Katt Williams: World War III (2022) IMDb D
Absolute shitshow. His worst special.
six things tagged “standup comedy”
“I don’t know. Somebody saw one once.”
This is a clip from the very funny Kathleen Madigan’s 2016 standup special Bothering Jesus. I’ve been saying it a lot these days. It’s just tremendously satisfying to say.
On Gun Law Reform
The National Rifle Association says that, “Guns don’t kill people, uh, people do.” But I think, I think the gun helps. You know? I think it helps. I just think just standing there going, “Bang!” That’s not going to kill too many people, is it? You’d have to be really dodgy on the heart to have that.
Baghban (2003) IMDb F
Jaspreet Singh on the awful abandonment fantasy beloved by desi parents (starts around 1:10.) Here’s the entire shitshow of a movie.
Yakeen maan-na, Baghban dekhne se pehle mujhe idea bhi nahin aaya tha ki maa-baap ko nikaala bhi jaa sakta hai.
Aziz Ansari: Right Now (2019) IMDb B+
Reminded me of Dave Chappelle’s intimate and heartfelt Bird Revelation. Spike Jonze directed this one. You won’t be missed, RAAAAAAAANDY.
Comedians and Comics
From an episode of My Next Guest with David Letterman:
Letterman: First of all, let’s define terms. Comedian and comic: used interchangeably but mean two different things.
Seinfeld: Kind of different, yeah. A comedian is a, to me, a full-fledged, not only a monologist, but someone who can really work a room, work a crowd and has a real act. A comic… that, I think, is a notch down. Wouldn’t you agree?
Letterman: Well, you’re assigning value to them.
Seinfeld: Yes.
Letterman: I thought they were two different pursuits. That a comedian was somebody who would be funny on stage, in a theatrical production, or in film, something like that, whereas a comic would be more like what you’ve made a career of.
Seinfeld: Oh, no, no, no. You’re talking about a comedic actor. Jackie Gleason was not a comic. He started out as a comic but he was a great comedic actor. Ten Danson is a great comedic actor, but he’s not a comedian. He has no act to do in Vegas. Which is the objective.
Letterman: So you’re saying that a comedian… but I don’t understand why there is a judgment assigned to being a comic.
Seinfeld: Just because we like judging others, that’s the reason.