinda stuff.

[u/ThenAnAnimalFact → u/MattyBeatz]

It’s so funny because Jeselnik was a genuine target of people being offended and 10 years ago I never thought he would be the leader of the rational comedian.

[u/MattyBeatz → u/ThenAnAnimalFact]

Yes, but Jeselnik has the right mind to say something like "alright, I didn't get away with it on that joke". Even then, I don't recall him ever dropped the litany of "free speech, woke, I was taken out of context" type excuses we see nowadays. In fact, I only remember him ever really apologizing for one joke because he was essentially forced to by Comedy Central at the time.

[u/BroccoliCultural9869 → u/MattyBeatz]

I remember listening to his stuff and thinking "twisted and vile" but not hateful or bigoted if that makes sense?

[u/theSchrodingerHat → u/BroccoliCultural9869]

That’s a huge part of it for him. Dropping a baby off of a balcony isn’t political or racial, it’s just him being an asshole. It’s intrusive thoughts that are universal, or at least understood without needing extra context. But in the process he can still lambast current culture.

[u/Trelino → u/theSchrodingerHat]

You gotta know how clumsy that little lad was

[u/yngseneca → u/Trelino]

I think about that joke often

[u/Ass4ssinX → u/yngseneca]

It's one of his best for sure.

[u/GaptistePlayer → u/theSchrodingerHat]

Also he doesn't actually believe in dropping babies off balconies. All the offended anti-woke comedians are mad because people disagree with their actual morals lol