The Jeselnik Offensive

2013

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Released: 19 February 2013 Ended
Producted By: Central Productions
Country: United States of America
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The Jeselnik Offensive is an American late-night television program that airs on Comedy Central. It is hosted by stand-up comedian Anthony Jeselnik, who extends his onstage character into weekly, topical humor with a sociopathic, dark twist. The show primarily consists of a monologue and two panelists who join Jeselnik in adding a humorous take on shocking, lurid news stories. The series premiered February 19, 2013, on Comedy Central. It was renewed for a second season on April 26, 2013, and aired July 9, 2013.

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Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
O2D I'm really surprised that this series lasted for two seasons.There's nothing the executives at Comedy Central hate more than a show that is actually funny.Well maybe there is, they also hate shows that aren't anti-white.The Offensive didn't waste one minute complaining that whites are evil.Nor did they spend any time preaching that gays are awesome.They ignored the golden rules of Comedy Central and yet somehow this great show slipped through the cracks and got a second season.I noticed that most of the reviewers here didn't like this show.I bet if you read the rest of their reviews they probably all love Friends and Will & Grace.They probably think Jay Leno is a comedic genius and Ellen is just super.See what I'm saying here?They're all idiots.
Freddy Butler Over the last couple years we've seen networks hand out weekly shows to countless comedians. Some become popular, and spawn great followings, however many don't last. Eventually we all get tired of hearing the same old news stories repeated with one-liners, and the weakest are phased out before the next season. I've always tried to give chances to rising comedians, especially after seeing them in other programs. Observing Anthony Jeselnik in roasts and his hilarious stand-up sparked my interest in this show.Please note that at the moment of me writing this, the show has been canceled for a couple months, to my dismay. Frankly, I enjoyed the show. I believe it had potential, potential designed to appeal to a certain audience. The Jeselnik Offensive followed a rather strict format, which in the episodes I watched (the majority of the first and only season) rarely changed. Jeselnik would generally start by running through a few choice news stories, which pleasingly tended to be unique and different from what everyone else was talking about. I remember watching Conan afterward each night and finding O'Brien's stories to be much more bland and mainstream, even considering Jeselnik only had to post one show a week. However his content was there as well. Jeselnik's strongpoint is his short, shocking, and hilarious jokes that accompany each topic. This was probably my favorite part of the show, and every episode had me laughing at loud at least a few times during this segment. The other prominent section of the show is "Panel", which as you might guess is a panel of people barely more famous than him in what generally appears to be a near-unscripted conversation. Unlike most shows, Jeselnik doesn't interview his guests, just talks to them rather openly and throws in the occasional dark one-liner. This segment is sometimes hilarious, and sometimes dry; it depends very heavily on the guests and topics. Sometimes the naturalness of the segment is what ruins it; the group will end up laughing hysterically at something barely relevant, leaving the viewer rolling their eyes. I believe this section could've been helped with better guests, however, as the funnier guests tended to make Panel much more enjoyable. The show would wrap up with a few very repetitive bits that would've been funny first time, but unfortunately were pushed to every episode. Despite my qualms however, I generally found myself left wanting more, the thirty minutes rushing by.While many complain that Anthony's only asset is the shock value of his jokes, I must disagree. Not all of course, but many are genuinely funny if you can tolerate a darker (much darker) type of humor than most of us are used too. He seems to be naturally funny, and I was happy to see the lack of skits on the show, as this sort of humor is best voiced straight up. Many criticize his lack of excitement and his seemingly wicked personality, however I think these only add to his strengths. Comparisons to Daniel Tosh's sarcastic attitude seem irrelevant to me, as the brand of humor on Tosh.0 is much more crude than dark.Overall, I am disappointed to see this show go and hope to see more from Anthony Jeselnik in the future. Although the show was not perfect, I believe Jeselnik to be much funnier than most run-of-the-mill comedians and it is refreshing to see an attempt at a darker brand of humor.
flyer2898 People either love or hate this show because it's not for everybody. That's why so many people give it poor reviews that it doesn't deserve. You have to be okay with laughing at what you think is funny and not just what society approves as comedy. You also have to be intelligent to get some of the jokes. It's "morally wrong" to laugh at death and other tragedies so people don't give it a chance. The reason it's hilarious isn't because it's shocking but because all of the jokes are very well thought out, well written and executed perfectly. Sure the content is awful tragedies but the fact that he can take something shocking and tell clever jokes in an endearing fashion is impressive and hilarious. It takes a lot of courage to do what he does and not care what others think. It's currently the best show on comedy central.
mike cena Is rape funny? Is rape funny? Of course not, which is why I never laugh when I am doing it.Now that joke is funny, and even though it's not one of Anthony Jeselnik's but rather my own, it captures the type of humour you can expect. You can also expect that very same humour to be both creatively packaged and delivered with brilliant timing.The show is bold and daring and skillfully testing the boundaries of the masses. To be quite honest I am surprised something this good is on television and am hoping that an army of consultants and network executives don't spoil it.Enjoy it while it lasts.

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