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Looking for some quality comedy entertainment to check out?
Who better to turn to for under-the-radar comedy recommendations than comedians?
Anthony Jeselnikis a serious student of comedy.
A ClickHole headline takes work, telling an entire bizarre story in just a few words.
And making an article that supports that headline is even harder.
There are approximately 25 synonyms for bad son in thedreaded Garbage Sons quiz.
That is a herculean effort.
Each episode sees Jeselnik sit down with a fellow comedy friend and talk shop and/or talk shit.
But then internet journalism changed.
The Onion made fun of newspapers, whereas ClickHole makes fun of the internet.
I absolutely love it.
ClickHole takes the BuzzFeed approach.
Its a much more updated version of the kind of crap you see that passes as journalism.
Clickbait, things like that.
Its so well-versed in that gross, jargony language that internet journalism has become.
Are there words that have been ruined for you by the internet?Fail.
I cant stop watching will ruin it for me.
You have to read this.
Im just so skeptical now of anything that tells you that you should read it.
This couldnt get more perfect.
Stuff like that is such obvious clickbait that Im not into it.
Does that work for you?Its wacky, but its a dark wacky.
I love that kind of absurd darkness.
Or the absurdity ofThe First Time I Drank Gatorade.Everyone is making no sense, but theyre speaking so seriously.
Im a big fan ofTwo Years Ago, This Man Was 500 Pounds.
Now He Is Two Men Who Weigh 250 Pounds.They play it so sincerely.
It kills me; it cracks me up every time.
And Ive never been on Splash Mountain, but I get the joke immediately.
Its like an insane person wrote it, with utter confidence.
I always think that is funny: insanity with complete confidence.
The picture of the dad with the oysters looks like a fucking soccer coach, and its hilarious.
I love jokes that only work in this format.
You could never get away with these jokes onstage.
A lot of people skip the article and just read the headline.
Thats one thing I love about ClickHole: Theres a set of rules that they follow when they write.
The entire joke has to be in the headline.
It cant be the kind of thing where you have to tap on something to get the joke.
Same with Onion headlines.
I havent read an Onion article in years, but I always read the headlines.
It really is looking at your joke and taking out every word that you dont need.
So you think you need more camouflage, and you really need less.
The audience isnt watching a magic trick, theyre just listening to you.
You dont need as many words as you think you do.
Some people are just telling stories, and economy of words is not important.
There are people who youre happy to listen to prattle on.
But Ive got to be very short and sweet.
And then, unfortunately, its been after they were laid off.It sounds, frankly, devastating.
I would hate to be writing something so fun and not get any credit whatsoever.
They dont even get bylines.
And I know they dont get paid that well.
Its kind of a thankless job, but I am thankful they do it.
ClickHole used to have five new articles a day.
Now its one or two if youre lucky.
I miss the celebrity-gossip offshoot,StarWipe.StarWipe was great.
It was really funny, but didnt last that long.
But I think ClickHole cannibalized a lot of what StarWipe did.
What I wish ClickHole would do more of is the They Said What?
when they fake a celebrity quote that is clearly bonkers.
Sometimes you see celebrities get mad about them on Twitter, saying, I never said this!
Bernie Sanders Said WHAT?
things you wont hear unless youre backstage before a show.
But its also got jokes.
Just putting my friends in the hot seat and making them squirm a little bit is always fun.
And I always wanted to know what they were saying.
Its half of why I got into comedy.
AndGood Talkis for people who want to know what were talking about in that moment.
The handshake always fascinates me at a stand-up show.
Its like you have to physically touch the host to transfer control of the stage.Yeah, it is weird.
Not everybody does it.
I always like it.
I like that moment of Lets say something to each other.
And they did not.
The article destroyed me.
I hope youre thirsty, motherfucker.
That sent me over the edge.
Choosing Ellen DeGeneres and Drew Carey, they cant talk enough about getting called to the couch.
I thought that was perfect.
What has felt most like shotgunning a Dr. Pepper with Carson to you?
Something that made you go,Oh!
Im a part of this now.Probably theDonald Trump roast.
When I did that, it felt like one of those make-or-break moments.
And it changed things for me.
But the fear is still there.
If you take too much time off, you are quickly forgotten.
But at this point, I dont think theres a Dr. Pepper out there I havent chugged.
Its only now that I feel in the system.
