I will FOREVER love Jim Jefferies for his bit about gun control.
I think this bit is pure perfection, perfectly laid out, perfectly structured, and spot on. And as he would say, 50% of the country would vehemently disagree with that last part, but fuck them, so there.
It’s that structure that really shines in this latest comedy special on Netflix. He essentially weaves an entire show around one ongoing story, using at as a jumping off point for all his other bits.
Jim Jefferies will make you laugh. Except when he’s pissing you off. Chances are he’ll piss you off at some point. I disagreed – strenuously – with one of his bits, but for the most part I found it damn funny and entertaining and his delivery is fantastic.
To the part I disagreed with. He had a bit about how food addiction is the only addiction we can’t shame because fat shaming isn’t considered acceptable. And to this point, I understanding the starting place. But his joke devolves into saying how the junkie shooting heroin already feels enough shame that there’s no need to point out his missteps, but the over eater is encouraged to be themselves and seemingly doesn’t have that inherent sense of shame. To which I say, “Are you fucking kidding me? You don’t think I’m shaming myself for the box of cookies I down in one sitting while watching a Jim Jefferies special on Netflix?”
But Jim will be happy to know I listened to it all, and I understand the point he made when he tells people to keep in mind that what he says may be just a joke – telling jokes is in his job description after all.
If you’re not too thin skinned, I say give this a watch. And if you haven’t watched his gun control bit… scroll up… NOW. That’s must see stuff.
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