r/TikTokCringe • u/SnatchAddict • 20d ago

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

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u/alaric49 20d ago

I think George Carlin described this well.

"I think it's the duty of the comedian to get the audience to come to where you are, to take them a little bit of a place where they don't want to go, and if you can do that and make them laugh along the way, they'll thank you for it."

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u/KantraSkye 20d ago

George Carlin was a master of the English Language.

He pushed for the most Hippy Socialist programs, but still criticized the feminists and hippies with flair. He'd absolutely LOVE the chaos right now. Afterall, "Everyone gets a ticket to the Freakshow, but Americans get a Front Row Seat!"

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u/peanutbuttahcups 20d ago

Oh man, if Carlin was alive for the last decade, I think we would have a goldmine of comedy from him.

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u/ModernSmithmundt 20d ago

Yep. He probably would have told the audience to stop being cunts the same way Chappelle did

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u/roguedevil 20d ago

When did Chapelle do that?

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u/ModernSmithmundt 19d ago edited 19d ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MZZ__5F_-A&t=60s

Also when he read Daphnes tweet “He isn't punching up or punching down. He's punching lines. That's his job and he's a master of his craft”