Iliza Shlesinger

The bad news is it's not going anywhere. And so it's about really learning how to calibrate. And I'm saying this as if I'm doing it. I'm doing my best to do it. I do not have a handle on this. And the content, you know, you... I don't think people fully internalize that when you look at something, it doesn't matter if you like it because you looked. It's almost like a horror movie.

You looked at it. Now you're part of it. And so you hate watch stuff or you look at stuff that's stupid or you just out of curiosity want to see something. But that is still a view which translates to money. So the boring, inane, the stupid get more successful. And plenty of successful people who are funny get more successful. But like the internet has killed curiosity.

You looked at it. Now you're part of it. And so you hate watch stuff or you look at stuff that's stupid or you just out of curiosity want to see something. But that is still a view which translates to money. So the boring, inane, the stupid get more successful. And plenty of successful people who are funny get more successful. But like the internet has killed curiosity.

Because once I look, now I'm part of this system and now it will serve me more of that even if I've decided I didn't like it. Like I'm good with Bella Hadid videos. Like that's cool that I clicked once to look at her shoes, but like now I got to look at this woman all the time.

Because once I look, now I'm part of this system and now it will serve me more of that even if I've decided I didn't like it. Like I'm good with Bella Hadid videos. Like that's cool that I clicked once to look at her shoes, but like now I got to look at this woman all the time.

There's no choice because to object to it renders you a dinosaur. Then you're the person just like doing their stand up and like doing this. Oh, the kids, you know, you have no choice. Like the best comics always evolve. You know, even in your material, you don't want to be 50 talking about like having sex with 20 year olds. Like it's cringy, as the kids say.

There's no choice because to object to it renders you a dinosaur. Then you're the person just like doing their stand up and like doing this. Oh, the kids, you know, you have no choice. Like the best comics always evolve. You know, even in your material, you don't want to be 50 talking about like having sex with 20 year olds. Like it's cringy, as the kids say.

And so I think it's all about like, what's the authentic way? Because at the end of the day, a lot of us are artists versus just creators, you know, and you can call art whatever you want. But what's the way that I can engage with this that feels authentic and good to me? Maybe I won't see exponential growth, but at least at the end of the day, I will feel good about what I did.

And so I think it's all about like, what's the authentic way? Because at the end of the day, a lot of us are artists versus just creators, you know, and you can call art whatever you want. But what's the way that I can engage with this that feels authentic and good to me? Maybe I won't see exponential growth, but at least at the end of the day, I will feel good about what I did.

That's just the way that I wrestle with it, you know, but I do not. I think there's a lot of bitterness out there about the people who have like figured out something on the Internet and they have, you know, they're filling arenas or they're making millions of dollars. At the end of the day, it is a meritocracy. And so you may not like that comedy, but the audience does.

That's just the way that I wrestle with it, you know, but I do not. I think there's a lot of bitterness out there about the people who have like figured out something on the Internet and they have, you know, they're filling arenas or they're making millions of dollars. At the end of the day, it is a meritocracy. And so you may not like that comedy, but the audience does.

And that's just as valid as a perfectly crafted, bespoke, you know, 45 minutes of stand up. It's just that's what it is. There's no reason to be bitter about it.

And that's just as valid as a perfectly crafted, bespoke, you know, 45 minutes of stand up. It's just that's what it is. There's no reason to be bitter about it.

I mean, anybody who knows me knows that I have a very clear-headed opinion, and it stems from the idea that because you're a Jewish person, you should not be beaten up on the street. simply because you're Jewish. That's what I've always stood for. Even if you didn't like, even if you hate Israel, I mean, we don't like China, but you don't see Chinese students getting beaten up.

I mean, anybody who knows me knows that I have a very clear-headed opinion, and it stems from the idea that because you're a Jewish person, you should not be beaten up on the street. simply because you're Jewish. That's what I've always stood for. Even if you didn't like, even if you hate Israel, I mean, we don't like China, but you don't see Chinese students getting beaten up.

We don't like Russia. I don't see any bricks going through the Russian delis in West Hollywood. But people have gotten very comfortable with exacting like very harmful revenge on everyday Jewish people. So that's insane. And even in standing for that, people get mad at me.

We don't like Russia. I don't see any bricks going through the Russian delis in West Hollywood. But people have gotten very comfortable with exacting like very harmful revenge on everyday Jewish people. So that's insane. And even in standing for that, people get mad at me.

And I, on October 7th of this year, I just, I just think about, when we think about horrible things in history, whether it be slavery, I know that these two always get compared, or the Holocaust, or anything awful that happens to a group of people, we always years later are like, well, I would have done something. I wouldn't have had slaves. I would have hidden Anne Frank.

And I, on October 7th of this year, I just, I just think about, when we think about horrible things in history, whether it be slavery, I know that these two always get compared, or the Holocaust, or anything awful that happens to a group of people, we always years later are like, well, I would have done something. I wouldn't have had slaves. I would have hidden Anne Frank.

I wouldn't have, I would have said something. But there's so much groupthink involved and I just have to be, A, I have to express myself as an artist, number one, I have to, I have to be heard. And I cannot look back at this and say that I said nothing.