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In the second grade, I would just get bored and a joke would pop into my head and I would have to say it. It was almost like I had some brilliant novel in my head that I had to get down, and I would interrupt class all the time and get in trouble.

~Anthony Jeselnik

Topics: Almost Bored Brilliant Class Down Get Grade Had Head Interrupt Joke Just Like Novel Pop Say Second Some Time Trouble Would

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The driving force behind doing everything that I've been doing for 11 years as a stand-up is having problems with authority and not liking to be told what to do.

~Anthony Jeselnik

Topics: Authority Been Behind Doing Driving Driving Force Everything Force Having Liking Problems Stand-Up Years

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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

Topics: Certain Certain Point Demanding Die Joke People Point Someone Started Then Thing Tragedy Tweet Twitter Would Write

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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

Topics: Guy Joke More Offensive Raise Reason Tension Topics Using Voice

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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

Topics: Big Death Everyone Family Fear Fears Great Happen Hope Horrible Horrible Things Kind Laugh Like People Problems Release Same Them Things Think Which World I Think

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I like seeing what the comedian thinks is funny, not just what they think I'll think is funny.

~Anthony Jeselnik

Topics: Comedian Funny Just Like Seeing Think Thinks

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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

Topics: About Bit Crowd Doing Excited Hanging Jokes Lot Material Me More Out People Polite Pure Really See Show Theater Think Version I Think

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That's the worst way you can hear about comedy material: from a third person's blog story that they wrote when they were upset.

~Anthony Jeselnik

Topics: About Blog Comedy Hear Material Person Story Third Upset Way Were Worst Wrote You

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I don't think people shouldn't try to be edgy, but you have to take what the audience says to you in consideration.

~Anthony Jeselnik

Topics: Audience Consideration Edgy People Says Take Think Try You

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I'm not just offensive, I'm very smart about the way that I do it, and that takes a lot of time. People say that young comics shouldn't be trying these things. That's ridiculous. You should try everything and see what sticks.

~Anthony Jeselnik

Topics: About Comics Everything Just Lot Offensive People People Say Ridiculous Say See Should Smart Sticks Takes Things Time Time People Try Trying Very Way You Young

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Comedian

Born: December 22nd, 1978

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