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I like the vibe of this show . Anthony Jeselnik in a program like this is pure comedy gold . High rewatchebilty , over time i keep rewatch all episodes . Defend your tweet !

Over the last couple years we've seen networks hand out weekly shows to countless comedians. Some become popular, and spawn great followings, however many don't last. Eventually we all get tired of hearing the same old news stories repeated with one-liners, and the weakest are phased out before the next season. I've always tried to give chances to rising comedians, especially after seeing them in other programs. Observing Anthony Jeselnik in roasts and his hilarious stand-up sparked my interest in this show.

Please note that at the moment of me writing this, the show has been canceled for a couple months, to my dismay. Frankly, I enjoyed the show. I believe it had potential, potential designed to appeal to a certain audience. The Jeselnik Offensive followed a rather strict format, which in the episodes I watched (the majority of the first and only season) rarely changed. Jeselnik would generally start by running through a few choice news stories, which pleasingly tended to be unique and different from what everyone else was talking about. I remember watching Conan afterward each night and finding O'Brien's stories to be much more bland and mainstream, even considering Jeselnik only had to post one show a week. However his content was there as well. Jeselnik's strongpoint is his short, shocking, and hilarious jokes that accompany each topic. This was probably my favorite part of the show, and every episode had me laughing at loud at least a few times during this segment. The other prominent section of the show is "Panel", which as you might guess is a panel of people barely more famous than him in what generally appears to be a near-unscripted conversation. Unlike most shows, Jeselnik doesn't interview his guests, just talks to them rather openly and throws in the occasional dark one-liner. This segment is sometimes hilarious, and sometimes dry; it depends very heavily on the guests and topics. Sometimes the naturalness of the segment is what ruins it; the group will end up laughing hysterically at something barely relevant, leaving the viewer rolling their eyes. I believe this section could've been helped with better guests, however, as the funnier guests tended to make Panel much more enjoyable. The show would wrap up with a few very repetitive bits that would've been funny first time, but unfortunately were pushed to every episode. Despite my qualms however, I generally found myself left wanting more, the thirty minutes rushing by.

While many complain that Anthony's only asset is the shock value of his jokes, I must disagree. Not all of course, but many are genuinely funny if you can tolerate a darker (much darker) type of humor than most of us are used too. He seems to be naturally funny, and I was happy to see the lack of skits on the show, as this sort of humor is best voiced straight up. Many criticize his lack of excitement and his seemingly wicked personality, however I think these only add to his strengths. Comparisons to Daniel Tosh's sarcastic attitude seem irrelevant to me, as the brand of humor on Tosh.0 is much more crude than dark.

Overall, I am disappointed to see this show go and hope to see more from Anthony Jeselnik in the future. Although the show was not perfect, I believe Jeselnik to be much funnier than most run-of-the-mill comedians and it is refreshing to see an attempt at a darker brand of humor.

Anthony Jeselnik, the supposed "Prince of Darkness," is as boldly arrogant as he is devilishly intelligent. Utilizing one-liners - greatly influenced by comedic greats Mitch Hedberg & Steven Wright - Jeselnik's offensive and scathingly dark sense of humor isn't for everyone. Something that he is aware of, Jeselnik himself - in his 2013 special, "Caligula" - proclaimed, "I assume you all knew who you were coming to see tonight. But if you didn't, you sure as sh*t know now." Anddd that was after rape joke number two. Really, the show is not for everyone, but if you do have a widespread sense of humor - or a pretty basic level of intelligence - it's hard not to only appreciate the jokes, but hold back your laughter as well. Many will label it as profane, unnecessary, unfunny, malicious, and even tasteless, but this is a brilliant new program that showcases the brightest - or darkest depending how you wanna call it - future of comedy.

This show will NOT resonate with everyone; its not that broad. As you can tell from most of the reviews, it's a love or hate situation. Which, if you've ever seen an interview with Anthony Jeselnik, is what he's going for. He's not trying to play it safe, or avoid offending anyone.

It starts from the premise that Anything can be funny. NO subject should be off limits. If you are good with that proposition, there's a good chance you'll like this show.

I miss it greatly and lament its passing. Anthony's stand up is great. I'd love to see him get another shot on TV. If not, I'd be happy to subscribe to a podcast.

I'm really surprised that this series lasted for two seasons.There's nothing the executives at Comedy Central hate more than a show that is actually funny.Well maybe there is, they also hate shows that aren't anti-white.The Offensive didn't waste one minute complaining that whites are evil.Nor did they spend any time preaching that gays are awesome.They ignored the golden rules of Comedy Central and yet somehow this great show slipped through the cracks and got a second season.I noticed that most of the reviewers here didn't like this show.I bet if you read the rest of their reviews they probably all love Friends and Will & Grace.They probably think Jay Leno is a comedic genius and Ellen is just super.See what I'm saying here?They're all idiots.

This show is not funny at all, I laugh more watching an episode of 16 and pregnant. This has got to be one of the worst shows on CC! This guy might be funny in real life, but he is far from it on TV. I can literally sit though a whole episode and not laugh once. How did this guy get his own TV show!!! This is just rubbish! I don't understand why this guy is on TV at all? He is awkward and not funny at all. I guess I'll just have to get off my fat lazy ass and change the channel now, thanks comedy central for providing me with a night of entertaining TV and funny laughs only to have my night end with this horrible show on your channel.

Like other reviews have said, jeselnik was funny in roasts, but this show is just trying to be even edgier than tosh. And it is instead, just....really bad. I'm quite easily entertained and quite hard to offend, and this show is somehow outside both of those boundaries. Distasteful can be funny. To the right audience. But, he is distasteful without being funny. When clips come on at the end or before my dvr recordings now, I rush to ff. it's simply awful. (Seriously, I'm trying to think of other shows I found distasteful or terribly unfunny, and I'm having trouble. This may very well be my only bad review ever. No, wait-- that Two Broke Girls show. That's pretty bad.)

What's the easiest way to be "funny"? Use sad current events to get a reaction. I find that his panel is usually much more funnier than him.. a couple of good shows got canceled because of this guy. His jokes are just plain stupid/ simple and obviously seeking a cheap laugh. Just like tonight.. he interviews a guy that deals with dead bodies. So what does he ask?! "Do you have sex with the bodies?".. Stick to doing "Roasts". You aren't that funny. I laughed a few times but overall it's just a cheap laugh. It's like the first person to make fun of 9/11. Sure it broke the ice, but it was probably thought to be a good attention grabber. Amy Shummer and Jeselnik should not have shows. It's just not funny. Remember er this is just my opinion.

The show has horrible jokes, its very dry and plain boring. Its been done before by such great comedians like Dave Chappelle. Even Tosh from Tosh.o sounds funnier because he sounds like an asshole and has sarcasm on his voice. This guy just sounds plain boring. Its one of those really bad new generic shows. He cant tell a joke at all. Don't need to watch this show and waste your time. Its pretty repetitive after a while as well so it becomes much more boring. I don't know how this show is even running or who even watches it. The jokes suck, the guy in the show sucks, everything about this show sucks. This show should get canceled and give someone else the time this show is put on comedy central.