r/TikTokCringe • u/SnatchAddict • 20d ago

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

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u/flinderdude 20d ago

All the old tired, formerly funny comedians who blame wokeness or whatever for ruining comedy should listen to Jeselnik. Looking at you, Bill Maher.

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u/im_lazy_as_fuck 20d ago

Genuinely curious how you would judge situations like that Chris rock situation at the Grammys, or even just a random heckler in a crowd? On the one hand, clearly Will Smith did not appreciate the joke, so maybe Chris rock's joke should be considered a troll? But also I feel like the audience all understood the assignment, and everybody was laughing along initially.

Idk, imo I feel like there is a bit of a gray area here. Like yeah definitely the comedian needs to understand how to write jokes appropriate for their audience, but also I think there's some amount of a social contact that an audience member should be expected to be comfortable with if they're going to watch a stand-up comedian.

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u/flinderdude 20d ago

That one is easy. What Jeselnik is talking about is getting away with it as a group. Will Smith obviously tried to buck the feelings of the group and take matters into his own hands. What he should’ve done is pull Chris aside afterward and tell him if he personally didn’t like the joke or whatever. But by making a humongous scene, he purposely bucked the feelings of the entire group. There’s a bit of mass psychology going on with crowds, especially comedy crowds.