I think a theater show is a pure version of me doing my material. The theater crowd is a bit more polite, there really aren't hecklers, and there are a lot of people there to see me, and they're excited about the jokes and hanging out with me for a show. Anthony Jeselnik bitecrowdexcite share on social
I'm not the voice of reason; I'm more the guy using these offensive topics as fodder to raise tension in a joke. Anthony Jeselnik fodderguyjoke Change image and share on social
I never knew if I would get my own show, but I knew I loved stand-up. Anthony Jeselnik knowloveshow Change image and share on social
On Twitter, when someone would die, I would write a joke. Or if there's a tragedy, I would write a joke and tweet it. That was my thing, and then at a certain point, people started demanding it. Anthony Jeselnik demanddiejoke Change image and share on social
I enjoyed writing for someone else's voice, but I wasn't very good at it. Anthony Jeselnik enjoygoodvoice Change image and share on social
I would write 100 jokes a day. Most of them were terrible. But I just said, 'I'll write more than everybody else, and that's how I'll get better.' Anthony Jeselnik dayjoketerrible Change image and share on social
I had written for Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman in the past. Jimmy had a different voice, and different priorities. He couldn't be the bad guy in the joke; he couldn't upset people, really. Anthony Jeselnik badguyjimmy Change image and share on social
I feel like every first episode of a TV show is bad, you know, and it always improves. Anthony Jeselnik badepisodefeel Change image and share on social
Everyone has the same kind of fears; everyone has the same big problems in the world, which is, like, fear of death and 'I hope horrible things don't happen to my family,' but they do. And I think people laugh at them as this great release. Anthony Jeselnik bigdeathfamily share on social
Every comic went through their Mitch Hedberg phase - the glasses, the hair in the face - and you knew immediately when they were doing it. Anthony Jeselnik comicfaceglass Change image and share on social
