Comedy...stand-up and otherwise...

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Jan 24, 2024 12:35 pm

Does it seem like more comics today seem to define themselves as “edgy bad boys” because they didn’t care about Covid, aren’t woke at all, and are gratuitously in your face about it?

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Jan 24, 2024 12:37 pm

sancarlos wrote: Wed Jan 24, 2024 12:35 pm Does it seem like more comics today seem to define themselves as “edgy bad boys” because they didn’t care about Covid, aren’t woke at all, and are gratuitously in your face about it?

It is indeed a boring shtik/trope for too many, yes. I blame Chapelle in some part.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Jan 24, 2024 1:02 pm

Chappelle is definitely the most disappointing of all of them, atleast personally.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Jan 24, 2024 1:07 pm

mister d wrote: Wed Jan 24, 2024 1:02 pm Chappelle is definitely the most disappointing of all of them, atleast personally.

Because he is CHAPPELLE I think too many of the legions of upcoming and new and struggling comics see him and just drift toward that. Sucks.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Wed Jan 24, 2024 1:13 pm

It's pretty lazy joke writing imho, and not at all surprising that it mostly comes from late-career comics.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Jan 24, 2024 1:22 pm

“I came to an understanding that other people came to much sooner than I did … You don’t want to have a joke be misunderstood and then someone goes and beats up a trans person.”

Contrast Norm to the rest of the "no one tells me what I can and can't joke about" and its pretty easy to see why its both simple and responsible to avoid targeting certain groups.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Wed Jan 24, 2024 2:13 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2023 10:42 pm
Giff wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2023 6:44 pm I showed Kelli that clip and she reminded me that he opened for Bert when we saw him in September. I didn't remind her I literally don't remember any of that show thanks to the two Cheba Hut long islands I had beforehand. I'm just glad he didn't do this bit.
Yeah, he opened for Bert on his most recent tour. And Bert and his wife were the producers on that special.

Shane is also a regular on the podcast All Fantasy Everything. He's referenced pretty regularly, as well.

Pruitt IV · Post by **Pruitt IV** » Wed Jan 24, 2024 2:51 pm

Jerloma wrote: Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:22 am I tried watching the new Ricky Gervais standup on Netflix and didn't make it 15 minutes. He's very impressed with how not woke he is.

Saw most of his abysmal last Netflix show.

So much of it was offensive, nasty joking followed by "oh come on, it's just a joke" Very tiring indeed.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Wed Jan 24, 2024 3:07 pm

Pruitt IV wrote: Wed Jan 24, 2024 2:51 pm
Jerloma wrote: Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:22 am I tried watching the new Ricky Gervais standup on Netflix and didn't make it 15 minutes. He's very impressed with how not woke he is.
Saw most of his abysmal last Netflix show.

So much of it was offensive, nasty joking followed by "oh come on, it's just a joke" Very tiring indeed.

Yes, that's another thing. He keeps explaining how jokes work instead of telling them.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Wed Jan 24, 2024 3:23 pm

That's what helped make Jo Koy's opening for the latest Golden Globes extra brutal. Blaming bad jokes on his writers and constantly mentioning that he just got the gig 10 days ago.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Wed Jan 24, 2024 3:47 pm

tennbengal wrote: Wed Jan 24, 2024 1:07 pm
mister d wrote: Wed Jan 24, 2024 1:02 pm Chappelle is definitely the most disappointing of all of them, atleast personally.
Because he is CHAPPELLE I think too many of the legions of upcoming and new and struggling comics see him and just drift toward that. Sucks.

They also see the money of the Rogan Industrial Complex.

Pruitt IV · Post by **Pruitt IV** » Wed Jan 24, 2024 5:03 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: Wed Jan 24, 2024 3:23 pm That's what helped make Jo Koy's opening for the latest Golden Globes extra brutal. Blaming bad jokes on his writers and constantly mentioning that he just got the gig 10 days ago.

It's a cardinal sin. It's one thing to do a Dangerfield and say "tough crowd" or words to that effect, but to acknowledge that even you think the material sucks? Unheard of.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Wed Jan 24, 2024 5:31 pm

kinda meta

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu Jan 25, 2024 12:33 am

DSafetyGuy wrote: Wed Jan 24, 2024 3:47 pm
tennbengal wrote: Wed Jan 24, 2024 1:07 pm
mister d wrote: Wed Jan 24, 2024 1:02 pm Chappelle is definitely the most disappointing of all of them, atleast personally.
Because he is CHAPPELLE I think too many of the legions of upcoming and new and struggling comics see him and just drift toward that. Sucks.
They also see the money of the Rogan Industrial Complex.

DING DING DING

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Jan 25, 2024 8:56 am

DSafetyGuy wrote: Wed Jan 24, 2024 3:47 pm
tennbengal wrote: Wed Jan 24, 2024 1:07 pm
mister d wrote: Wed Jan 24, 2024 1:02 pm Chappelle is definitely the most disappointing of all of them, atleast personally.
Because he is CHAPPELLE I think too many of the legions of upcoming and new and struggling comics see him and just drift toward that. Sucks.
They also see the money of the Rogan Industrial Complex.

yeah. that too. still the worst timeline.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Sun Feb 04, 2024 9:31 am

Wow, Shane Gillis hosting SNL later this month

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri Feb 16, 2024 12:57 pm

Pruitt IV · Post by **Pruitt IV** » Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:41 am

Taylor Tomlinson's new Netflix show is really good.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:50 am

I love Dan Soder.

Edit:

Oh my God. The Enrique Iglesias 9/11 joke. He ain't bullshittin'. I'm literally crying laughing right now.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Mon Mar 04, 2024 6:10 pm

Apparently Nick Swardson was too fucked up to perform last night and had to be led off stage.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:11 pm

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:26 pm

I wonder what percentage of the audience was happy with the outcome.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:53 am

Ah, man... Hate to see that. Nick has always seemed like he's on the edge of something like that. He's had some crazy health scares the last 4 or 5 years, which I thought would've straightened him out a bit, but... apparently not.

GoodKarma · Post by **GoodKarma** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:09 pm

He’s got sold-out shows here in Denver Thurs-Sat and another show at a different venue on Sunday…wonder how that’s all going to work out. I just got an email advertising the shows.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:19 pm

His excuse that he got rocked by an edible was perfectly crafted for me to believe it, if that helps.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 5:04 pm

I've had an edible there and drank heavily. I didn't get escorted off a stage.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 5:17 pm

Giff wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2024 5:04 pm I've had an edible there and drank heavily. I didn't get escorted off a stage.

Then you weren’t doing it right.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 5:19 pm

Well sure ... I've drank heavily at a sporting event but I've never gone into the bathroom and turned on the shower as hot as it goes then 15 minutes later when my roommates finally pushed in the door I didn't try to act like I was fine by saying I was just washing my hands except when I said that I was kneeling in front of the toilet. We all have our little same process but different results quirks.

(And I've never gone above 10 mg. I have no idea what he took.)

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 5:23 pm

I shared that joke with my wife and she just rolled her eyes knowing I definitely would've been escorted off any stage I hypothetically could have been on at various points during our vacations there over the years.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 6:17 pm

Giff wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2024 5:04 pm I've had an edible there and drank heavily. I didn't get escorted off a stage.

I about died halfway thru American aquarium.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:44 am

I don't want to be all judgy, but c'mon... Did he not know the dosage? That, in and of itself, is insane to me.

ETA - I've had friends give me something and they were fuzzy on the mg's... but that's, like.. "I think this is a 5, but it's possible it's a 10."

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:56 am

I mean, just taking anything that you're not experienced with before a performance.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:51 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:44 am I don't want to be all judgy, but c'mon... Did he not know the dosage? That, in and of itself, is insane to me.

ETA - I've had friends give me something and they were fuzzy on the mg's... but that's, like.. "I think this is a 5, but it's possible it's a 10."

I've heard enough stories about comedians giving other comedians 100mg or 500mg edibles as a prank to not assume it was a normal dosage.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:54 pm

"Not sure how many mg's they are but here eat the entire container."

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:15 pm

The Sybian wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:51 pm
Nonlinear FC wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:44 am I don't want to be all judgy, but c'mon... Did he not know the dosage? That, in and of itself, is insane to me.

ETA - I've had friends give me something and they were fuzzy on the mg's... but that's, like.. "I think this is a 5, but it's possible it's a 10."
I've heard enough stories about comedians giving other comedians 100mg or 500mg edibles as a prank to not assume it was a normal dosage.

Yeah, and stories around Ari Shafir dosing Bert K with acid (or something, maybe it was Molly). I know those stories... I just think ppl taking edibles and not having a clue about the dosage is really fucking dumb. Go have some beers or gin and tonics or whatever.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:31 pm

Wow you guys really hate Nick Swardson.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:32 pm

A_B wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2024 6:17 pm
Giff wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2024 5:04 pm I've had an edible there and drank heavily. I didn't get escorted off a stage.
I about died halfway thru American aquarium.

I was worried.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:15 pm

I'm definitely an outlier when it comes to stand up, because I've gotten pretty bored with the standard fare. This dude, coming from the Kill Tony comedy-verse is absolutely killing me.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:20 pm

If you don't know Kill Tony, the premise is that EXTREMELY green comics (not open mic level, but maybe a year or two past starting) get up and do about 3 minutes and professional comics roast them.. OR... They are like "this dude/dudette" is unique and funny as fuck. Here's another example of a guy they have latched onto.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Fri Mar 08, 2024 2:43 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:20 pm If you don't know Kill Tony, the premise is that EXTREMELY green comics (not open mic level, but maybe a year or two past starting) get up and do about 3 minutes and professional comics roast them.. OR... They are like "this dude/dudette" is unique and funny as fuck. Here's another example of a guy they have latched onto.

Kam Patterson is his name and he is getting a lot of attention from the clips that get put on on Kill Tony.

If you saw the non verbal stand up comic with CP on America's Got Talent (Aaron Belisle, I think), he's on Kill Tony also and he is way more blue. Much funnier than the G-rated stuff on network TV.