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Smooth Dunk | Bluesky
Transcript
5 panel comic
Panel 1: Pink guy saying: I just made a silly joke!
Panel 2: Pink guy turns to see a door swing open, revealing a Weird Greenish Guy in the doorway
Panels 3-5: Weird greenish guy begins to walk towards Pink Guy in a very creepy manner. He says: I’m Gonna take it SERIOUSLY
By panel 5 Weird Guy has Pink Guy in a death grip. He’s going to throttle him for having the audacity to tell a silly joke on social media
I joked about fucked up stuff that happened to me and brave lemmings came in to make sure I knew how fucked up it was to do that to people. It was stunning and brave and I had no idea
I’ve found self deprecating humor or telling stories about fucked up shit happening to you is rarely funny and usually elicits more of a awkward fake laugh and/or pity vibe than a belly laugh vibe.
There goes most of comedy.
How so?
Most good comedy are stories about something fucked up, usually where the comedian is being self-deprecating.
Do you have any evidence that thats the case?
It’s such a pervasive observable reality in comedy I’m struggling not to just say “watch a comedian.” Really, any comedian.
Recently, we could go with John Mulaney’s performance about his drug use and rehab experience, something he continues to reference in his new series. There’s James Acaster who’s done entire shows that mix absurdism and heavy sarcasm with self deprecation. Patton Oswart did a fairly famous bit on him and his daughter dealing with the death of his wife. Pete Davidson’s performances are about his drug use and lack of self respect.
The entire show Seinfield and every character in it. Curb Your Enthusiasm which is about the creator of Seinfield, who made the show inspired by himself, his lack of boundaries and social awareness. The show Barry is 200% dark humor.
I could go on, but I’d be naming most comedies and comedians.
You know, maybe those reactions denote that it’s bad humor but either of those are way better than virtue signaling against a person who is badly attempting to express pain.
I dunno. The comic made me think of a particular kind of internet person who is only here to be seen saying correct things in front of other morally correct people.
If you’re dealing with pain and trauma, therapy might be a good idea. Making dark self depreciating jokes online probably isnt going to actually help you deal with it.