Anthony Jeselnik on Lazy Comedians Punching Down, Trump Roast, Netflix Special & More |

[@jasonlamb7329]

the fact that anthony plugged his podcast at the end actually gave me some hope he will continue doing it

[@foxrivera8210]

We live in hope brother

[@BrandonKClark86]

Yeah but at some point he said it was before the end of October so it was clearly filmed like weeks ago so he could have changed his mind since this intieview... but also i think he might be trolling the jrvp audience when he says he's gunna stop it

[@jasonmengelkoch]

He said in the Vulture interview that he's over it, and is probably done :(

[@jansmitowiczauthor78]

​@@jasonmengelkochYeah my wife is a huge fan of comic podcasts, she said Jeselnik said he's done, he's sick of it

[@Lindsyll]

its all for clicks and a classsic idiot-shit take the knicks will be in the playoffs they just need to be healthy and gelling by then.

[@MooooonRiverWiderthanTimMoon]

The fact that Dan can get an interview like this with Anthony really says something, meaning Anthony would only do something like this if he has a huge amount of respect for Dan, I've heard Anthony state a million times how much he hates interviews like this...very informative, great interview, mad respect to Dan and Anthony!

[@bebosmetal]

He for sure considers doing other podcasts a favor. Especially considering he doesn't even want to do his own anymore.

[@DerekBraid]

mentioned AJ best friend is a sports writer, my assumption is there is a connection here. Networking win for sure.

[@rxflyfishing1316]

“ a lot of comics have gotten bad because they make too much money from their podcast “ lol this is so true. ie segura kreischer etc. Jeselnik’s still awesome 😂

[@geraldpulido5540]

Was kreishers stand up ever good?

[@blakjakgaming]

@@geraldpulido5540it wasn’t THIS bad lol

[@andrewscherf6456]

Not to mention Rogan.

[@geraldpulido5540]

@andrewscherf6456 rogan had some older stuff that I liked but most of his stand up is hot garbage lol

[@blakjakgaming]

@@geraldpulido5540 agree. There's jokes here and there that get me, but I'm not putting him on any GOAT lists.

[@mr.thunder1219]

He's my favorite comedian tbh. I've been waiting for his new special FOREVER... I was so pumped when I saw that it was dropping on Nov. 26.

[@scumbagwoody1444]

I saw it live it was Fking amazing! cant wait to see it again

[@Staddeca]

@@scumbagwoody1444 I saw it live too, its his best to date

[@cliptomaniac2562]

Him saying “I vote like a black woman” with such force got me. That was comedic timing

[@thewatcher5550]

Can I skip to that part, what’s the minute mark??

[@OEx25]

1:17:38

[@thewatcher5550]

@@OEx25 TY

[@mathieuduval7544]

Big fan of him but ngl i was not a fan of that "joke"

[@thewatcher5550]

@@mathieuduval7544he’s clearly high af and spiraling. I’m actually ok with that line. I hope he keeps it up.

[@kassa3368]

“They started out silly, like a frat guy, then they’re 50 and you’re like wtf is this?” 😂😂😂 That had to be a dig at Bert

[@m0thdm]

1000%

[@jakeallen476]

I thought Nick swardson

[@ASimoneau]

Bert''s got fans in their late teens buying tickets to his shows. He's not going to live to see 80, but if he did, he'd still be selling out arenas.

[@Emanon...]

All of them. Pauly Shore. Swardson. Bert Kreischer. Adam Sandler. Not Seinfeld, though. He's just a genocide supporter

[@crosenbam]

JRE

[@lukridzombie]

The worst thing about his new special is we now gotta wait another 3 to 5 years for the next one

[@Staddeca]

I saw him do this material live on tour, this new special will be 11/10

[@philipallcott]

The last 15 minutes were the best of the interview. After the Grief Eater was properly fed and he asked what the struggle was like coming up in 7 different ways.

[@jujubean8870]

I noticed this, too. Anthony was soooo patient answering those same "struggle" questions over and over and over. I would have snapped. Lol.

[@richinmass]

Couldn't agree more about comedians getting weak at stand-up because of podcasting. Anthony is the best joke teller probably of all time IMO.

[@zacharyjanda5931]

This is so good. I think Jeselnik is the most interesting comedian right now and it's great to hear someone from a different universe really dig into his perspective with empathy and skepticism.

[@booradlin169]

I fucking LOVE that Anthony is taking both veiled swipes AND direct shots at comics who have outlived their shtick and/or gotten lazy via success and are no longer as funny as they should be.

[@tripsclone]

I do like Anthony's new Civil War look.

[@lukridzombie]

@@tripsclone His haircut is called the David Spade

[@TheMusicalSchizo]

It is always excellent to see Anthony have a long-form conversation. I love his comedy, appreciate his craft in general, and think he deserves even more recognition than he gets, because he truly is a "great". Can't wait to watch the special!

[@EverythingFarley]

In my opinion, Anthony is one of the best comedians of today and comedians can learn so much from him 👍

[@timnoori668]

Anthony sounds like a mix between John Mullaney, John malcovitch and Christopher Walken

[@jaysven6153]

Holy shit!!! How the hell did you articulate that and have it be so accurate 😂 Tim, I wish you a good day

[@brentfeldman]

The vowels are on a journey.

[@jennahell]

I was an hour into listening to this gem before I actually looked at the screen and realized Jeselnik’s wearing a QOTSA tshirt. Excellent interview.

[@DonWackerly]

Amazing interview on both sides. Jeselnik being true to himself and I didn't realize Dan LeBatard would be so wonderful in this long format style. I clearly need to watch more of him.

[@Choad-yf4fp]

Anthonys one joke netflix trailer is funnier than all of the roganverse

[@surge8016]

tim dillon & shane are beyond better then white guilt anthony.

[@RonBurgundy-iw1xl]

Tim dillon???? I'll give you Shane, he's funny. But Tim dillon? Reevaluate your life man​@@surge8016

[@Dustin-eh5go]

"White guilt Anthony" you are a write off, buddy​@surge8016

[@carbonbomb4774]

​@surge8016 Tim was funny on podcast, but his stand up falls short. I bought tickets to his show and it's not the same as his podcast. His stand up is not as funny as his podcast. That's a fact that you can't deny. Tim is funny doing his podcast. Shane's stand up is more funny than Tim's stand up.

[@albertmoreno6408]

Tim got to chill with the snow

[@afrisv]

I was at that last one in Oslo. Laughed so hard my throat was sore, so that was new! If he shows up again, I'm there. JRVP!

[@smw4628]

He's on a very short list of comics that I would pay to see. He's consistently funny which is a hard thing to achieve.

[@alexdatoss8962]

He is incredible live. I had the privilege of seeing him early 2023 in a club setting and it was unbelievable.

[@howamilooking5952]

Anthony is a person I trust. He has humility and can also tell you that you're full of crap. That kind of honesty is sadly getting rarer with this alt-right/podcast BS world.

[@Larrydavid89]

My best friend showed me this mad bastard. By gosh he knows what he is talking about and really cares and is so relatable. Thanks boys

[@kahlbutomacfarland]

Bert Kreisher is the biggest comic in the world? This is hell.

[@mordecaidrake]

Seriously... as Bill Hicks once said....we live in a world where the mediocre thrive and proliferate

[@dreamsoflorien8237]

Bart Krystal sucks

[@LocalGems-Pick-Ur-Restaurant]

As in fattest.

[@CraigMahaney]

Matt rife is bigger than Bert.

[@darrenlesueur4785]

🤮🤮🤮 bart

[@enriqueworthy4481]

‘ BECAUSE GOD HATES MICHAEL J FOX ‘ The man you are interviewing is a Gawd damn monster. I love him.

[@mutenroshisamaa]

Great interview, appreciate it, good to know a niche artist's perspective as an aspiring niche artist lol

[@AkaDeano]

Fantastic interview! I loved hearing Anthony mention Doug Stanhope and Nate Bargatze!

[@mattsherwood1944]

Frickin love stanhope.

[@nitrousnine]

I was going to say the same thing.

[@erkkamykkanen]

What a brilliant interviewer. What a brilliant interviewee.

[@theanonymouscomic8106]

One of the best shows about comedy. And as a comedian I don’t think I would want to be around Anthony for more than 3 hrs.

[@denimchicken420]

Good get! 👍 Jeselnik is one of the best, if not the best, out there. He & Dan share the motivation of being great at their craft and always trying to improve.

[@ezbug420]

I definitely understand that panic attack story😊

[@damienfallon8980]

Love this dude. He does car accident comedy. You hate yourself for laughing but you can't look away. I appreciate that

[@bludgeonedfate708]

Dan did one I couldn't resist watching

[@ezbug420]

But also comdey is subjective, Anthony is one of the greats!

[@tarekjuman8339]

Thanks dan! I love Anthony. I have gone to see him twice. Most recently bones and all in the beacon earlier in 2024.

[@user-pj2zq3ty7m]

He LOVES himself holy shit lol

[@alexdatoss8962]

Which is why he’s an incredible standup.. no one can do what he does 🤷‍♀️

[@briann1482]

Christ stop asking the same question six times

[@benjaminlindsey6573]

He’s doing this purposely and asking similar things different ways and getting more layers from Anthony. Not sure what the problem is. He’s a pretty skilled interviewer.

[@johnlarson505]

"It takes a big man to cry. It takes a bigger man to laugh at that man." -Jack Handy

[@dstill3434]

Interesting, I started doing stand up comedy the same way! Paid for a comedy course to force myself to have a commitment to at least try stand up because the course required a couple performances.

[@enriqueworthy4481]

Lmao. This is the one I decide to watch. lol.

[@jasonmoreo5914]

Worlds are colliding between some of my favorite media. It's a treasure to have the Jez open up like this. Thank you Dan. Codecademy.

[@bebosmetal]

Codecademy.

[@PeteVanFleet]

"My worlds collide" is exactly what I posted on the DLS Instagram when they announced it the other day. I'm just a little disappointed that this was recorded so long ago that Anthony didn't mention it in the latest JRVP pod.

[@robertperry2366]

I think this is the BEST interview you have ever done. you asked great questions then got out of the way !!!!

[@azizmooshoolov2308]

Jeselnik?? What? Awesome get, LeBatard!

[@PAWGmoth]

He recently called out tim Dillon for being a bad comic on his podcast. We love Tim Dillon. We boycott ant now.

[@xram4333]

@@PAWGmoth Tim Dillon was never a good comic lmao

[@OEx25]

@@PAWGmothwho?

[@DodsonJJ24]

Just once don’t ask “what did the struggle look like” 😂 this was great though. Anthony is awesome.

[@professorlazza3882]

Fantastic interview. Great chemistry and great honesty

[@serenadawnlang]

I can’t believe this! My two favorites! Both of you are heroic!

[@kj6468]

Our baby grief-eater is relentless.

[@bebosmetal]

It has to be hard in order to be good. A quote. That's what she said!!! ding ding ding

[@cwag07]

Jeselnik and Southbeach sessions!?!? hell yes!!!

[@skip7118]

how is this real?

[@ВладимирСиницын-и6ч]

I've watched a lot of interviews with Anthony, but this is one of the best! Largely because the interviewer is a real journalist, but there is simply a lot of new information here. It’s a pity that he didn’t ask about favorite books - the most common mistake after Jesselnik says that he loves to read! But the list of 5 favorite comedians is excellent - I wonder if Anthony has seen Stewart Lee’s specials and what he thinks about them.

[@dreigivetimpoolmassivewedg7646]

Him ripping into Chapelle's 8 year absolute hack era is what makes him as good as anyone going.. He's as dark as anyone but it sharp enough to realize the "wholeness killed comedy" clownshows are everything that's wrong with modern comedy. Rogan's embarrassing circus group could learn endless lessons from dude.

[@kylelenertz5509]

It wasn't a hack era. He was excellent. And his "trans" era is like 3 percent Trans jokes and everything else us about a bunch of other shit. The Trans jokes are just what people whined about.

[@OH_MY_DOGGG]

Yay. Long form content!

[@misterderp4566]

Folks, watch the new special. I literately spat out my beer at least three times (yeah I should probably drink less...). If you know who Anthony is and how his comedy works, it's A+ level genius.

[@kaodik]

What a great interview. Thanks. Always loved jeselnik

[@SlipperHouse]

Junior Vice President

[@TheCalvinProblen]

Did Anthony recently rewatch Team America and then give it to his barber as a style guide?

[@showyouright]

Never watched one of these but I felt this one was a cant missed and I'm glad I watch good stuff!

[@mikeashby7649]

I noticed you and Mark Normand tell jokes in a similar way. You guys always surprise me at the end of the joke always had a dark spin on it. You guys litterally brought me out of my depression so I literally owe you my sanity. So thanks to all you comics . It's the insight I think.

[@reboandzooty]

This dude is a good interviewer

[@blakefirsttee7653]

Hey Dan! I've literally watched like 4 of your interviews. And this is definitely the best one you've ever done!

[@OEx25]

The GOAT of comedy

[@HowdyTheClown]

0:57 *whisper* JRVP

[@jelliott0222]

Erica voice: Junior Vice President

[@Datyung]

Thank you Dan...You all truly have the best content..

[@jeffcurrey8765]

Best interview in a long time. Nice to find out what it is about AJ that people love. Dan, I wish you asxed him about Sam Kinison.

[@listentoblacksabbath]

Jack Handy as an inspiration makes so much sense

[@jonwhitehead5426]

Brilliant stuff on SNL

[@gwinntanamo]

he plugged Handy’s book(s) on the JRVP podcast a couple years ago without Handy knowing anything about it. A few months later Handy reached out to “complain” that AJ had bumped his sales like 1,000% or something. It turns out, Jack Handy’s website was the only place to get his books, and on his website he says he’ll personalize/autograph every copy he sells. See, he had been selling a dozen a month or so for years, and all of the sudden he had to inscribe, package, ship thousands from his apartment. It took him months to catch up. Too funny.

[@cwag07]

Anthony plugging JRVP, when he said on the last episode that they might call it quits haha

[@Moses771]

Classic Jeselnik

[@SMOOTHIE1113]

My guy Anthony born. In the Burg🎉 has always been smarter than most! , Iconic. Great interview DAN Thx😊

[@blakjakgaming]

Comedy geeks in the comments are always funny. “Acktually there’s a much darker comic but the mainstream won’t accept him. Jeselnik isn’t really that dark when you hear this other guy.”

[@williambartholmey5946]

I guess I'm the opposite of a comedy geek, or maybe I'm a bizarro comedy geek. I don't even care that much about stand-up, very rarely watch it at all, but have logged thousands of hours listening to comedians' podcasts.

[@blakjakgaming]

@@williambartholmey5946 I think at this point though that's apples and oranges in most because simply based on what's on streaming/specials, you're getting like 3 hours of actual stand-up per comedian. Apart from that you're not getting it unless you're on instagram or tik tok or here seeking it out at some point. Meanwhile you get an hour-long on-demand video of Bobby Lee & Santino, Normand, or Theo Von, etc almost all 52 Weeks out of the year and some of them are on multiple or release their own multiple times a week.

[@Choad-yf4fp]

Anthony and Redbar are true artists rn

[@peacewarrecords]

Redbar just seems very jealous of everybody... probably because he isnt very funny. Never heard him say anything funny; he criticizes the hacky comedy universe where racial slurs precede manic applause.. but doesnt realize that he's a part of it (admittedly a less successful part)

[@oelrizac15]

"HE GETS THE SHOW" just straight up. That's ok! I love it.

[@OranjeLament]

Anthony likes Spade so much he copied his hair too.

[@carbonbomb4774]

It was George Carlin who said punching down wasn't always funny. Anthony is just saying a lot of comedians spend more time complaining about what would happen if they told a trans joke but can't even come up with a good trans joke that is funny. It's when you go so far right-wing that your entire stand-up bit is punching down, so much to the point where you're not making jokes. You're just throwing out insults. Kill Tony didn't make any good jokes about PR. They came just off insulting. It wasn't really funny, and the audience was taken aback by what he said.

[@keithpanton]

I've always thought you can joke about anything, but if it's going to offend, it's got to be funny enough to be worth it. Just going 'don't Indian people smell?' or 'Don't trans people all look like a guy in a dress?' isn't enough. Unless you're only playing to idiots.

[@OEx25]

Dan is so such a phenomenal interviewer

[@marctaylor1142]

5:26 😂😂😂 Lmao take that Bert

[@MattWatkins-s5p]

Great interview

[@illwafer]

is jeselnik playing david spade in a movie?

[@reztv5004]

CC: Joe rogan, bert kreischer, tom segura, tony hinchcliffe, shane gillis, theo vonn, EVERY REDBAR FOOL

[@johnd1915]

Great interview Dan !

[@kingmatt54]

This was so great. Thanks guys.

[@jakedoh8294]

not even 6 mins in and taking shots at burt chrysler

[@DynamiteProd]

He’s right. Stand up sucks now. The fact that the masses like it should tell you it sucks. Groups of people liking things is cool. When masses like things they usually become lame. This is the case with everything. I mean when the masses were into rock it turned into shit. Hip hop has been the biggest genre for the past few decades and now that genre is artistically dead.

[@L3yL1n3]

I might sound condescending but I’m really trying to just analyze it but It’s a really interesting paradox. I feel like it’s a mix of commoditizing the specific funny/popular thing to make money and the lack of understanding of nuance of the receiving audience.

[@DudeNamedPear]

I am going to be thinking about funny hats for the rest of my life

[@Alfareon]

"awwwww horrible things happened to you? WELCOME TO SAMSARA"

[@Alfareon]

anthony is how you do dark comedy. you know it's fucked up, you know it's fucked up you find it funny, so there's a tiny bit of shame overshadowed by how fucking funny it is, and that's his smile

[@dpt3232]

I don't believe these comedians are playing "characters," They are being themselves they just don't have the balls to admit it. The truly great ones like Pryor and Carlin gave us themselves and risked being loved hated, but thats why they were so authentic and spoke for and too so many through their comedy. This "I'm creating a character" is gutless.

[@N8wesley]

You remember Saturday night live right before during and right after Chevy Chase that period of time really stands out in my mind as a somewhat golden time for comedy I miss that comedy I miss George Carlin

[@Emanon...]

Jeselnik is one of the most underrated comics the US has ever produced. He's not for everyone, but he's a brilliantly gifted writer and performer. We need more Jeselnik specials!

[@akshayde]

Comedian is so fascinating to see. The juxtaposition between Jerry and the other dude is wild. Really shows how much a mindset plays a part. The other guy is also such a hardworker and joke writer but his complaining and his personality just doesn't connect

[@howdareyou41]

I don't buy that his audience is 70% conservative

[@michaelhall5429]

I wouldn't be surprised. Have you seen how many conservatives like rage against the machine just because it's loud and angry and they can't be bothered to understand the lyrics? Those same thickos probably listen to standup.

[@mike2ram]

Dan is just an incredible interviewer

[@skip7118]

Dan is a terrible communicator and rambles in endless circles.

[@jaysven6153]

Ahhh yes, duality of man is happening in this thread 😂

[@JM-zt8bw]

Fantastic interview

[@magicbanding1095]

He talks like John Malcovich

[@m0thdm]

Big Jesel keeping these mfers on their toooeeees

[@MetalFacedGamer]

So what we're saying is Donald Trump made Anthony jeselnik 😂

[@SixtyOunce]

Rouse had an extremely similar style of "playing the villain" to do really dark humor, but unfortunately he passed without getting the recognition he really deserved.

[@jessesmyser5931]

What happened, why does he look so different. I didn't even recognize him at first. I love Anthony, he his hilarious!

[@juniorurrieta]

Damn Dan asked the same question for the first 10 mins of the show

[@TallyTube]

Couldn’t agree with him more. I really need more anti-Rogansphere comics in my algo

[@JuanFCerda]

This is going straight to 2lazy2try, Cringe, Redbar.... Jeselnik is the new Katt. ❤

[@djkongova]

Doug Stanhope is phenomenal and absolutely a purest. Love that dude.

[@scranjay]

My prediction for 50:45 is Bo Burnham

[@gabet1075]

Anthony is freaking awesome.