One of the things I love about him is that you can actually see him mentally calculating the audience and just how far he can take the next joke. It's like he has a mental list of "If they laugh at this one go here but if they don't go even darker instead".
Nobody can guess his punchlines! I've been trying for years! He has great set-up and delivery. Anthony Jeselnik is a national treasure! A great comedian.
But also if you notice he cracks a small smile after most of his jokes, and I think that is calculated cause he knows he has to acknowledge to a certain degree that he’s aware of how dark he’s being. Other I think he’d come off like a sociopath lol.
@@kellykaufman007 absolutely. There is this British comedian, James Acaster, who isn't as dark as Anthony, but he does his ones with an straight face and an angry voice, all the way through. Can be VERY offputting. He's not bad, though. 😀
He is absolutely terrific at what he does! Punches after punches, totally unrelated jokes We has written some of the best one liners and misdirection jokes Definitely a goat in his domaine
When this was taped, January 2008, the Brookline Massachusetts city hall was nearing the end of its second renovation in two years. The only people in town who recalled the first renovation were one cop (the station with 130 cops was across Washington Street), one librarian (next door to city hall) and me. I’d go into the library and look at the library’s advertisements for reading, and one of the proponents was Conan, a native son who never noticed the funniest story in Brookline that year - and still has yet to figure it out. QED.
I should say upfront that I'm a huge Jeselnik fan. He's not only a dark comedian but also a master at misdirection. Some people have commented how uptight the audience is. Honestly, considering the fact he's coming out to a cold room, i thought the audience was pretty on board. And there's no way, this set would be allowed in 2023 even though it's clear he's joking.
hmm, seems his delivery and timing were a bit off here. Early in his career and all. 'if everyone knew karate' was a funny joke, but it needed a better setup.
Typically thats how jokes become perfectly crafted lol nobody is perfect from the get go. No one will ever know who you are. Work on yourself. You got a lot to do lol.
One of comedy's mysteries, to me. I can't seem to find him funny no matter what. The content doesn't work, the delivery doesn't work, I just can't enjoy it no matter how much I try. Love Bill Burr, Louis CK and a whole bunch of other great dudes, but... Yeah.
@@gabrielsilvas692 Only I don't find the punch lines very funny, mostly. I never said he was bad or anything, I'm just confused about why his stuff never works for me. It's not that I consider him too much, I can take the most horrible subjects included in a joke, but for some reason Jeselnik's style is lost on me.
I get what you're saying. They're are a number of big name comedians that i can't get on board with. Absolutely nothing wrong with that. The cool thing is that you like comedy and there are lots of folks to choose from.
There’s a roast joke that perfectly encapsulates this. Some guy said “Whitney Cummings’ (intimate body part here) is like an Anthony Jesselnik joke - I can’t deny it’s well-constructed, but it doesn’t do anything for me.”
This is actually more of a classic style of comedy where the comic rapid-fires punchlines about a bunch of topics. I like the storytelling approach too, but this "joke-a-minute" approach never gets old for me... as long as the material is good.
One of the things I love about him is that you can actually see him mentally calculating the audience and just how far he can take the next joke. It's like he has a mental list of "If they laugh at this one go here but if they don't go even darker instead".
Nobody can guess his punchlines! I've been trying for years! He has great set-up and delivery. Anthony Jeselnik is a national treasure! A great comedian.
The changes of direction from set up to punchline are masterly
The king of plot twist
Watching this clip you can see how he honed his act to NOT smile or laugh when he delivers his punchline.
Absolutely, came for this comment.
But also if you notice he cracks a small smile after most of his jokes, and I think that is calculated cause he knows he has to acknowledge to a certain degree that he’s aware of how dark he’s being. Other I think he’d come off like a sociopath lol.
@@kellykaufman007 absolutely. There is this British comedian, James Acaster, who isn't as dark as Anthony, but he does his ones with an straight face and an angry voice, all the way through.
Can be VERY offputting.
He's not bad, though. 😀
Caligula is my favorite comedy album of all time.
This was back when he was a genius in the making. Most of the audience didn't get him.
Man, the first joke almost killed me
It's wild how a crowd unfamiliar with him didn't know how to react to this set. Meanwhile I'm in 2023 laughing my ass off.
RIGHT! I tell his jokes to some of my family and they are like "THAT IS SO DARK"! It's hysterical!
No, I get it, the dude just stinks 🦨.
Bigger laughs than the Brokaw. I remember Iraq. Wasn't that funny?
@@tysonthomas7094hey Conan...... Should we still visit Haiti like you recommended? 😂😂😂😂🌴🔥👎
@@thatgreenslime9517I'm happy when people like you get offended.😂😂😂🎉
Thanks for uploading this
ive been looking for anthonys late night stand up routines for years, this is dope!
That bell x one song was really good. kinda short though
And Anthony grew a beard after seeing Conan this night.
One of the all time greats
What an amazing song!!!
Killed it
I DON’T EVEN WORK HERE!!
Imagine him and daniel tosh doing a show together
Tosh is a weakling
Made Tom Brokaw walk through a silly maze. Conan is in another class!
He is absolutely terrific at what he does! Punches after punches, totally unrelated jokes
We has written some of the best one liners and misdirection jokes
Definitely a goat in his domaine
This guy should be the hottest comic right now.
Anthony is epic!
When this was taped, January 2008, the Brookline Massachusetts city hall was nearing the end of its second renovation in two years. The only people in town who recalled the first renovation were one cop (the station with 130 cops was across Washington Street), one librarian (next door to city hall) and me. I’d go into the library and look at the library’s advertisements for reading, and one of the proponents was Conan, a native son who never noticed the funniest story in Brookline that year - and still has yet to figure it out. QED.
Anthony jazzoneck is definitely in the danger field
Totally on brand doing the prison joke on a set for network tv
He added a joke about running for class president.... it actually ends with, a vote for Anthony, his ideas have legs
This guy knows how to fuck with your head in a beautiful way. (Even with subtlety)
Bobble on a roll…
I should say upfront that I'm a huge Jeselnik fan. He's not only a dark comedian but also a master at misdirection.
Some people have commented how uptight the audience is. Honestly, considering the fact he's coming out to a cold room, i thought the audience was pretty on board. And there's no way, this set would be allowed in 2023 even though it's clear he's joking.
holy shit! glad coco wan a gateway in some way.
He sounds like Christopher Walken
That’s a tight five minutes right there
Jeselnik looks short compared to Conan - until they stand up.
Got a love a comedian that is javeline
Like the pig
Conan used to have a show?
He got much better
Funny jaja har
it was unfortunate he took it way too easy on the crowd.
hmm, seems his delivery and timing were a bit off here. Early in his career and all. 'if everyone knew karate' was a funny joke, but it needed a better setup.
Dead crowd.
Typically thats how jokes become perfectly crafted lol nobody is perfect from the get go. No one will ever know who you are. Work on yourself. You got a lot to do lol.
@@sidvicious332 _Work on yourself. You got a lot to do lol._
Don't we all?
Funny how subtle the difference is between success and landing flat.
It didn't help that he laughed at his own jokes. A big part of his success is the serious delivery.
That was an incredibly short song from the band . Too bad I was really getting into it
His comedy has come a long way. It's all just a bit too quick here. And the jokes are not as strong as Caligula or Thoughts and Prayers.
Oh a 5 minute spot isn't as good as a full comedy special?!?!?! WILD! you're really fucking smart and well adjusted. Twat
Back when Jeselnik was the funniest comedian alive
Still is.
he's smiling... how d f?
why does he have pupes on his face
Anthony is great but he joked about the jews too much so they cancelled him.
Did this take place in a dream you had? Please tell us more about it, weirdo.
Awkward set for him. Maybe clean comedy doesn’t work for him.
Clean?
Darik not woke world class funny
Man this dude used to be funny
😂😂😂😂😂 I think the most ridiculous part about this is Conan's weird ass red goatee
One of comedy's mysteries, to me. I can't seem to find him funny no matter what. The content doesn't work, the delivery doesn't work, I just can't enjoy it no matter how much I try. Love Bill Burr, Louis CK and a whole bunch of other great dudes, but... Yeah.
If you don't like the science and the meticulous detail of standup you won't like jesenik I get it he's a straight assassin punchline writer
@@gabrielsilvas692 Only I don't find the punch lines very funny, mostly. I never said he was bad or anything, I'm just confused about why his stuff never works for me. It's not that I consider him too much, I can take the most horrible subjects included in a joke, but for some reason Jeselnik's style is lost on me.
I get what you're saying. They're are a number of big name comedians that i can't get on board with. Absolutely nothing wrong with that. The cool thing is that you like comedy and there are lots of folks to choose from.
There’s a roast joke that perfectly encapsulates this. Some guy said “Whitney Cummings’ (intimate body part here) is like an Anthony Jesselnik joke - I can’t deny it’s well-constructed, but it doesn’t do anything for me.”
@@mistervader Hah! That's brilliant.
This was so lame… I like his jokes on paper but I hate his delivery
*These are disconnected "jokes" rather than "storytelling" stand up. Gets old fast.*
only if you get offended by it
I'm not offended, I'm bored. There's no connective tissue to his routine. He's better than this. Clearly this is his early work. 2008?@@joshc1590
This is actually more of a classic style of comedy where the comic rapid-fires punchlines about a bunch of topics. I like the storytelling approach too, but this "joke-a-minute" approach never gets old for me... as long as the material is good.
Ever heard of One liners?
@@Potatopatch *Yeah. "ONE" liners. Evidently Jeselnik struggles with the idea.*
Terrible!
Your life is terrible.
That's why he's great