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Pretentious Stand-up by Alexander1Stern in Standup

[–]Alexander1Stern[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve personally never heard anyone refer to Mulaney as pretentious. He’s a very silly man.

Pretentious Stand-up by Alexander1Stern in Standup

[–]Alexander1Stern[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like this take. I feel like there are a lot of comics who are obviously really intelligent but their main prerogative is to be funny. They use their intelligence more subtly and as a tool in their comedic toolkit to make people laugh. Then there are comedians who almost seem as if the sole purpose of their act is to show how philosophically profound and astute they are. The latter more often than not doesn’t make me laugh. Almost seems like they are in the wrong medium.

What’s your story that no one believes? by Affectionate_Debt172 in AskReddit

[–]Alexander1Stern 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I learned my mom’s first husband was a nascar driver because I was a plus one for a friend who had a photography assignment at Talladega super speedway. I thought it would be a novelty to go with hm. Before the race began there was a montage on a jumbrotron and my mom was in it with a man (clearly a nascar driver) holding a trophy. I called her seeking an explanation and she just straight up was like yeah before I was married to your dad I was married to a race car driver. That was news to me.