https://ewn.co.za/2017/07/28/jerry-seinfeld-tops-highest-paid-comedians-list
#3 though.
― incarcerated moonfaces (how's life), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 17:58 (six years ago) link
what is your opinion on him attempting a comeback?
― The Desus & Mero Chain (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, August 28, 2018 1:47 PM (thirteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I'm not a woman so no one needs to hear my opinion on this
― 5th Ward Weeaboo (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 18:01 (six years ago) link
there's plenty of your opinion on this itt
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 18:08 (six years ago) link
this is a good oneLouie (Louis C.K.'s show on FX)
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 28 August 2018 18:14 (six years ago) link
Louis would do a couple of nights at 3-6,000 seat theatres in the US, and could manage 2-3000 seat theatres in capital cities in England and Australia.
Russell Peters plays 15-20k arenas in English-speaking countries, and tours the actual world.
Michael McIntyre currently has SEVEN nights onsale at a 20k arena in London in October, and another three in a 12k arena the next month in the same city.
Louis was a very well-known American comedian! But the world is not his mailing list, and there are a lot of normies out there.
― ▫◌▫ (sic), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 18:32 (six years ago) link
yeah louis ck plays arenas in the states and canada (also in the UK, where he has played, for example, the 02 Arena)
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 18:42 (six years ago) link
the rule for louis' comeback, as should be the rule in all cases, is that it's perfectly fine to do it AFTER he personally ensures that the people he affected have their careers back. in louis' case that might even be possible. but if it's not possible, for reasons such as one's pustularity extending for decades (weinstein, etc.) such that one's victims are now too old or too dead, then you don't get a comeback. after all, they didn't
― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 19:33 (six years ago) link
he should be subjected to having to personally watch men more powerful than him masturbate in his presence imo
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 28 August 2018 19:37 (six years ago) link
To me the best outcome would be for protesters to repeatedly interrupt his shows
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 19:37 (six years ago) link
not mutually exclusive!
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 28 August 2018 19:38 (six years ago) link
these outcomes are nice or schadenfreude or whatever but they don't do shit for the women involved
― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 19:39 (six years ago) link
tbf I don't think you can undo that kind of trauma
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 28 August 2018 19:40 (six years ago) link
the trauma cannot be undone, but the career repercussions can
― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 19:41 (six years ago) link
I just think he'll sell out every show he books in this hellworld, I guess. :/
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 20:05 (six years ago) link
Shakey OTM in last three posts
Louis has played arenas, but they weren't where most of his dates took place over the last (say) 15 years, and he wasn't playing ten nights in a row. saying he was bigger than Kevin Hart or Michael McIntyre is an absolute non-starter.
― ▫◌▫ (sic), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 20:15 (six years ago) link
ok fair enough, still like top 5 or what have we if we're talking about box office, and the one who commanded most column inches etc.
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 20:40 (six years ago) link
I haven't searched, but there must be interviews with people who went to Cosby's last tour or two. I'm assuming they would be oblivious, or assume he's innocent, or just have a lack of judgement toward someone who makes them laugh really hard. Kind of the James Brown / R. Kelly rationale (which I'm not defending) of not wanting to abandon something that really works for you, and somehow being able to dissociate the performance from the violence.
― Yung Detective (Eazy), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 20:48 (six years ago) link
there's also the depressing possibility that enough people don't give a shit about this kind of thing and for a smaller (god I hope) percentage it makes them like the person better
― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 20:49 (six years ago) link
apparently Cosby dates were relatively sparsely attended given the venues, and largely by seniors who really don't keep up on the news. he's been for old ppl since he was middle-aged. that Forbes article seems to only be about US comedians, and there's no sourcing on their $52 million estimate for CK. He's said he was out of liquidity after spending 2 million on the first four episodes of Horace & Pete, and had to borrow to continue production.
(he also said it was no big deal, that he'd be able to pay back the loan on live dates, but unless he's got a REALLY bad alimony set-up, $52 million income should have left him with more than 2 million cash-on-hand. even John Cleese only had to pay a million a year.)
― ▫◌▫ (sic), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 20:55 (six years ago) link
how many wives did that cover?
― faculty w1fe (silby), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 20:56 (six years ago) link
just the last one
he did consecutive live tours billed as "A Ludicrous Evening with John Cleese ... or How to Finance Your Divorce" and "The Alimony Tour" for several years
― ▫◌▫ (sic), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 21:04 (six years ago) link
saying he was bigger than Kevin Hart or Michael McIntyre is an absolute non-starter.
Michael McIntyre is a complete nobody here. Peters is bigger, but nowhere near Hart's level. Those guys play three-thousand seaters here.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 21:06 (six years ago) link
I only wish he was a complete nobody here.
― Scottish Country Twerking (Tom D.), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 21:10 (six years ago) link
yes, Michael McIntyre is a nobody everywhere but in the UK. the UK is still part of "the world", and he's ludicrously huge there.
xpost
― ▫◌▫ (sic), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 21:10 (six years ago) link
Curious what this would actually look like? It seems like the only way for him to directly help their careers would be to be involved somehow, which obv would not work (like, I don't think any of his victims would want to go on tour with him). Finance a special or something?
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 21:13 (six years ago) link
we regret to report that it turns out McIntyre can now also sell out arenas in South Africa and Australia
/milkshake duck
― ▫◌▫ (sic), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 21:15 (six years ago) link
(literally never heard of McIntyre until this thread btw)
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 21:20 (six years ago) link
something something comedy rockist
― faculty w1fe (silby), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 21:21 (six years ago) link
Me neither
I wouldve assumed Hart was highest paid performer. I mean, jerry doesnt even tour.
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 28 August 2018 21:22 (six years ago) link
that's kind of my point, we have very few, if any, societal structures to make this happen, whereas we have a ton to let people like Louis CK get back to business as if nothing happened
― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 21:22 (six years ago) link
the UK is still part of "the world"
poll
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 28 August 2018 21:26 (six years ago) link
UK is still part of "the world", and he's ludicrously huge there.
In America, he's middling at chuckles
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 21:36 (six years ago) link
So you've admitted to sexually assaulting comedians in a work culture where fellow people of power took actions to keep the victims not working and quiet about the offenses so that you could make millions and keep working. HOW DO YOU ATONE FOR YOUR SINS? A THREAD OF SOLUTIONS.— Jenny Yang 👲🏼👲🏼👲🏼 (@jennyyangtv) August 28, 2018
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 21:59 (six years ago) link
US comedians not very popular in the UK, UK comedians not very popular in the US - that's only like the entire history of stand up comedy.
― Scottish Country Twerking (Tom D.), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 22:01 (six years ago) link
US comedians tell jokes like this
UK comedians tell jokes like this
― Number None, Tuesday, 28 August 2018 22:08 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnHmskwqCCQ
― 5th Ward Weeaboo (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 22:10 (six years ago) link
(xp) I don't know what that means tbh.
― Scottish Country Twerking (Tom D.), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 22:11 (six years ago) link
I don't know if it's just a UK/US thing. More established acts like Eddie Izzard and Billy Connolly still draw here. TV famous guys like Gervais and Brand do well.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 22:14 (six years ago) link
i love daddy was pretty clear proof that CK is monumentally fucked in the head
― Ross, Tuesday, 28 August 2018 22:20 (six years ago) link
ugh not that the other shit wasnt, should've thought before i posted that my bad
― Ross, Tuesday, 28 August 2018 22:21 (six years ago) link
Stand up comedy is lame
― 🦅 (Trϵϵship), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 22:24 (six years ago) link
Thx lex
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 28 August 2018 22:25 (six years ago) link
― 🦅 (Trϵϵship), Tuesday, August 28, 2018 6:24 PM (two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
*hi-5*
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 28 August 2018 22:26 (six years ago) link
🦅
― 🦅 (Trϵϵship), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 22:30 (six years ago) link
Trϵϵship OTM. No matter where it comes from.
― Scottish Country Twerking (Tom D.), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 22:35 (six years ago) link
idk I think some of it's good
― faculty w1fe (silby), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 22:36 (six years ago) link
think hes average and a bad curser but at the same time good luck to him sure
― flaneur brayin (darraghmac), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 22:37 (six years ago) link
(xp) Some, yes. Not much though.
― Scottish Country Twerking (Tom D.), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 22:38 (six years ago) link
like some other things
― nashwan, Tuesday, 28 August 2018 22:40 (six years ago) link
not everyone can be maria bamford
― Ross, Tuesday, 28 August 2018 22:41 (six years ago) link