You can't expect everyone to laugh or applaud you for doing edgy things. Sometimes you'll miss. But I think comedians are artists and there's a value in failure. It kind of works both ways between comedians and audiences. The audience has to understand that comedians are going to sometimes tell a joke that doesn't work out with dark subjects, and the comedian has to understand that sometimes they 'll fail and it's not the audience's fault for not getting it or loving it.
Anthony JeselnikI guess I prefer the laughs. I couldn't do a whole set of just shocks, but I like throwing a fastball inside every now and then to keep people on their toes.
Anthony JeselnikMy dad was amazing. He raised five boys. All by himself. Without the rest of us knowing.
Anthony JeselnikJeff Ross has been roasting people since Whitney Cummings was nothing but a glint in the eye of the man who raped her mother.
Anthony Jeselnik