rant · moment 5 of 19
Rich People Who Fail at Stand-Up Comedy
from We're Gonna Get Ours · #37
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5 minA long riff on how painful it is to watch wealthy, privileged people try and fail at comedy, comparing it to losing the 'relatable card,' with asides about Nick Kroll and false camaraderie with the rich.
- 10:03Rich people failing at stand-up comedy is sadder than poor people failing because some people in comedy are literally allergic to funny.
- 10:53Meeting a naturally unfunny person in comedy is like meeting someone who was 500 pounds and got in shape — the transformation makes it almost impressive.
- 11:13There's nothing sadder than watching a privileged person try and fail at comedy, abandoning their actual options to be a clown in a Lower East Side bar.
- 11:46Rich kids trying to relate at open mics have lost the relatable card — they grew up too wealthy to connect with the audience.
- 12:27The lack of dignity in a rich person's pursuit of comedy is what makes it painful — the depths of their flailing matter more when they have other choices.
- 13:22Tim admits he has more empathy for failing rich comedians than he probably should.
- 13:58Some people might get good years down the road, but certain wealthy people at open mics have a tell that says they'll never be funny.
- 14:27Rich people pursuing comedy want it all: money, fame, and attention from an art form they're terrible at.
- 14:52It's the ultimate tragedy when someone threw away every opportunity they were given to pursue something they're completely terrible at.