Matt Rife's Joke "Apology"

[@LewSpears]

As a recently handsome comedian with a career saving jawline, I think I am the most suited to talk about Matt Rife's controversy Clip from Spearhead Sundays: kzbin.info/door/3K33ddRqHhTORtl_Fc29tQ Interested to see if you guys think this will be good or bad for Rife's career in the longterm.

[@dogmeat7486]

Do you know what that symbol on your necklace means?

[@Theoissic]

Hairy Wrists

[@Mravatarmech]

it wont matter if you drive a big tank

[@Competitive_Antagonist]

So fucking stupid to have that guy mumbling in the background adding nothing to the video.

[@dairycowtv]

I've only seen this guy a handful of times, and every time I've seen him I've always thought "Lewis Spears is much more handsome than this guy."

[@LewSpears]

You could say this about anyone really

[@baneblade__]

​@@LewSpearsit's the immaculate jawline

[@vincentzhaiven4017]

He's kinda weird looking honestly

[@s_zriii5378]

@@vincentzhaiven4017I always thought he looked like a horse… not my type personally but beauty is subjective I guess

[@ToaastyKoyote]

@@LewSpears You're a GLORIOUS bastard.

[@qbikmusik]

It was really cool hearing your perspective on the psychology of comedy, id love to hear you talk about stuff like that more often!

[@WishMount]

I agree, comedy is like the dark arts. They bring us laughter, but there is a whole science to it. Lew explains it very well also

[@taob3850]

Dude he's literally spot on. That joke leading too the website is the only reason I'm going too watch him. I hope he keeps it up

[@people2chronically-online]

It’s crazy how much yall cried and he’s still blowing up

[@qbikmusik]

@@people2chronically-online y'all? And idk, I feel like people know the name matt rife but I don't see him "blowing up", Shane gillis is blowing up, matt rife isn't gonna have that longevity imo

[@people2chronically-online]

@@qbikmusik cope

[@caitlinnlee]

The moment the Matt Rife discourse began, I couldn't help but think "Just wait until they hear about Lewis"... 😏

[@jayzell3687]

His Jawline has nothing on this comedian I like, his name is Lewis and he's an absolute fucking unit

[@ArkanumFour]

It's great to see you back making videos, Mate.

[@LewSpears]

Thank you Buddy me too, I’m having a lot of fun!

[@Vannneeeesssssaaaa]

It's going to be interesting to see how switching from a majority female audience that are already fans of you to an unknown demographic of contrarian "If someone dislikes it, that means I like it"- people will work out. The Bill Burr situation currently shows that people that love to call others snowflakes, sensitive and all kinds of things aren't immune to turning their backs on comedians either

[@snerttt]

why wouldn't they be lmao. You expect everyone to like the same comedian forever?

[@ItsOver9000Productions]

​@@snertttI think it's the fact that it takes one thing that bothers them for them to absolutely turn be vitriolic towards them. I've disagreed with my favorite comedian plenty of times but I didn't turn around after ONE joke or special and start harassing them.

[@ennvoy1874]

It isn’t interesting, he isn’t funny.

[@snerttt]

@@ItsOver9000Productions that's true but "turning their back" doesn't have such violent connotations in my mind. I might be missing extra context, but I just don't think Bill's that funny.

[@Vannneeeesssssaaaa]

​@@snerttt My comment was more so about how people of all kinds of demographics can be make up fickle fan bases. But there are certain people who pride themselves on never getting offended and liking extreme / offensive humor and then are immediately offended when a comedian who they thought was on "their" side behaves differently (e.g. Bill Burr obviously standing by his wife). Catering to those kinds of people doesn't guarantee success and it's probably as easy to misstep as it is with a primarily female audience, which is why it's going to be interesting for me to see how deliberately seeking out a different fanbase works out for Rife, not that I'm really invested in his comedy personally.

[@noahmoody4568]

the apology was honestly funnier than any standup joke hes done, especially that DV joke...

[@rohdger3390]

The DV joke is also pretty funny

[@rusty9705]

@@rohdger3390eh.

[@mikemichaelson120]

@@rohdger3390he definitely saw the “I repeat my order to the waitress with a black eye slowly because clearly she don’t listen” meme and rebranded it. Only reason I smirked is because it’s funny to say it to an all female audience.

[@Fknheck]

Y’all are weird acting like that joke wasn’t funny. I don’t believe anybody saying it’s not funny who actually got a sense of humour

[@rohdger3390]

@@mikemichaelson120 Exactly, that's why it's funnier

[@AudikaLive]

The section about artists being held captive is actually really good advice. To be honest, I've only seen your funny videos, and it's interesting to hear your take on something remarkably serious for the creative industries. Good job mate. Will definitely listen to more.

[@ooodman]

Loved hearing you disect the situation so well. Your perspective is so interesting and well put. Would love to see more content like this discussing the psychology of comedy.

[@brighter2day]

Was great hearing you’re take on this and shedding a bit of insight! Would love to get more content like this from you. This was fab! …as is your jawline

[@Kale817]

I looove this format Lewis! Always been a fan, it’s great to have you back

[@x_MirariM_x]

100% agree with what you said about the mindset of trying to make people laugh, rather than getting attention from being 'cancelled'. Honestly, I don't really give a fuck about Matt Rife's actual joke; it's the fact that he's using such a sensitive issue as a stepping stone for a career boost that bothers me. Whether or not it was intentional, or he's just taking advantage of a convenient situation, it just feels kinda distasteful. Like he's turning around and laughing at his original audience in order to attract the 'edgy, anti-snowflake' crowd.

[@zozihn8047]

In other words, we may one day refer to Matt Rife as a culture vulture of comedy. I could be very wrong, but for now it looks like mediocrity + shock.

[@Char00000]

​@@zozihn8047 Was it shocking? I feel like it's a joke that's been beaten into the ground so much it's not even shocking or offensive. It's just a lazy, hack joke from like 30 years ago. That's been repeated so many different times it's just kinda meh. You sure did form a sentence, good for you. So anyway....

[@JustSomeGuy009]

🙄

[@inyrui]

​@@Char00000"you sure did form a sentence, good for you" lmao why so patronizing. Personally, I think you both sound dumb

[@yvonneseverson3561]

OMFG!!!! People don’t watch it then! You people really have nothing better to do than watch a comedian and it’s been stated numerous times at his shows that he’s kidding and doesn’t mean anything by it !!! Lighten up and find some other outlet to take your shit out on that you put yourself in not him!!! Get a life ! Find a purpose do something !!! again YOU DONT HAVE TO WATCH!!!!!

[@TheMutantCreeper]

Kinda weird how he’s trying to appeal to men through DV jokes. Like sure men like dark jokes more but it would be a more specific male audience if it goes straight to the sexist and crappy jokes. If the contrarians are liking him just for that one joke, then they’ll easily drop him for jokes they don’t like.

[@nine9nine9]

Is it even a joke? "Woman would not get beat if she goes to kitchen". Like there is no punchline, no nothing. It's just a boring "joke" that is a sad reality.

[@TheMutantCreeper]

@@nine9nine9 yea it’s not even a joke.

[@nine9nine9]

@@TheMutantCreeper :(

[@nickca6104]

Some women are actually able to take a joke. Also, if you don’t like Matt Rife, you are under no obligation to watch him. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

[@Ben-ph3gb]

I think hes insecure about being famous for being handsome and he is trying to push away the women so that he is famous because of his jokes. he took a shot at the majority of his audience for a shitty joke

[@H3dgeh0g12]

Lewis' jaw line easily makes him the most handsome comedian. Matt's gonna have a tough time topping the dreamworld joke.

[@zozihn8047]

Situations like this remind me of the song Mickey Mouse Is Dead by Subhumans. With that said, I expected the joke to be funnier (I watched the clip for context). I feel like shock jock humor is either extreme or it will fail completely. The Dreamworld Accident joke is funny because it's so fucked up that it's unimaginable someone would genuinely joke about it until you hear someone do so. Matt Rife didn't go far enough to justify the joke making it into the set. You can't half-measure dark humor like that, otherwise it's just being rude for the sake of it, just like any random person online. If you're going the shock jock route, you should make it worth listening to in the first place. His opener DV joke itself is incredibly boring because it doesn't actually go anywhere. It's just "here is a bad view expressed by bad people IRL, watch me say it too". I didn't see the special though. I forgot Matt Rife existed until you made this video.

[@archive3339]

i also think that doubling down by just being kind of a dick to disabled people wasnt very cool? like the punch line of the appology is just haha disabled people ya know? Also i feel like the people comming out being like "now i think hes funny cause he said the kitchen joke" how many of those people are just dumbass misogynists and do you really want them as your audience, cause they'll find those jokes funny for the wrong reason. its not like shock funny to them its "yeah ur right woman should stay in the kitchen haha"

[@zozihn8047]

@@archive3339 If he's not careful, he may end up in a Walmart with fans saying slurs to his face expecting him to laugh with them. It happened to iDubbbz. There are worse things than someone yelling "Toodaloo, Muthafuckas" at you, as Ken Jeong experienced a decade ago, because someone really loved The Hangover. I'm not sure if Matt Rife understands the concept yet, but he will now. We'll see how it all pans out in the next ten years.

[@nine9nine9]

Omg yes!! I swear -- as a woman, I have heard the kitchen joke so many times. It's not funny, it's just annoying after the hundredth time. There's no punchline, it's just /shock/. Just like you said. That explains so much of his comedy.

[@flylikeabowtie]

I think timing really is everything. Comedy is like sex, if there’s no foreplay and no one is warmed up, that shit’s gonna sting. Going in early with a dv joke can be a bit dicey at the best of times, let alone when out was as poor of a “joke” as Matt’s was. It also might not have gotten as much backlash if it had at least been funny. But he basically just went “dv lol get back in the kitchen” which is a joke that a 12y/o redditor would make. It’s lazy writing and not the kind of high calibre joke you expect in a Netflix special.

[@zozihn8047]

Yep, I've seen defenders of him in this comment section say people are soft and don't know how to appreciate jokes anymore. It's not bad because it's offensive, it's bad because causing offense is the only dimension it has. When you see dark humor for the first time it is shocking and novel. Matt's joke was neither novel nor iterative. It was simply verbatim recitation of a realistic conversation a misogynist would have. It isn't inherently funny, so it must be either situationally funny, have good pacing, or be incredibly shocking. Jimmy Carr has mastered this, Matt Rife has not. If he had, he either would have delivered it better, iterated on the concept, or thrown it out.

[@cycy8699]

"wifi i hate" level joke cmon man i know he's funnier than that

[@lastmanstanding7155]

Well that's a different complaint no? What majority say is they are disappointed by the subject matter. That's different than "the joke just didn't land and I know you can make better jokes." That's like a different can of worms. Basically another ball park. I think you are correct in the criticism but incorrect about why people are upset. Lewis nails it by saying people just thought his jokes were different.

[@jadenangell615]

This is the first video I've watched of yours since 2021, so your face really caught me off guard 💀

[@kirkgolembiewski7220]

What color helmet did you buy Lewis?

[@LewSpears]

Purple

[@Drako9823]

Purple niiiiice.

[@kanjionshasteen9159]

i got bluu

[@SpartanGuy]

If Matt Rife stays relevant for about 15 minutes and fades away I think we can officially call him this generations Dane Cook.

[@velocirapper]

Benign violation theory is the most popular theory of why we find things funny, basically saying you violate a social norm but not in a way that makes people feel unsafe. Basically it boils down to being funnier than you are offensive and the best jokes walk that line for the largest group of people

[@Otzkar]

I think a big problem with the unfunny edgy comedian is that it almost leans into conservative comedy where the joke is just a statement you sincerely believe in masked as a joke. I think it also is somewhat connected to the trolling sjw and angry feminist content that transformed from arguably funny videos of complete freakouts to serious harassment campaigns as in gamergate for instance.

[@kasperwvg8403]

i've only realised how much I missed you since you're back

[@LewSpears]

😭🙏🙏

[@delsi26]

Holy shit Lewis never realised how much better you looked

[@LuciferSpiro1993]

I have the most popular vegan restaurant in the world. I want to expand. I know, I'll start doing a barbecue, with live - in restaurant - slaughter. This will only help my popularity.

[@andybyrd4107]

The problem with the Matt Rife joke is it’s an incredibly old joke that he rewrote and presented as a piece of stand up comedy / a story from his own life and that is incredibly lazy and hack behaviour.

[@dominicfrost8627]

Oh please. It's no worse than when all black comedians use race jokes about white people that you people laugh at. If you're going to disagree & get offended by one extreme of jokes you should get offended by them all and not excuse it just because it's a black comedian. All you karens need to just take a midol and switch channels.

[@haleyw5677]

My biggest issue with that DV joke is that it just isn’t funny enough to make up for the fact that it is making like of such a dark topic

[@whitefox2316]

As a woman I'm personally not that offended I just think it was delivered poorly like Andrew shulz's joke about food and dv was really good and had layers Matt just told a story it wasn't exploring a concept which I think needs to happen with darker material it needs to exist in the hypothetical as to not rub anyone the wrong way

[@nine9nine9]

I wouldn't even call it a story

[@Char00000]

It was a joke so cannibalized that it wasn't even a corpse it was a skeleton. Like it was less than nothing. He just formed a sentence.

[@purplelove3666]

If you are not offended then do you think you should feel sorry for people who are actually going through DV?

[@dillydean]

I like this style video the semi podcast style. Over the multi camera thing. Anyway love your back man keep it going! 💪 Also iv never heard of this comic 😆

[@lorenzos7838]

Lewis listening to you talk. More and more I realise how intelligent you are. Your insight into these topics is great and yeah I really enjoy listening to your point of view

[@jeffery9543]

Had no idea who Matt was but had heard he'd "done a bad", so thank you for the very comprehensive catch up lol. This situation feels kinda like what would happen if someone found Bo Burnham through one of the more tame songs from his special Inside, like White Woman's Instagram or That Funny Feeling, then decides to look him up on youtube only to find his other comedy songs, like Sad or the one literally named [game end] yourself :')

[@chrislowles]

Or that bit where he made his audience say the n-word.

[@Char00000]

The funny thing is Bo Burnham is actually original and creative. It's not repackaging 30 year old jokes and pretending it's some new brilliance. Like making a someone please take my wife joke. It's lazy and Bo Burnham has never been a lazy hack.

[@RamzySweis]

Solid take. Thank you CaptainSpears!

[@XenoTravis]

What Lewis said about how it sucks to think about demographics and sales before you create is true. Local bands do that a lot and then wonder why they can't get more non local shows or stopped getting likes. I played with a band that had two of the members not approve because "what he is playing is not in the scene." They purposely hindered their creativity to make sure they sounded like everyone else. I was shocked that a band would do that but it happens.

[@MrSkeleton131]

I guess it's seen as a safer route to success, even though that level of success will be limited? I'm purely speculating as I've never personally been involved in any kind of creative industry

[@XenoTravis]

@@MrSkeleton131 basically. It is a good way to get shows and maybe get on a label. Probably not so much as a way to get headlining or many fans. It is super easy to find music now. Standing out is key.

[@Tmanowns]

I think the main reason people (lets be honest, mainly women) do the whole "I knew there was a reason I didn't like him!" thing is because they don't want to be seen as guilty by association. By claiming they were never a fan, they can't be blamed for their rise to popularity. It's not they really did always hate him, it's that they want people to think they were smart enough to see through the veil. Same thing when someone breaks up with their significant other, and suddenly the friends all say the SO was always trash, etc.

[@Shanetim]

Great take on the timing of a dark joke. I really think you're onto something with that.

[@TheMinorsRap]

I saw an interview where he openly talks about women grabbing him straight up sexually assaulting him. Nobody gets upset about that. I used to be a bar bouncer n women would do grab me just like he described. If I as a man did that to a women I'd be on an offender list

[@apple-de8tx]

1:04 omg he's mewing Lewis Spears is mewing

[@kieran7675]

This is why you're one of my favourite guys on YT, whenever anything like this comes around you have such a balanced viewpoint and everything you do is to entertain, you're so right about those "cancel me" comedians being lame as fuck

[@HollyHargreaves]

Agree with the projection bit. But Matt was totally different. In his crowd work & Only fans special he is easy going & fun. In the netflix special he was bitter & not funny. 2 completely different personas. It was jarring.

[@qbikmusik]

THANK YOU, you put perfectly why i wasnt vibing with the special, it felt so inauthentic compared to his tone and personality in his crowd work, it was weirding me out

[@nine9nine9]

Interesting! I wonder why

[@thewillformerlyknownasartist]

He probably wanted to prove he’s a “real comedian”

[@UndeniablyPotato]

Really great to hear your thoughts on this - would love to get more of this 'behind the curtain' kind of content!

[@nelgluhak6709]

Honestly, I think the biggest problem with Matt Rife's special was that it just wasn't funny. The punchline for domestic violence joke was obvious, hence that didn't land proper either. The pacing was weird as well. The last third of the special, if I remember, is just him rambling about a situation in the airplane (personally, I think in the situation in the first place he was wrong, but that didn't matter that much), and him arguing about it with people on the internet. After saying he can't be offended, he mentions some woman called him a little bitch, so he called her fat, and he portrays it as a big win. That was not a win, my guy, that was just kinda sad. You deffo took an L if you can't figure out a better insult than 'ur fat lol'. And that was *after* he bragged how he can make people cry with his roasting. The whole thing was horribly underwhelming. Honestly, if it hadn't been for the domestic violence joke, probably most people wouldn't even be talking much about it because of how bland it was.

[@Hudpower]

It's kinda funny to think he makes a DV joke and then guys are like "fuck yeah that's sick now I'm on board" lmao

[@darkovdarkov1417]

i only heard about him for the first time in this video. and after you telling me his twitter joke, I just subed to his youtube to see what he will do next

[@crazycjk]

I agree that the joke was kinda meh, not because I'm offended, it's just a bit average. Same vein as "what do you tell a woman with 2 black eyes? Nothing, you already told her twice"; hilarious when I first heard it... 15 years ago. The special needs helmet link was spectacular though

[@andybyrd4107]

It’s the same joke, he just rewrote it.

[@BaBaBaBenny]

I will admit, although I'm not super keen on Chappelle for his trans jokes, I can't stand people who say "Oh, he was never funny". Like, no he's been and continues to be fucking hilarious, he's just picked a very weird hill to die on.

[@josephsavage2576]

Shoutout to the Leman Russ Tank in the background, the real star of the video.

[@hanzobonaza]

I know it's only para social relationships but it definitely feels like when you tell an edgy/dark joke it's easy to discern that you think it's actually a joke and not something you believe. Not saying that matt rife believes in what he was saying but his delivery made it hard to tell if he meant it as a joke or not. Obviously it's a comedy special... Which is made of, surprise surprise, jokes. But hey, I guess he just didn't get away with it this time 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@Nube7202]

Good to see ya! Here's a comment to boost engagement :)

[@ericm1839]

It feels like Matt Rife needed to torch his entire fanbase because he blew up being this attractive guy who does a lot of crowd work, but now it feels like his tour is 100% rooms full of women who constantly shout horny shit at the stage. To progress as a comic, he needs to get away from that because he has already built up the social media presence, but now he needs to work on building comedy specials.

[@archive3339]

I think what you said at the end is really important, that you have to like earn the dark moment, not only that but if your a silly funny guy the dark moment is gonna be funnier and less expected rather than look like a shitty throw away shock bit

[@tcort]

"The only audience he wasn't touching was men, 18-34 year old men." Guy sounds like a predator.

[@Ink_Addict93]

I’ll be honest I’ve heard of Matt before but never really cared much for his comedic content, but after the helmet joke I like this guy😂😂😂

[@spacesheep69]

Very insightful explanation built on facts and personal experience in your own field.

[@roybear9052]

Bro can’t go 10seconds without talking about his surgery 😂😂 Hahaa

[@LewSpears]

This comment reminds me of a surgery I had

[@KcTc344]

Its almost like it took up 2 years of his life. Crazy right

[@roybear9052]

@@LewSpears hahahah

[@roybear9052]

@@KcTc344 hahaha nah I’m not hating just taking the piss 🤣. Happy for him

[@patarmitage2250]

I don't dislike anyone. But I enjoy you because of this video.

[@thepeas]

great chat🐐🐐

[@Mobik_]

Doubling down... I love it!

[@TheMattLuigi]

Really love hearing Lewis talking about the buisness behind comedy.

[@tickledtoffee]

I think if a comedian is going for dark humour, they need to commit. That dv joke was a bit lame tbh and I suspect that if people aren't distracted by the humour they're way more likely to get offended. That's just a theory though, I could be completely wrong. It does seem a little dumb to tell that kind of joke if your audience is mostly women, someone's bound to get upset. Unless he was looking to stir up some controversy to bring more attention to his comedy.

[@zozihn8047]

If we take Lewis's Dreamworld joke as an armchair case study, there was a storyline and personal anecdote included of something he did. The dark humor provided context and a backdrop for the story itself of him pissing off people on Twitter. In the case of the DV joke, there's nothing else to the joke. No complexity, nothing to be distracted by or subvert expectations. It relies on the audience either being shocked by the subject itself, which is unlikely post #MeToo, or for them to find the subject matter itself to be funny in some way. I think on a rather primal level people get upset when they feel their time has been wasted, the same as paying to see a film and the humor is dated pop-culture references or pandering. You may feel personally insulted by the experience itself. Dark humor runs the risk of causing harm, and to ignore that is what Matt Rife did. His response to criticism was clever, but in some ways I think it missed why people may have disliked it. On the one hand, you generally shouldn't apologize to the internet. On the other hand, it is not a great sign if a comedian cannot accept constructive criticism. As to whether or not most of the criticism was constructive, I have no idea.

[@Char00000]

​@@zozihn8047 I think the wasted time thing is spot on. No one was offended by the "dark humor" because women have heard so many variations of that same joke that it's not shocking or offensive. It's boring. That joke has existed for 30 years, get some new material you hack.

[@thisis2wenty2wo]

Nailed it mate. Great take.

[@adelaney1342]

I watched the special and there was nothing to bad in it. Me and my gf both laughed a decent amount lol

[@adrianseditz4168]

Laughter is pretty good medicine

[@kalebnolan8343]

Well he proved me wrong about just doing crowd work, actually enjoyed his special

[@innitbruv-lascocomics9910]

Damn, what a boring sense of humor. "Yo dawg, [boring dark humor punchline] that's crazy" That's literally all of his jokes. Nothing new nothing exciting, very boring.

[@kalebnolan8343]

@@innitbruv-lascocomics9910 I didn’t say it was anything new or exciting?

[@kalebnolan8343]

⁠@@innitbruv-lascocomics9910you are on Liam spears KZbin talking about boring dark humour.. my guy, you like boring dark humour

[@alimfuzzy]

So you're the guy who liked ghostbusters 2016. I thought you were just a myth.

[@qbikmusik]

@@innitbruv-lascocomics9910 i agree but tbf to this guy, comedy/humor is all subjective, so no need for anyone to argue

[@Thomas-zt7dm]

He’s been a comedian for like over a decade so it’s crazy to me that people are just hearing of him. He used to be pretty funny but most of his crowd work now is pointing out two people of the opposite sex, asking if they’re dating and if they aren’t then saying something weird like “if it were up to him you would be”

[@ericwright9889]

This is a great take, love the introspective look on it. Keep up the great content brother Aussie rep

[@FrostByte404]

I think his first joke would have been better received had he shown a tinge of empathy towards this poor woman. Both he and his friend seemed to care more about the image of the company than her wellbeing. She was presented as an object to be laughed at, something to be hidden not seen. He would show her no compassion or empathy. It's the sort of thinking you'd expect from a self-absorbed 6th grader. IMO, mentioning domestic abuse doesn't make a joke inherently offensive. What made this joke offensive was the manner by which he diminished the value of this victim on stage. Here, Matt becomes her second abuser. She didn't ask to be bruised nor for this public shaming. I think it's kinda gross that jokes about domestic abuse and differently abled are being labeled as something that appeal to 'men'. But I think many of these men are really just boys who haven't grown up. Being a comic doesn't mean you're free from being labeled of a misogynist. His response communicated to the world that he gives zero f's about woman. Whether true of not, that's now the image he's been given. And he displays it proudly.

[@cameronalback]

spearhead sundays is done so well now you can hardly tell that this was a clip

[@chrislowles]

I feel like whenever something like this happens it's only a matter of time before the new audience garnered from the bits that alienated the old one will get offended too. No one is immune to being triggered as much as we don't want to admit it, some are just better at dealing with it I guess.

[@VeryOnBrend]

I think the problem with it was that the joke wasn't good. Plenty of offensive comedians out there who can spin it well.

[@nine9nine9]

Yes!! It just wasn't funny, we've all heard people make sexist comments like this for years

[@rindy75]

That joke has been around for decades! A woman gets a black eye for not being able to cook. If you can't come up with original material get off the fucking stage.

[@rindy75]

His response was hysterical though. 😂

[@randomedits4172]

I'm more offended how unfunny he is

[@steffie00000]

Well articulated Lew! I think you really explained the idea of how you work to land and follow up a bad joke” well on your insight interview. I think Matt’s joke was just not good. It was hitting beats so fast. I wonder how the writing to filming process went with the special, did he get much time to audience test his material before they filmed the show.

[@Jakeyisdead]

I love this guys necklace I think I have the same one 🤔

[@Authorrlee]

If we are using the “business” analogy, I cannot think of any successful business who at their peak of success that then decided to use the strategy of “let’s intentionally lose majority of our clientele that have made us a multi-million dollar business and rebrand to target a demographic that we openly admit tends to only like us when their girlfriend/wife buy our product FOR them.” Most businesses tend to want to add to profits by appealing to a new audience ON TOP of their current consumers. Either way, he wanted the women who got him that Netflix special out of his audience, so it seems all is going according to plan, good for him.

[@sheogorath2657]

Did you pay to go any of Matt Rifes shows?

[@AMooseAteIt]

Which podcast episode was this?

[@m1kk1squ1d]

I wasn't even going to watch it until the controversy popped up then I knew his comedy was right up my alley

[@python3773]

I’ve seen a few of this guys clips over the last few months, but the instagram algorithm has been really pushing his to me content recently. Interesting to see that this is probably why, curious to see where their career goes.

[@theelephantintheroom69]

I know for sure 90% of his tiktok following is young women who like him for his looks; a shallow and face-value interest of his appearance. The second he made a dark joke he stopped aligning with that cute, boy-ish, innocent young man identity prescribed to him and these "fans" cannibalized him.

[@Char00000]

Damn really that's a dark joke? How? That was hack material from 30 years ago. There has been so many variations of that joke, that it's not even funny anymore. It's just a sentence. I could fart out a better joke than that. I've seen funnier minions memes on facebook.

[@odeode4338]

Who is this handsome fella talking and where is Lewis?

[@plantundra9809]

I have never seen any of his material before the Netflix Special. A lot of things you say are definitely true - especially about him seeking a different audience. The problem is, he is too young for the material he chose. Maybe the jokes would have been funny coming from a Bill Burr or Louis CK, maybe not. But they definitely weren't genuine or funny coming from him. The line delivery was off, his body language was off, he definitely tried to use the things that made him famous on TikTok without realising that they do not fit his "new" audience and so the whole thing fell flat. It felt like he watched early 2000s comedy specials by comedians pushing the boundaries and he tried emulating them, not realising that the boundaries have moved so far away from where they were back then so he had nothing to lean against.

[@ballisticmissile11305]

Glad to see a leman Russ battle tank in the background, guard forever Lewis

[@smelltz]

This is the 3rd video I’ve seen uploaded about this nothing comic

[@shannonfox5720]

Folks with cerebral palsy just laffed till they cried...

[@kc3464]

This is a super well thought out and accurate take from Lewis but I still don't like the joke and don't agree with domestic violence against women being used to appeal to a wider (male) audience because it often feels like a betrayal and so many men I've spoken to don't understand how common and widespread this abuse is.

[@timcampbell2594]

What's ironic is that Lewis Spear just spent 30 minutes defending Matt Rife for mocking his audience, when he LITERALLY just spent 15 minutes mocking Pokimane for the EXACT SAME REASON 2 days ago.

[@timcampbell2594]

Implying the guy in your chat complaining about upmarket prices for cookies is poor: - unacceptable, out-of-touch mockery of the people who gave you your platform Implying your 90% female audience is retarded for being offended by a domestic violence joke: - awesome response and an amazing business strategy

[@tuino5746]

Hey Lewis, is it still possible to buy your "DTDSM" special?

[@YMilkshake]

There's a dutch comedian called Daniël Arends who does crowd work throughout about half his show every show and I wish you could react to it, but watched a translated version just wouldn't do it justice

[@nananakeson]

This guy wishes on having Lew's jawline.

[@G-SUS420]

He's literally trollface 2.0 but irl

[@bp56789]

24:19 Yesssss, I knew there was a reason that I liked you haha

[@refl9630]

In my opinion, there is a serious deficit of funny women in stand-up, and that's why pretty boys get so popular. The reaction to the edgy joke doesn't really matter at the end of the day, I'm still glad to see more women engaging with comedy.

[@mariolenger4908]

On what do you go to make jokes if not horrible shit How else to deal with shit like that if not with comedy

[@PhonesHQ]

Genuinely think the end result of this will be Matt gender flipping his core audience. Never heard men talk about Matt until now, and most of my male friends and I are pretty into stand up.

[@0yodelingpickle526]

No no lewis you were always handsome. Love, your eastern european babushka

[@C.Ray.S]

I went to go watch it after this popped up in my feed and Ngl it’s pretty funny. My sense of humor is also ig considered ”dark” but it was pretty funny. I haven’t seen anything but clips until this but for the most part its usually made me laugh. And his apology is golden 😂 I can get why some people are “offended” but it’s not for everyone so if people don’t like it then don’t watch it. It’s as simple as that. It’s like buying clothing or a car or in this case a ticket to the show or the link to watch it. If you don’t want it or don’t like it don’t get it, don’t click on it, or don’t watch it. Idk that just seems like common sense to me.

[@andrewmaw3345]

15-20 years ago we wouldn't be talking about this. People are too soft about what CLEARLY is a joke.

[@darcyroyce]

I dropped an upcoming joker/coach, at the time, when he imitated the sounds a person with speech impediments makes when they speak. "Edgy" humour has no place in my life. Especially if it's obvious that pretty privilege went to the individual's head. He should take the piss out of himself and his looks, which I don't find attractive at all - but I'd have a degree of respect for someone who's got self reflective skills and qualities.

[@nine9nine9]

Exactly!

[@hiSPACEmango]

hating something without knowing it. It's got a name. Forget what it is at the moment

[@Yosh4761]

I love Matt rife. I think he’s hilarious

[@grimreaper1542]

I’ve never heard oh him until now, so I’d say he’ll do fine

[@ThatsLifeSorry]

Before I finish this video is this a part of spearhead Sundays