StillAlive@piefed.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoMFW I wake up to find Lemmy feeds full of USA stuffmedia.piefed.worldimagemessage-square190linkfedilinkarrow-up11.11Karrow-down114 cross-posted to: noncrediblediplomacy@sh.itjust.worksYUROP@feddit.org
arrow-up11.09Karrow-down1imageMFW I wake up to find Lemmy feeds full of USA stuffmedia.piefed.worldStillAlive@piefed.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square190linkfedilink cross-posted to: noncrediblediplomacy@sh.itjust.worksYUROP@feddit.org
minus-squareboonhetlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·1 month ago“What is the deal with…” Is it just me, or is that a really hack thing to do in standup comedy? lol
minus-squareAlcoholicorn@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 month agoIts literarary shorthand for “this comic is bad at their job.” No comedians actually say that, unless they’re referencing a hack comedian.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·1 month agoJerry Seinfeld literally was that guy. All those “what’s the deal with…” jokes are specifically making fun of Seinfeld. It’s not calling out all hacks; just the one specific hack.
minus-squareFosterMolasses@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoThey’re referencing Jerry Seinfeld. He does that. Or did, probably before you guys were born lol
minus-squarePasserby6497@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoLike they said, referencing a hack comedian
minus-squareboonhetlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoI mean hack comedians still do it I guess, but most of them don’t make it past the open mic stage. Or they improve their craft and stop doing it.
minus-squaremelsaskca@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month ago“How about those comedians that say ‘What is the deal with…’? They’re trite I tell 'ya. Trite!”
“What is the deal with…”
Is it just me, or is that a really hack thing to do in standup comedy? lol
Its literarary shorthand for “this comic is bad at their job.” No comedians actually say that, unless they’re referencing a hack comedian.
Jerry Seinfeld literally was that guy. All those “what’s the deal with…” jokes are specifically making fun of Seinfeld. It’s not calling out all hacks; just the one specific hack.
They’re referencing Jerry Seinfeld. He does that.
Or did, probably before you guys were born lol
Like they said, referencing a hack comedian
I mean hack comedians still do it I guess, but most of them don’t make it past the open mic stage. Or they improve their craft and stop doing it.
“How about those comedians that say ‘What is the deal with…’? They’re trite I tell 'ya. Trite!”