That's Jokes
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Loved Taylor Tomlinson's newest special on Netflix. She's been so consistent over the last three shows, building on the onstage persona she's created and refining her craft.
Happy to see her getting the recognition she deserves by the mainstream with her taking over from James Corden on one of those late night shows
“𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”
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@T4920 I’ve been a huge fan of hers and I only lasted about 6 minutes before I turned it off. Said to my wife that I felt like she’d become a second rate Whitney Cummings. It felt to me like she was rushing through her material. Thought the laughter sounded canned. Should I give it more time? I was also excited about the TV show and thought that was terrible as well.
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I don't really watch (regular) television so haven't seen her show, but I enjoyed this special just as much as any of her others. Always found her very relatable, and grounded by the way she address her own personal issues as part of her act. This shines through more in second half of this special for me personally..
Don't see any parallels with Whitney. Although thinking back (watched it a few days ago), this could've been the faux confidence she was portraying in light of her recent successes, whilst setting up for the premise of the show, that being her apprehension about not being able to 'have it all' (family, friendships, sound mental health) as her career really starts to take off.
I'd give it a little more time to see if it clicks, but that just me though
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@T4920 I just felt like her timing/cadence was really off. I'll definitely try it again,as I agree with what you've said about her. During the pandemic I'm pretty sure that she toured with Whitney,who did a special on Only Fans TV, when she was pregnant, that I thought was absolutely brilliant. It's free,you just have to get the app.
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@Jett129 I'll check it out sometime. Generally, I really like Whitney too.
On the subject of comedy, big comedy festival in my city at the moment..
I was caught off guard at a show last night when the young, female comedian dropped the darkest (and most unexpected) joke I've heard in years... Burst out laughing, but NOBODY else in the venue made a sound, people were looking over their shoulders at me in disgust
She gave me a subtle look/smile a few seconds later, almost as if to say 'thank you for laughing, obviously I wasn't serious...'
I won't repeat the joke here, but if you like this post I'll DM it to you
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@mclaincausey ahaha I watched this earlier today, and felt personally called out sitting there in my UHF...
“𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”
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@T4920 said in That's Jokes:
Loved Taylor Tomlinson's newest special on Netflix. She's been so consistent over the last three shows, building on the onstage persona she's created and refining her craft.
Happy to see her getting the recognition she deserves by the mainstream with her taking over from James Corden on one of those late night shows
It’s awesome that she’s hosting her own late night show on CBS, After Midnight
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@endo I didn’t get this until I googled the work of Mark Rothko. Very good.
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@sabergirl I was really looking forward to this one as it’s produced/directed by Natasha Lyone,but I just couldn’t get through it. The fact that she doesn’t stand still and she tells you ,that’s going to happen ,up front,and it almost seems like stream of consciousness since she rarely pauses. Feels like a very long run on sentence. Should I go back and try again?
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@sabergirl @Jett129 I struggled with this one too, need to revisit sometime, perhaps with a hard drink or two... I enjoy erratic, stream of consciousness material if its presented as a small slice of a greater narrative, but I got burnt out on this after twenty or so minutes...
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@mclaincausey strong looking beard though
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Bert, age 80, always wanted a pair of authentic cowboy boots, so, seeing some on sale, he bought them and wore them home. Walking proudly, he sauntered into the kitchen and said to his wife, "Notice anything different about me?" Margaret, who is 75, looked him over. "Nope." Frustrated, Bert stormed off into the bathroom, undressed and walked back into the kitchen completely naked except for the boots.
Again he asked Margaret, a little louder this time,
"Notice anything different NOW?" Margaret looked up and said in her best deadpan, "Bert, what's different?
It's hanging down today, it was hanging down yesterday, it'll be hanging down again tomorrow."
Furious, Bert yelled, "AND DO YOU KNOW WHY IT'S HANGING DOWN, MARGARET?"
"Nope. Not a clue",", she replied.
"IT'S HANGING DOWN BECAUSE IT'S LOOKING AT MY NEW BOOTS!"
Without missing a beat Margaret replied, "Shoulda bought a hat, Bert ... You should'a bought a hat!" -
@motojobobo Great one. I’ll be telling it!
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@sabergirl I try not to buy into the mind-set of things 'not being for me'..
I've initially disliked some of my favourite music/books/movies in the past, but if something is adored by enough people, I see it as my duty to challenge my artistic sensibilities, and understand what makes these things great.
More often than not I end up loving them after a little time and effort
