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Anthony Jeselnik: Thoughts and Prayers

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  • 2015
  • TV-MA
  • 59m
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Anthony Jeselnik: Thoughts and Prayers (2015)
Stand-UpComedy

Stand up comedian and former Late Night with Jimmy Fallon writer Anthony Jeselnik brings his dark humor and wit to San Francisco.Stand up comedian and former Late Night with Jimmy Fallon writer Anthony Jeselnik brings his dark humor and wit to San Francisco.Stand up comedian and former Late Night with Jimmy Fallon writer Anthony Jeselnik brings his dark humor and wit to San Francisco.

  • Director
    • Adam Dubin
  • Writer
    • Anthony Jeselnik
  • Stars
    • Anthony Jeselnik
    • Peggy
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  • IMDb RATING
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    6.3K
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    • Director
      • Adam Dubin
    • Writer
      • Anthony Jeselnik
    • Stars
      • Anthony Jeselnik
      • Peggy
    • 18User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    8poyuma

    Great, but not for normal humans.

    This was one of the funniest yet crudest comedy shows I have ever seen. Anthony Jeselnik even warns you about how vulgar he is so don't you complain about all the dead baby jokes and mocking tragedies such as the Boston Bombing, the 911 terrorist attacks and Eric Clapton's son.

    You will cringe, awkward laugh and be angry all at the same time. I think the best part of the show was seeing the audience reactions which is why they show the audience so much. Watching the men laugh at a sexist joke and the women just sit there with annoyed looks on their faces is one of the most hilarious things ever.

    The one thing I love a lot in the show other than the audience reactions is Anthony's plot twist humor. He always starts telling a joke, then you THINK you know what he is going to say next but then he switches the form on you which completely get you off guard which makes me laugh a ton.

    All in all, great performance by Anthony. Look forward to his future endeavors, hopefully he will do more stand-up one day...
    8Lebowskidoo

    Comedy Must Never Be Taken Too Seriously

    Anthony Jeselnik does dark, strange jokes about cancer, dead kids, child molesters, serial killers...and you laugh! Not for everybody, only if you appreciate dark humor and recognize it as just that, and not take it too seriously. Comedy must never be taken too seriously.

    I'm possibly going to Hell for liking this, but at least I'll be warm and the heating bill will be non-existant. I should be in amongst weird but funny company, this is receiving good ratings.
    10nikree

    King of flips

    Funny, but not hilarious.

    But those who like, could love it. You gotta have a taste for his style it seems. Everyone will enjoy, but some will find it the best.
    9TheLazyTiger

    Near Perfection

    I'm not sure that all viewers will get that this is an act within an act. Yet hardcore Jeselnik fans will; and that makes his comedy that much more brilliant. My generation has only spawned two truly original and laugh out loud comedians. Jeselnik and Izzard.
    10lymperopoulos

    You notice how good Jeselnik is doing his job from the sjw reviews in here.

    Nice comedy from Jeselnik here.Dark and edgy humor not for the easily offended. Jeselnik is doing what he is doing very good and his shows are not for the easily offended! If you like this kind of comedy and you want further proof on that, scroll down to the comments (there are only 14 the moment i am posting this) and find the review of a person called "ebonybrooks", notice how much she got offended and then go watch the show ;)

    BIG 10/10

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      Anthony Jeselnik: I was in a bar last night, saw this beautiful woman. Like a supermodel. I walked up, I was like, "Hey, where are you from? What do you do?" She goes, "Oh, me? I live here in San Fransico. I'm a brain surgeon." And I don't know if this makes me sexist, but I was like really impressed. You know? I mean, most women can't pull off sarcasm.

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      Featured in The History of Comedy: F***ing Funny (2017)

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    • Release date
      • October 16, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 傑斯尼克:我思我禱
    • Filming locations
      • The Fillmore - 1805 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Stark Raving Black Productions
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      • 59m
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