Patton Oswalt is a guy that started out as one of my favorites, then I soured in him because of his aggression on twitter and defense of shitty comedy, but now I’m back around to liking him again because after the horrible death of his wife he seems to be much less aggressive and more introspective about his comedy and it’s effects on people.
I need to watch his new special.
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I saw Jim Norton when he was starting out and thought he was hilarious.
I was a real asshole back then, I guess.
His new special on Netflix is pretty good. Liking a specific comic doesn't make you an asshole.
I don't like him at all now. A lot of the comedians I grew up enjoying turned out to be pretty gross people after the internet became a thing, and you could easily learn about them.
And that's actually a great thing, it was just right in whatever the opposite of my sweet spot was. I'll check him out again sometimes for sure though.
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Watched some of the new DeRay Davis special last night. It was kinda funny but definitely not aimed at me (which is a good thing, comedy should be diverse and if not everything appeals to straight white guys then it's working as intended).
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I also saw Nick Offerman live the other weekend and it was amazing. He came out with no announcement, no fanfare, no opener. We were just sitting there talking and then all of a sudden he was on stage jumping right into his opening monologue.
I also saw Nick Offerman live the other weekend and it was amazing. He came out with no announcement, no fanfare, no opener. We were just sitting there talking and then all of a sudden he was on stage jumping right into his opening monologue.
He's only been doing stand up for about 2 years now but it's pretty solid. I think he leans a bit much into a Ron Swanson persona for it though
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Ehhh maybe his Netflix special, but his new tour Full Bush was very much separate from Swanson. In fact he closed with a song called I'm not Ron Swanson.
It's amazing how many comics attempt to use the word rape in jokes.
It always makes me cringe and its never funny
I think a lot of them are doing it nowadays because of the backlash of people saying that rape is never funny. They take it as a challenge to make a funny rape joke, some succeed and some fail.
It's amazing how many comics attempt to use the word rape in jokes.
It always makes me cringe and its never funny
I think a lot of them are doing it nowadays because of the backlash of people saying that rape is never funny. They take it as a challenge to make a funny rape joke, some succeed and some fail.
i have yet to see a single one succeed or NOT be male.
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It sucks too because it will be a great comedy album and then bam! Random rape joke.
I can't remember what the last one to do that was... I don't think it was Funches
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the only funny sort-of rape joke from a male comic I've ever heard was John Mulaney's joke about accidentally chasing the woman in the subway. And I don't know if it qualifies as a rape joke, since the joke wasn't about rape, it was about how they both were harmed by ambient toxic masculinity. I think.
the only funny sort-of rape joke from a male comic I've ever heard was John Mulaney's joke about accidentally chasing the woman in the subway. And I don't know if it qualifies as a rape joke, since the joke wasn't about rape, it was about how they both were harmed by ambient toxic masculinity. I think.
This is a great joke but when he says rape I still cringe.
the only funny sort-of rape joke from a male comic I've ever heard was John Mulaney's joke about accidentally chasing the woman in the subway. And I don't know if it qualifies as a rape joke, since the joke wasn't about rape, it was about how they both were harmed by ambient toxic masculinity. I think.
This is a great joke but when he says rape I still cringe.
Same;
(picking apart a joke)
however, they used a version of it for his (sadly terrible) Fox sitcom in a Seinfeld-style standup intro, and he said "murder" instead of rape, which blunted the joke. Not because it took away shock value (the humor of the joke never came from shock); the core of the joke is the differences in perception of the situation between him (seeing himself as a non-threatening child), the woman (seeing him as a threatening adult man), and the non-present threatening adult man. The hypothetical adult man perceives a potential victim, the woman sees a potential attacker, and John sees a completely neutral setting without thinking about danger, and acts the way he does because he's privileged enough to not think about danger in that situation.
While women also fear murder more than men would in that situation, it's not as far from John's child-mind as the possibility of rape is; earlier in the bit he talks about being perceived as an adult while still having child-like fears of being kidnapped. The realization "oh yeah, adults murder each other" isn't as funny because he's not as oblivious to the danger of being murdered as he would be to the danger of being raped. More importantly (IMO), it lessens the message that the fear in that situation is so commonplace to women while being completely alien to men.
In any case, it was not a good choice of bit to use in that part of the show; just one of many mistakes that killed that show basically before it started.
Someone on Youtube posted the HBO special I remember from my childhood! I don't think there's anything in there sensitive on my first listen, but if there is I sincerely apologize (like some have mentioned, comedy sometimes ages poorly in terms of subject matter.) Obviously plenty of language in there.
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I need to watch his new special.
His new special on Netflix is pretty good. Liking a specific comic doesn't make you an asshole.
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I don't like him at all now. A lot of the comedians I grew up enjoying turned out to be pretty gross people after the internet became a thing, and you could easily learn about them.
That was solid comedy.
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He's very very funny but he says some shit
Unless you're that weirdo dressed in the American flag on PBS.
And that's actually a great thing, it was just right in whatever the opposite of my sweet spot was. I'll check him out again sometimes for sure though.
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Was that the one with the Home Depot toilet story?
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There's someone literally yelling, HA
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Yep. You've got funny bits like this:
And then there's bits like this:
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but i still love tig nataro and maria bamford
Do you know about Tom Lehrer? I'll assume you do, but just in case:
He's only been doing stand up for about 2 years now but it's pretty solid. I think he leans a bit much into a Ron Swanson persona for it though
Both hillarious.
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yeah i love how he mocks people concerned about domestic violence while adopting the stereotypical gay lisp.
what a fucking master of his god damn craft jesus christ
It always makes me cringe and its never funny
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man I fucking adore Tom Lehrer. he was decades ahead of his time
I think a lot of them are doing it nowadays because of the backlash of people saying that rape is never funny. They take it as a challenge to make a funny rape joke, some succeed and some fail.
i have yet to see a single one succeed or NOT be male.
I can't remember what the last one to do that was... I don't think it was Funches
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This is a great joke but when he says rape I still cringe.
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Same;
(picking apart a joke)
While women also fear murder more than men would in that situation, it's not as far from John's child-mind as the possibility of rape is; earlier in the bit he talks about being perceived as an adult while still having child-like fears of being kidnapped. The realization "oh yeah, adults murder each other" isn't as funny because he's not as oblivious to the danger of being murdered as he would be to the danger of being raped. More importantly (IMO), it lessens the message that the fear in that situation is so commonplace to women while being completely alien to men.
In any case, it was not a good choice of bit to use in that part of the show; just one of many mistakes that killed that show basically before it started.
But he did use the word rape right in the beginning of one of his specials. It was a situation where he could have used a lot of other words too.
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