even comedians that have the occasional “good take” tend to devolve into a sort of petty individualistic nihilism on a number of other issues. Comedians are afraid of doing anything other than petty individualistic nihilism because their job is to make the largest group of people possible laugh, even if that group of people is full of sadists, bootlickers, and exploiters. Standup comedy is descended from 1800s vaudeville and minstrel shows so it’s always been about preying on the reactionary instincts of an undifferentiated audience.
I liked standup when I was 10-15 years old but it soured on me as I got older.
even comedians that have the occasional “good take” tend to devolve into a sort of petty individualistic nihilism on a number of other issues. Comedians are afraid of doing anything other than petty individualistic nihilism because their job is to make the largest group of people possible laugh, even if that group of people is full of sadists, bootlickers, and exploiters. Standup comedy is descended from 1800s vaudeville and minstrel shows so it’s always been about preying on the reactionary instincts of an undifferentiated audience.
I liked standup when I was 10-15 years old but it soured on me as I got older.