So weird how comedy can shift like this. It used to be like an eye roll laugh type thing but now every time I see or hear a joke formatted like this it immediately disgusts me.
It’s supposed to be self-effacing. Dangerfield’s playing a character you’re supposed to recognize as an obnoxious, abrasive loser. Hell, half the joke is in how desperate and sweaty and not-funny he is. An early form of anti humor is watching Rodney fail at stand up.
It’s like watching Jon Arbuckle fuck up on a date or Al Bundy fail at business. You’re not supposed to be rooting for these guys, you’re supposed to be laughing at them.
In the same way that Batman shifted from this 70s era Sci-fi Action Comedy to a 00s Grimdark thriller/horror, we’ve lost any sense of humility or absurdity. All these people are lining up in excitement over a Joker that isn’t funny.
So weird how comedy can shift like this. It used to be like an eye roll laugh type thing but now every time I see or hear a joke formatted like this it immediately disgusts me.
It’s supposed to be self-effacing. Dangerfield’s playing a character you’re supposed to recognize as an obnoxious, abrasive loser. Hell, half the joke is in how desperate and sweaty and not-funny he is. An early form of anti humor is watching Rodney fail at stand up.
It’s like watching Jon Arbuckle fuck up on a date or Al Bundy fail at business. You’re not supposed to be rooting for these guys, you’re supposed to be laughing at them.
In the same way that Batman shifted from this 70s era Sci-fi Action Comedy to a 00s Grimdark thriller/horror, we’ve lost any sense of humility or absurdity. All these people are lining up in excitement over a Joker that isn’t funny.
It’s reassuring to know he’s taking the piss.
Ah, gotcha! Well that’s me misunderstanding his particular standup routine as I’m relatively unfsmiliar