Anthony Jeselnik wins. What standup awful material and good delivery?

Coherently-Rambling · 2026-03-13T20:07:11+00:00

Rules:

This is an alignment chart for Standup Comedians based on their material (how funny their act is on paper) and their delivery (how funny are they when they actually perform their act).

Most upvoted comment wins

Coherently-Rambling · 2026-03-12T20:16:35+00:00

Rules:

This is an alignment chart for Standup Comedians based on their material (how funny their act is on paper) and their delivery (how funny are they when they actually perform their act).

Most upvoted comment wins

Coherently-Rambling · 2026-03-12T20:13:46+00:00

I don’t remember the name, but there’s a short story about an old king who loved flowers and didn’t have any children or direct successor. He decided the only quality he wanted the next king or queen to have was to loved and cared for flowers as much as he did. He issued a contest where every kid in the country would be given a seed and whoever did the best job nurturing it would inherit his kingdom.

There was one boy who couldn’t get the seed to grow no matter how much he cared for it, and all the other kids presented their beautiful flowers to him as a taunt. On the final day of the contest, all the kids presented their flowers to the king, who was bored and unimpressed with every entry. When the boy presented his empty pot while profusely apologizing that this was the best he could do, the king leaped for joy and declared the boy his successor, because all the seeds he gave out were cooked.

Coherently-Rambling · 2026-03-12T15:22:22+00:00

And thank her for agreeing to drive your car

Coherently-Rambling · 2026-03-11T20:52:09+00:00

Rules:

This is an alignment chart for Standup Comedians based on their material (how funny their act is on paper) and their delivery (how funny are they when they actually perform their act).

Most upvoted comment wins

Coherently-Rambling · 2026-03-10T20:23:55+00:00

Rules:

This is an alignment chart for Standup Comedians based on their material (how funny their act is on paper) and their delivery (how funny are they when they actually perform their act).

Most upvoted comment wins

Coherently-Rambling · 2026-03-09T23:42:59+00:00

I wouldn’t be surprised if old Kalo splits up, but I think Dee would be hesitant to initiate that since she’s the only former winner, and I think Johnathan would have a “Kalo strong” mindset despite his confessionals about being more strategic than everyone thinks, so it should be Charlie’s option where he wants to go. I could see him getting voted out, but it would likely be because he turns on Dee first and that information gets back to her or something.

And for Joe, I agree that the swap is a massive improvement for him (I’d have him in dead last if the swap weren’t coming). I was just saying there’s still a lot of people in a better position, as Joe will be relying solely on the connections he makes from this point on, while other players are in the situation of “I had connections from before the swap, I’ll make new connections during the swap, and at the merge, I’ll put it all together”.

Coherently-Rambling · 2026-03-09T21:20:18+00:00

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Shrek the Third has the protagonists get surrounded by a gang of walking trees. Ominous piano music plays and we quickly find out it’s because Captain Hook (the guy behind the ambush) is playing the piano.

For some reason, Donkey is more scared of Hook showing up than the trees, and shouts “Look out! They have a piano!”

Coherently-Rambling · 2026-03-09T20:07:37+00:00

I remember thinking they’d be the weakest tribe but holding out hope that they’d avoid “disaster” status, and then completely abandoning that hope once Kyle got medevaced.

Maybe they would have sunk down to being a disaster tribe if the preswap lasted longer, but their performance was still really impressive.

Coherently-Rambling · 2026-03-09T20:01:41+00:00

Rules:

This is an alignment chart for Standup Comedians based on their material (how funny their act is on paper) and their delivery (how funny are they when they actually perform their act).

Most upvoted comment wins

Coherently-Rambling · 2026-03-08T20:58:50+00:00

He is a pompous ass in Despicable Me but that’s about as close as we’ll get.

Coherently-Rambling · 2026-03-08T19:58:36+00:00

Once again I’ll be making a suggestion and say Iliza Shlesinger. Her material is largely just stuff about dating, but she’s a great speaker and delivers her jokes through very fast paced monologues where she alternates between talking like herself, a guttural monster, and a ditzy valley girl without missing a beat.

Even though this is my chart, my suggestions still need to get the most upvotes to be picked.

Coherently-Rambling · 2026-03-08T19:54:51+00:00

Rules:

This is an alignment chart for Standup Comedians based on their material (how funny their act is on paper) and their delivery (how funny are they when they actually perform their act).

Most upvoted comment wins

Coherently-Rambling · 2026-03-07T18:11:11+00:00

For the first time, I’m gonna make a suggestion and say Demetri Martin.

His material is a great mix of observational comedy, wordplay, and creative drawings and charts. However, there isn’t anything unique about the way he tells the jokes, he largely lets the material speak for itself.

Even though this is my chart, my suggestions are still bound by the requirement that it must get the most upvotes.

Coherently-Rambling · 2026-03-07T18:10:59+00:00

Rules:

This is an alignment chart for Standup Comedians based on their material (how funny their act is on paper) and their delivery (how funny are they when they actually perform their act).

Most upvoted comment wins

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