Professor of Logic

New York Sharpened

The New York comedy scene forges a specific kind of comic — fast, fearless, and allergic to sentimentality. These bits carry that edge.

“My body's a temple. Unfortunately, it's one of those temples in a war zone.”

Soup to Nuts - Joke Machine

Mark Normand

Soup to Nuts, Netflix, 2023

Observational Self-Deprecating Relationships

“My apartment is so small, I have to go outside to change my mind.”

New York City Survival

Mark Normand

Various specials and late-night appearances

Observational Self-Deprecating

“Dating apps are just online shopping for people.”

Dating in the Modern Era

Mark Normand

Various specials and appearances

Relationships Observational Self-Deprecating

Getting Fired from SNL

Shane Gillis

Live in Austin, 2021 / Beautiful Dogs, 2023

Confessional Storytelling

History Guys

Shane Gillis

Beautiful Dogs, 2023

Storytelling Absurdist

Shark Party

Anthony Jeselnik

Thoughts and Prayers, 2015

Dark Humor Storytelling

“Your thoughts and prayers aren't helping anyone. Do you know what that is? That's you saying, 'Don't forget about me today.'”

Thoughts and Prayers

Anthony Jeselnik

Thoughts and Prayers, 2015

Social Commentary Dark Humor Satire

“Google 'Bill Cosby rape.' That shit has more results than Hannibal Buress.”

The Cosby Bit

Hannibal Buress

Live stand-up at the Trocadero, Philadelphia, 2014

Social Commentary Celebrity

“Apple juice—it's a C-minus beverage.”

Apple Juice

Hannibal Buress

Animal Furnace, 2012

Observational Absurdist

“I love Black people, but I hate n****s.”

Black People vs. N****s

Chris Rock

Bring the Pain, 1996

Race Social Commentary Political

“If a bullet cost $5,000, there'd be no more innocent bystanders.”

Bullet Control

Chris Rock

Bigger & Blacker, 1999

Political Social Commentary Satire