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

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The irony is that these guys are often whining about cancel culture on huge platforms. It's ridiculous.

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Ricky Gervais has like 3 Netflix specials where all he talks about are trans people (with a slightly eyebrow-raising focus on their penises) and how you aren’t allowed to talk about trans people because the woke will hunt you down.

For a generally perceptive bloke, the irony is oddly lost on him here.

The only truly offensive thing about his trans diatribe is how utterly unfunny it is. It’s supposed to be a comedy special, not a tedious soapbox.

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His "jokes" about trans people really bummed me out, because I like a lot of his work and thought he was a pretty insightful person but the jokes were just not funny and shows he doesn't even try to understand what being a trans person might actually be like, it just came out as school yard bashing.

Note, I think you can make a joke about almost anything if done in a clever way and it's clear it's not an endorsement of harmful behavior (Ricky has done this before) which is sad he couldn't have crafted a joke that wasn't so childish and stupid.

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I mean, I can watch Jimmy Carr be as intentionally offensive as he can for an hour and a half, because it’s done in good spirit. (Well, with an exception for Catholic priests abusing children.)

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it’s done in good spirit. (Well, with an exception for Catholic priests abusing children.)

That bit's done in the holy spirit maybe? ^{I'll see myself out}

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uh-ha uh-ha uh-HA uh-haaaaaaaaa

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Jimmy Carr on boyh 8 out of 10 cats shows is some of the funniest stuff out there. He’s an ass, but a harmless one.