Anthony Jeselnik

And they expect it.

So when you're like the opposite, they're just kind of in shock, but you're not having a bad set.

They're just experiencing it in a different way.

Maybe they're not laughing, but they're not like, they're enjoying themselves.

Wow.

I knew that there was no, and I have friends who have said, like, they changed their act on the road and they come back to LA and their act doesn't work anymore.

And I was like, I'd rather bomb until people figure it out.

And I thought there was a joy in people watching me and like, no one's laughing, but it makes them laugh more because the table, like I get a lot of letters of like, I loved you more because the audience next to me hated you.

And so that made me like you more.

And so I just like, let's lean into that.

And I mean, I like the energy, but if like the audience is kind of like, fuck you, like that's fun too.

Like it's still entertaining and I believe in my jokes.

I had a period of about eight months from when I quit Fallon and started headlining.

Yeah.

Where I had an album out.

So I had some fans who knew what I was all about.

But people who like got flyered into the room.

And I'm like eating shit.

And then the Trump roast happened.

And the next day it was sold out with everyone knowing it's dark jokes.