Anthony Jeselnik: Bones and All

For instance, the person who posted a review and said Anthony's comedy was "too political." Definitely not for that guy. Because that guy doesn't know that for something to be "political," it actually needs to reference politicians or you know....politics. Poking fun at transphobic people, Joe Rogan and conspiracy theorists doesn't make something political. They are easy targets outside of politics.

I think Anthony is a genius at joke structure and character creation - the irony and depth. Even when I know the whole point is misdirection, I'm still often surprised with where he goes. He's trying to be thought-provoking. I can see by the reviews, he's been successful.

Anthony Jeselnik is one of my favorite comics, and this is among his best works. Jeselnik is a master at misdirection, and he always finds new and unexpected ways to hit the punchline. You can tell a lot of time and energy went into this special, while some comics will just throw anything up on Netflix just for a payday. However, here, the jokes were all well done, and everything fit perfectly-also, props to Anthony for being his own person and not part of the Rogan crew. If anything, the points where you could tell he was making fun of other comedians were some of the best moments. All in all, it was a great special that I'm excited to rewatch.

It's efficient. He shows you the equation and you solve for x. I listened to this while playing Steam. Perfect audio companion. If you see any of his interviews, you know he loves a good album. Pacing is steady and you'll finish before an hour. He does a great job of limiting the scope of his face, he's not saturated in the podcast world where it's just a fire hose of gotcha's and a-ha's. It's the knife in the stomach and you watched it from across the room and let it happen anyways. The blood's warm. Yeah, he does mention the anniversary a few times, I think he really wants to flex the resume, and also that he's not attached to a posse, but I let it slide. There aren't any wasted moments.

Haha jk Jeselnek, I know you paid someone to write that (winky face) - nah but for real, I apologize in advance, cause I touted your special before I had even seen it and.. yaaa - don't get me wrong, it's funny albeit a tad predictable and monotonous but that's owing to the deadpan, deliberate delivery - however the spec is less than 45 min long and let's be fair, alot of that time is eaten up with his slow paced slow talking with alot of pregnant pauses (ooops I said pregnant, I meant trans pauses). So ultimately I'm giving it a seven cause I did laugh and I did enjoy myself but 18 months? That's a lengthy time to perfect this particular 45m set - considering his sparse heretofore specials over the 20 years of entertaining.

If you are offended, you don't get it, and he's not for you and that is ok! My dad, for example, can be a tough customer when it comes to stand up and his tolerance to irreverent jokes varies. However, Anthony grew on him as he learned to appreciate the dark and unexpectedly witty humor he brings to the table. The husband and I have been fans for all 20 years and are here for the rest to come. To put it simply, "we celebrate the guy's entire catalogue." I'm a stand up snob so I get bored easily with comics who lack creativity, leaning on self-deprecation, or profanity for its own sake. I legit laughed the whole time, but his brand of comedy is made for people like me. Remember this is Anthony Jeselnik the comedian, not the person. I've seen interviews where he explains/reminds folks that these are jokes. He makes light of the unending BS in this world in a way that gives you permission to laugh, but it doesn't make you a bad person. Nor does that qualify him as such. Loved the special, can't wait for the next one!

Disclaimer - I do NOT know Anthony Jeselnik. No one gave me anything to write this. I wish both were true.. he is hot and I have bills.