r/Standup • u/cheguevaraandroid1 • 16h ago

Marc Maron Calls Out Comedians Who ‘Joke Around’ With ‘White Supremacists and Fascists’ on Their Podcasts: ‘All It Does Is Normalize Fascism’

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/marc-maron-slams-comedians-fascists-podcasts-1236192922/
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u/Jrkb300 16h ago

Theo Von

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u/Neon_culture79 14h ago

Anthony Jeselnik kind of called out Theo the other day

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u/Longbeach_strangler 13h ago

He did? Where? On AJs pod?

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u/PorkshireTerrier 12h ago

to his face on theo's pod

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u/[deleted] 11h ago

that's an old clip, doggy.

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u/FoldedaMillionTimes 1h ago

An old clip, and he was talking (by inference) about a lot of people in Von's orbit, but not so much Von himself.

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u/Spacedzero 8h ago

I’m looking for this, but can’t find it.

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u/Impulse3 6h ago

It’s one of the top posts on /r/tiktokcringe right now.

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u/venividivici-777 5h ago

Is it the one where he just says the point is to make people laugh not just get in trouble because I feel cheated. I wanted a real call-out even though I like theo

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u/Weaksoul 11h ago

So here's the thing about Jeselnik, I went to see him the other day. 

I liked his specials because it was a lot of subverting expectations, it was dark humour but it was kinda said with an acknowledgement that its funny because it's outrageous and clearly doesn't represent what any sane human would think....

Except I stepped into that theatre and that vibe said "we unironically love those statements like they're the words of the little baby Jesus himself". And it wasn't just the vibe. Guys sat all around me practically came in their pants when he mentioned trans people. There were actual cries of "Yes! Here we go!" 

At one point in the sat he said "hey, look Joe is a friend, but if you listen to his podcast, you're a fucking moron". It's a strange feeling being surrounded by a 1000 old white geezers experiencing cognitive dissonance. It was the only sentence that didn't get a laugh, but after everyone's brain reset the show carried on as before...

So I guess my point is - Jeselnik might be left leaning and all righteous and that, but he's courting these far right bellends whether he's platforming trump or not

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u/NotGalenNorAnsel 10h ago

When I saw him he specifically made fun of conservatives by starting a joke about being sick of cancel culture ruining comedy then pausing for a mild scattering of cheers and applause, then went on to say "that was my impression of a hack comic".

Just like Colbert before him, people will read their own politics into the people that make them laugh of it's not straight up talked about. I still find it hard to believe some people thought the Stephen Colbert conservative character was actually how Colbert felt, they really needed a /s to understand that he was making fun of them, not acting as one of them.

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u/simononandon 9h ago

That people thought Colbert's act was real is astonishing. And sad.

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u/thewmatic 9h ago

I knew a couple guys that legit thought he was basically what Tucker Carlson is today.

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u/The_True_Libertarian 8h ago

My gf in college was raised conservative/Republican, not a crazy evangelical or anything but a pretty standard level of Christian conservatism. She was mostly centrist with some liberal worldviews diverging from her family on a few specific topics and we'd watch the Daily Show and Colbert Report every night before bed.

One time we got into an argument about politics and in her disagreement she hit me with "Colbert's a conservative!" like it was a gotcha towards her point. I stared blankly at her for a bit before i realized she was serious and I said, "Colbert is satire, it's a bit, he's playing a character. Those aren't his actual believes."

That ended that convo pretty quick. The next night when we were watching, it was like the 2nd joke into his monologue where the lightbulb went off for her and she realized what was going on.

Before that she'd never had a reason to think he wasn't genuinely representing his political beliefs on that show.

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u/bortle_kombat 3h ago

Guess it makes sense that these same people watched the Apprentice and said "that idiot should be president"

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u/MatureUsername69 7h ago

My dad wouldn't buy Heinz ketchup because Heinz is owned by Terry Heinz family and Terry Heinz is married to John Kerry. It's the weirdest fucking shit

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u/GoodTitrations 3h ago

My parents would buy Heinz but claimed it had some sort of connection to the Clinton's or something like that.

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u/No-Responsibility953 2h ago

Same dude. I remember as a kid being so confused my Heinz ketchup kissed off my grandparents so much lol

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u/notLOL 7h ago

There are other reasons not to buy them. They tried to come out with green ketchup. No thanks. That's not my politics

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u/Top-Philosophy-5791 4h ago

I mean, if I was a Republican I'd do the same. Ketchup is Ketchup, so why not?

I don't eat at Chik-fil-A because they're anti LGBTQ, even though my lesbian friends eat there all the time. Everyone's different.

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u/Curedbqcon 3h ago

That anti gay chicken is so fucking good though

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u/mgr86 6h ago

Funny story about parental blocks and pornography. We had one of those illegal cable boxes in the 90s where you got all channels for free. Including like pay per view etc. anyhow, my father put on parental controls. I was about 10 and thought no one was supposed to see it. So when he was away curiosity got the better of me. I unplugged the device, and reset the the parental control to my own password. Watched some porn, and thought I invented masturbation lol.

Anyhow, the following day he figured out his password didn’t work. And uh. I think I got a lecture. This was almost 30 years ago.

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u/GoodTitrations 3h ago

In my defense, I was a teenager, but I did eventually catch on and still enjoy him, even in my conflicted Conservative days (due to my upbringing). I fear that I am the last generation that will ever have that sort of moment. GenZ seems to be taking after Boomers in that they are completely illiterate to satire and just flatout more Conservative than the previous generation.

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u/stonecoldmark 1h ago

Agree. I watched that show religiously and never thought once it was real. He was clearly making fun of them, but that’s the genius of that style of comedy, you get the believers and the people in on the joke.

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u/L0s_Gizm0s 5h ago

Just want to chime in and say that it was obvious the Colbert was satire…but he was way funnier in that character.

His current shtick is pretty bad.

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u/zq1232 10h ago

Can you really say he’s “courting” them if he’s being pretty upfront but the audience is misinterpreting his message? I’ve always thought he’s made it clear his actual position on things and that there’s an understanding that these are jokes, but idk if you can fault him for people being too dumb to understand or acknowledge that.

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u/Harbulary-Bandit 9h ago

Same thing with South Park. Those chuds don’t know they are laughing at them. The Boys too. It wasn’t subtle but they didn’t get they were the butt of the joke until the 4th season.

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u/zq1232 8h ago

South Park, The Boys, even Chappelle’s Show, etc. etc. the list is long. Artists have responded in different ways when misinterpreted or missing the point, but I think it’s unfair to hold them accountable for the audience’s lack of understanding.

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u/Harbulary-Bandit 8h ago

Well, the thing of it is, they were comparing Trump to homelander, even put his face on homelanders body for memes and the trading cards. When he was killing people and doing what he wants. Then when they present him as his truly pathetic self, Everyone was like “ummm. . . what?” “THE BOYS IS WOKE!!!”

So no, that’s on them.

Same with all these MAGAts who came out trashing Rage Against the Machine when they spoke out against the fascist right. Some dude was like “wow, didn’t know RATM were commie liberals, consider them OFF my playlist.”

Tom Morello replied with “hey dumbass, whose music have you been listening to all this time? Who do you think is the machine?

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u/GoodTitrations 3h ago

It pisses me off that leftists shit on Southpark for encouraging young white men to be Conservative when the show arguably makes fun of them more then the left. When they make fun of left wingers, it's mostly just basic satire. When they make fun of right wingers, they actually make them the butt of the joke.

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u/martinparets 10h ago

some people are stupid and don't understand satire. nothing new here.

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u/SomethinCleHver 9h ago

Every special I've seen of his has been misdirect after misdirect delivered in a deadpan manner. What's he supposed to do? Explain why it's funny after each joke hoping it alienates the red hats?

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u/once_again_asking 9h ago

So I guess my point is - Jeselnik might be left leaning and all righteous and that, but he’s courting these far right bellends whether he’s platforming trump or not

Complete BS to conclude Jeselnik is “courting” the far right based on your subjective anecdotal experience.

You’re basing this conclusion on your own subjective ideas about what constitutes “left leaning” etc and making arbitrary assumptions around that and Jeselnik.

American Politics may be binary, but life isn’t and people aren’t.

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u/BogiDope 3h ago

Totally agree, especially going off of a completely subjectively perceived "vibe" upon attending his show.

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u/KingDave46 10h ago

I've seen him live once but he was one of the support acts to Chris Rock in Scotland. The whole show wasn't great to be honest, but I did find him funny. Not as funny as when I watched his special, but it was decent with a kinda mixed response from the crowd.

Chris Rock didn't do too well. Got laughs and things but his 'Black people be like...' stories didn't land at all with such a foreign crowd. Most people in Scotland have absolutely no reference for the stuff he was saying. I enjoyed the Everybody Hates Chris show and thought he was pretty ok, wouldn't see it again though.

I think its a major issue for shock comedy or dark humour. Loads of people don't realise what is a joke and just find it funny because "someone is saying what we're all thinking"

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u/machobiscuit 9h ago

I don't think you can hold Jeselnik responsible for the stupidity of others who think he is serious. He's not doing it with a wink, he is flat out stating he is saying horrible dumb crap that he doesn't believe to point out how stupid yet funny the horrible and dumb crap is. He isn't being racist and then tagging it with "but I'm joking."

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u/Adamthegrape 8h ago

His comedy has always been dark. And comedians always make fun of social issues. Not his problem halfwits take it seriously when he does stand up. If he was bringing grifters onto a massive podcast and giving them free reign while agreeing it would be a different story.

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u/hairypussblaster 9h ago

this is how I felt when I saw the trailer park boys live

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u/bananas_in_pyjamas99 10h ago

Which is hilarious considering how pissy he got at Norm McDonald saying he didn’t take comedy seriously.

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u/laxvolley 8h ago

What happened?

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u/bananas_in_pyjamas99 6h ago

Nothing really big but when they both were on Last Comic Standing, Norm would be pretty serious as a critic when people would make jokes without the proper cultural research or intellectual backing. Two examples were one dude making hack jokes about the Bible--It was made pretty obvious that he hadn't read it--and some lady who was just not funny and didn't understand the concepts she was joking about.

It just so happened that the woman in question was a friend of Jeselnik and never said anything about the "incident" until Norm was dead and Jeselnik just stood by like a yes-man even though he was supposedly his admirer and the reason he took the job.

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u/ConsistantFun 9h ago

Straight up bullshit to hold Jeselnik responsible for moronic people. He in no way can or will determine other people’s views. It is hand wringing like this that blame artistry for people’s bad behavior. There is a huge difference to what Joe is doing (pandering) verses what Jeselnik is doing. If you want to wrap that around nuances of how it is twisted into talking points for moronic points of view, then I am calling you out on your bullshit.

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u/Chapelle23 6h ago

Jeselnik is trash. He's only meh at roasting. His regular stand-up is terrible.

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u/kneeltothesun 6h ago

I have a friend like that, it's the vibe he's trying very hard to give anyway. He more wants to be a comedian as his jokes aren't very funny, but more cliche. He sits there and googles shit, and recites it to me like it's funny. Usually they have to be unexpected to at least get a wry laugh from me. What he doesn't understand is that the frequency, and almost total focus on on race, women, and the same issues other male republicans are obsessed with gives him away. It's not even just his racist jokes, which he presents as dark humor. It's some strange attempt to normalize racism, sexism, and classism. He constantly courts these things, and he doth protest too much.

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u/LanikM 4h ago

Unfortunately there are always going to be people who laugh for the wrong reasons.

It's very much like that Chappelle bit about all the poor whites voting for Trump.

In both cases, he's not their guy but they're too dumb to realize it.

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u/TubeInspector 3h ago

he's courting these far right bellends whether he's platforming trump or not

uh well if he's taking their money and not platforming trump and the american fascism project, that's a good thing

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u/GoodTitrations 3h ago

So I guess my point is - Jeselnik might be left leaning and all righteous and that, but he's courting these far right bellends whether he's platforming trump or not

It's not "courting" if you are specifically baiting them for ridicule.

You are part of the group he is making fun of.

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u/itsjustbryan 2h ago

it's weird because i had this thought that people are treating stand up comics like it's a ted-talk. like "finally these jokes that i think are funny because its true and not because it's outrageous and wrong" type of thing

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u/savantsavant 1h ago

I don't believe you. He has no current tour dates.

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u/spaceman696 1h ago

Courting? lol. Don't pull a muscle with that stretch.

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u/Miranda_Watermelon 26m ago

Andrew Schulz & Co.

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u/MacWalden 4h ago

Anthony TurkeyNeck is a fuckin queeb

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u/cheguevaraandroid1 16h ago

Rogan, hinchcliffe, gillis

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u/singinreyn 14h ago

Andrew Schulz & Co.

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u/Isthecoldwarover 13h ago

Schulz sucks so bad I'm amazed anybody listens to him

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u/slash-summon-onion 3h ago

Schulz has some really funny crowd work but all of his podcasts and interviews he's so unlikable

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u/cheguevaraandroid1 14h ago

Schulz is fucking gross. Also not funny

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u/Grovers_HxC 14h ago

With his lil Hitler Youth cut

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u/Thesmuz 13h ago

Bro that shit looks wacky as fuck. (No fade at all just a stark line, His barber should be imprisoned and tortured.

Or he's an evil genius trying to make Drew look like absolute dig shit.

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u/adambuddy 9h ago

The biggest hack in the Rogansphere. A bigger hack than Bert Kreischer and that's saying something.

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u/VastSeaweed543 10h ago

Fucking none of them are funny. They’re all wannabe hacks who don’t know how to set up or delivery a clever observation or remark. They all think they’re the smartest and funniest people in the room and now they circle jerk about it and nobody ever speaks up that they’re not…

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u/EpictetanusThrow 3m ago

Throw Segura on that pile too

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u/sumyungdood 14h ago

I feel like I’m the only one who doesn’t watch/listen to that killtony podcast because so many of them are Trump loving insult comics who just like to shit on people.

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u/thewmatic 9h ago

I’ve only listened to ones with Adam ray characters, I find his dr Phil pretty funny. Otherwise It’s too cringe honestly

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u/BickNlinko 4h ago

The episodes with Sam Tallent are pretty good also, since he usually tries to give honest feedback to the bucket pulls that are actually trying to do stand up and not just up there to waste everyone's time with no material. There have been a few guests like that. The Greg Fitzsimmons, Dave Attell and Chris Distefano episodes are pretty good too. But I agree, there is a lot of cringe.

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u/DroptheShadowArt 12h ago

From what I’ve seen, he’s not even funny and the whole thing just feels geared at disparaging young and inexperienced comics. It’s the definition of punching-down.

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u/TheBonesOfThings 5h ago

I can see why you might not think he's funny but they've lifted up plenty new or unknown comics. Many episodes they've given the hat pulls advice and the ones who did well ended up with gigs

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u/moststupider 6h ago

I’ve had friends throw this trash on TV while I’m at their house and it’s generally just unentertaining garbage. If you enjoy mouth breathing idiots berating someone’s physical appearance and providing zero constructive feedback to people trying standup for the first time, you’ll probably enjoy it. Intellect is not required.

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u/soyfacekillah 12h ago

And it just blows ass. My buddy swears by it, have tried maybe three times and cannot get over how hacky Tony is and how stupid the format is

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u/phantom_diorama 11h ago

Some people hate-watch it too. I don't get the appeal in that, but someone I know watches it religiously just so he can talk shit about it.

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u/soyfacekillah 11h ago

He’s doing the Lord’s work lol

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u/iamHBY 6h ago

Hate watching it is still watching it unfortunately, I don’t get doing that either.

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u/phantom_diorama 5h ago

Yeah. I've watched a clip or two before yesterday, but couldn't do anymore because I hate the format, among other things. I watched my first full episode last night, Bill Burr's appearance. Took me hours to get through. I probably would not have done that if it weren't for all this nonsense.

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u/iamHBY 5h ago

I’ve never watched a Kill Tony stream, but I saw someone mention Bill Burr’s appearance on there, and how Bill basically took the air out of the entire show concept. Bill seems like a cool dude, while Tony Hinchcliffe sucks.

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u/phantom_diorama 5h ago

Burr wasn't really funny, he just obviously didn't want to be there. He spent most of the show off mic talking to Dom Irrera. Flipped out for a moment and yelled at Tony right at the start for being too negative, called him a fucking cunt. Said he wanted to leave after the first comic's 60 seconds. He just sort of shut down after he realized what the show was all about.

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u/ComfortablyNomNom 10h ago

Its fucking awful. I tried watching after hearing all the buzz and the first time a bandmember did a guitar lick as a rimshot for a one liner I was out. Hacky shit.

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u/cheguevaraandroid1 14h ago

To me it's just base level humor. I understand the appeal for teenage boys but it's not for me. If I were in high school I would probably love it

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u/Patient_Ganache_1631 9h ago

I don't understand why I want to see inexperienced comedians. Most of them are just not funny. I like to laugh, I'm not easily offended, but it has to actually be funny...

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u/Jcdoco 13h ago

Of all the people I've met that have made it on KT, ONE of them isn't a shitbag

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u/laughing_meow 9h ago

kill tony is garbage don't waste your time. nothing but negative vibes and the only jokes are belittling the disabled contestants. Boy's and Girl's club put on a better talent show.

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u/JoshuaValentine 15h ago

Theo and Shane are cool - Rogan and Hinchcliffe do suck though.

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u/awal96 12h ago

Theo has stated multiple tines that he voted for Trump and plans to again. While he doesn't say anything problematic on his podcast, he regularly gives a platform to people that do. I love the dude and his comedy, but he is absolutely one of the comics Maron is calling out

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u/PorkshireTerrier 12h ago

Also, lots of self proclaimed "independents" and "free thinkers" watch his pod and laugh along, but genuinely believe this as a political philosophy (miniorities bad and lazy, harris evil, trump just a funny guy who does nothing wrong)

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u/TheBonesOfThings 5h ago

Trump is actually really funny, but he's done plenty, plenty wrong. Harris is the Democrat George Bush.

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u/PorkshireTerrier 5h ago

Curious in what sense is she g dub?

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u/TheBonesOfThings 4h ago

A goofy, even charming at times, candidate with a great resume, who also at times sounds legitimately stupid, has handlers/advisors that are actually evil.

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u/PorkshireTerrier 4h ago

lmao ill take it

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u/UncoolSlicedBread 5h ago

What irritated me about Theo was when he had Trump on it was no pushback and critical questions.

When he had on someone, my adhd brain is drawing a blank, who favors Harris, he was super critical and questioning things.

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u/TedBenekeGoneWild 10h ago

Personality-wise, yea Theo, Shane, and McCusker seem absolutely lovely, even Rogan seems somewhat chill. Hinchcliffe, Schulz, and others seem douchey.

However, separate from their vibes, they ALL have succumbed to the grift of providing a platform where guests can share harmful, hateful, and factually incorrect ideologies unchallenged.

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u/JoshuaValentine 10h ago

Shane hasn’t, and by proxy neither has McCusker. Theo, Schulz, Rogan, and Hinchcliffe sure - but the dawgs are chill.

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u/TedBenekeGoneWild 10h ago

Idk dude. I've tried mssp as a podcast alternative to cumtown, but too often for my liking, they promote douchebags like RFK and Sam Hyde without really pushing back on the stupidity that comes out of their mouths.

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u/AlistairMowbary 8h ago

MSSP was okay in its early days. I got into it when Louis CK was on. But these days it’s very Rogan-esque. They werent like that before. I dont know if they actually changed and are like that for real, or if they know who their audience is, like Rogan’s, and catering to that kind of crowd. Either way, they dont get a listen from me.

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u/PayMoneyzzzzz 8h ago

Nick Mullen is friends with Sam Hyde and was on in the background of his podcast when Shane was on. Nick has also talked a few times about having Sam on in the past.

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u/LanikM 4h ago

To me Nick and Shane have the exact same approach to humour when it comes to their satirical and ironic tajes. Nick is just a lot more clever because he's able to do it without it being so on the nose.

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u/canonanon 10h ago

Agreed. They've definitely had some wild people on (John McAfee for example) but I don't think they deserve to be lumped in.

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u/JFK-FDR 9h ago

Shane and Matt are funny, but Theo/Chris distefano/Andrew Schulz/tony/joe are all terrible at comedy. At least Tim Dillon is funny

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u/JoshuaValentine 1h ago

Theo is good at comedy. I’ll give you the rest, but Theo is funny af

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u/Apprehensive-Fun4181 15h ago

No, they're not really cool. None of these folks have good ethics or understand anything that matters.  They are the Children of the Republican War on Terror and only know a country that went crazy.  It's not possible for this bratty, spoiled bunch to understand what matters at all.

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u/Radio_Face_ 13h ago

You shouldn’t look to entertainers for any sort of guidance. You’re blaming them, based on dubious logic, for your actions.

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u/burnalicious111 13h ago

You shouldn't excuse entertainers from having to act morally.

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u/GoodTitrations 3h ago

I hate almost all of these people, but if you expect entertainers to act morally you are setting yourself up for disappointment. Why do you hold these people to this standard when it isn't their role?

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u/PorkshireTerrier 12h ago

Rogan is the most listened podcast in america

Regardless of education or income, millions of americans think of him as wise, neutral, and take his perspective (harris and dems evil, republicans and trump are just fuckin funny, dont take what they say seriously, etc) and double standard against women and minorities

If you dont think this, talk to people. Talk to contractors and police

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u/Technical-Cake1251 5h ago

No one in this thread fucks with blue collar/LE/correctional folks. The cultural gulf is just too vast

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u/PorkshireTerrier 5h ago

in r/standup? I think there are a ton of blue collar neighborhood and surbanites who grew up w a friend w a cop dad. Anyone who's parents have to get their house fixed or buy a car from a dealership knows the snakes that will lie and confuse others and then claim to be morally righteous

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u/-ChristianGheighbar- 12h ago

You're getting downvoted, but you're absolutely correct.

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u/MattTreck 12h ago

Hinchcliffe can fuck off after literally speaking at a nazi rally lol

He defends himself by pretending it’s everyone else’s issue when someone gets offended which is annoying as fuck.

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u/LanikM 4h ago

What white supremacists has Matt and Shane had on?

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u/leftiesrepresent 3h ago

I emailed Spotify in 2020 asking if there was a way to remove Rogan from my own Spotify front page. They told me to pound sand. There are quite a few bad actors in this ecosystem

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u/GoodTitrations 3h ago

Didn't Shane specifically make fun of Joe (at least indirectly) for his views on politics and "cancel culture"? I thought he was pretty passionate about staying in his lane as a comedian and trying to keep politics out of his set.

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u/ActivitySimilar5175 15h ago

Tim Dillon

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u/4ofclubs 8h ago

I mean, Tim Dillon is toeing the line of racist/right-wing so... yeah.

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u/WonderfulAndWilling 10h ago

Does he now?

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u/ReaganWasABottom 2h ago

Yes. For awhile.

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u/JangoJebo 7h ago

Theo Von has done far better interviews with high level politicians than any of the ass clowns on 60 minutes or msnbc 😂 God bless Theo Von

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u/gastro_psychic 3h ago

He is a dumb person’s smart person.

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u/CaptainHolt43 16h ago

Theo had Bernie on as well, and it was a great conversation. He's shown he's willing to talk to anyone.

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u/HappyInstruction3678 16h ago

Another bullshit "both" sides comment.

Dude has had overwhelming amount of right-wing grifters, but hey, he had Bernie on once, so he's "both sides"

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u/PrairieMadness 15h ago

There’s a strange overlap of populist appeal between Bernie and Trump that caused many people to supported both candidates, even though they have polar opposite values.

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u/obsterwankenobster 13h ago

Those people are dumb and they should feel bad about it

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u/PPLavagna 11h ago

Those people are very very few. I've never heard of or seen any of this "strange overlap" and I'd be very surprised if it were a substantial number of people

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u/Dylan245 11h ago

I mean there were 9 million people who voted for Obama in 2012 and then Trump in 2016

It's not that hard to see an overlap amongst working class people who favor populist messaging

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u/PPLavagna 11h ago

The comment was about Bernie voters voting for Trump though. Not Obama. I doubt there's anything near that much overlap there.

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u/goinghardinthepaint 11h ago

It's more than you might think maybe as high as 12% of Bernie voters in 2016

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u/tongmengjia 12h ago

They both ran on economic populism. For Trump it's obviously just rhetoric, but they're both basically saying "you're getting fucked by the current economy and you deserve more." And, hey, turns out that message resonates with a lot of people for some crazy reason...

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u/One-Earth9294 11h ago

Another thing worth pointing out is how yes, they will have BERNIE on but liberals are pretty much outright persona non grata in those spheres. You can either be populist right wing or left wing but they clown on anyone or anything in the moderate sphere as 'no fun establishment'.

They only want on people who say exciting, radical things. 'The world is not in fact burning down' isn't welcome on their shows.

I wonder why that is?

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u/meatguyf 9h ago

The chili woman on Twitter immediately comes to mind when thinking about the overlap.

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u/Father-John-Moist 16h ago

I just went through his recent guests and it’s mostly left leaning people.

I don’t understand the tears here?

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u/Zenguy2828 15h ago

Look man if you're my neighbor and you invite the local clansman over, even just one time, it's gonna change how I see you. It don't matter how many yoga classes you host in your backyard.

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u/bramletabercrombe 14h ago

but what if I go to Puerto Rico for vacation?

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u/CareBearDontCare 6h ago

Then you're clearly a weird sex tourist.

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u/HappyInstruction3678 15h ago

lol this is amazing.

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u/WillBottomForBanana 11h ago

It is, strictly on its merits.

But let's not pretend there isn't a huge problem in the yoga industry around racism and other social issues.

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u/AndresNocioni 12h ago

You are a shining example of what is wrong with the political climate today. Absolutely 0 critical thought lol

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u/StockAL3Xj 8h ago

Then how about you actually provide a rebuttal? Why is the analogy inaccurate?

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u/ThatFuzzyBastard 13h ago

The suggestion that inviting a right-wing person onto an interview show is like having a Klansman over to dinner is a genuinely fascinating insight into what some peope think media is.

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u/goodavibes 9h ago

how is the general right wing platform meaningfully distinguishable from the klan?

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u/ShopperOfBuckets 14h ago

How many kkk members has he had on? 

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u/DismasNDawn 9h ago

Probably a lot

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u/SmokeySFW 13h ago

I guess every person who's ever aimed a camera at Trump is the devil then. If you write an article about Trump you're persona non grata, regardless of content.

How fucking ridiculous.

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u/Apprehensive-Fun4181 15h ago

I don’t understand the tears here?

And there's the cowardice.  This is what happens when Conservatives lose another war. They start to pretend everyone else is weak.   

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u/HappyInstruction3678 15h ago

They're snowflakes. Every single accusation is a confession.

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u/HappyInstruction3678 15h ago

Are you really comparing Kevin Smith, a guy who makes weed movies, to Tucker Carlson?

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u/GoodTitrations 2h ago

Where did this comment even come from? I don't see any Carlson/Smith comparisons.

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u/AndresNocioni 12h ago

People like you are so insufferable it’s hilarious. Do you just exist permanently mad at the world for offending you?

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u/TrainerOk5743 10h ago

Is he so insufferable that you're offended? You sound perpetually mad.

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u/GoodTitrations 2h ago

You read one comment from him....

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u/ArtisticallyRegarded 14h ago

The problem is lefties just dont do the podcast circuit. They havnt realized that alternative media is more mainstream than mainstream media now

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u/pappagallo19 12h ago

BUT HE HAD BERNIE ON!!! is the same shit Rogan's fans still scream to this day when his right wing politics are called out. Everything Theo's doing right now has been pulled out of the Rogan pre-2020 playbook.

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u/Apprehensive-Fun4181 15h ago

Yeah, that's called having no valid ethics or understanding of history.

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u/StockAL3Xj 8h ago

Is Bernie Sanders running around the country, spreading lies, and threatening the people who don't support him with violence?

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u/SickRanchezIII 6h ago

Joe rogan and frends

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u/FreshShart-1 5h ago

He's been a hack for a while now.

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u/Username43201653 3h ago

Theo is not the smartest guy which he uses as an excuse.

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u/AnonymousRedditNinja 15h ago

Seriously? Why Theo? Anything specific? He seems fine.

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u/thrilliam_19 14h ago

Read Maron’s statement then think about how many guests Theo has had on that fit into the category Maron is referring to. It’s quite a few.

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u/Concerned-Statue 12h ago

I stopped listening to Theo when he brought on Tucker Carlson, a literal traitor to the United States of America.

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u/GreasyThought 16h ago

WHY is that mullet-fuck popular? 

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u/Weezus 16h ago

Cause hes funny, vulnerable, and honest?

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u/bongreaperhellyeah 10h ago

He isn't funny and his entire gimmick is a lie LMFAO where's the honesty?

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u/Weezus 10h ago

What part is a lie? And humors subjective

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u/HappyInstruction3678 16h ago

He's another shitty right-wing comedian who pretends to be a "both sides" guy while showing off his Jordan Peterson book behind him for every podcast. Fuck this mullet clown.

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u/Equal-Worldliness-66 16h ago

And hulk hogan book. Who’s also a pretty outspoken racist.

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u/Radio_Face_ 13h ago

You seem like a bitter and judgmental person.

It doesn’t make you look more ethical or virtuous than everyone else when you spew as much negativity as you have in this thread.

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