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Jordan Peele, Yay or Nay?

SPlDEYSPlDEY Vegas 3,375 Posts
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I had a long argument about the merit of Jordan Peele. It came down to this video. 



Now, I can understand the hate for Key and Peele in a post-Chappelle era. However, should we even be debating comedians? Can't we all personally choose to just laugh, or not laugh? I think this dude is funny, and his movies are intelligent. 

If you wanta disagree. Fight me?

- spidey


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  • DuderonomyDuderonomy Haut de la Garenne 7,789 Posts
    I don’t think that skit was necessary when the og can be watched on YouTube, but I’m a big fan of his work solo (Get Out - brilliant!), and with Key.

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=st21dIMaGMs




  • BallzDeepBallzDeep 612 Posts
    Us looks promising.
  • klezmer electro-thug beatsklezmer electro-thug beats 1,385 Posts
    I think loads of their sketches are funny - I haven't seen Get Out but obviously the guy's got talent. There's absolutely an argument to be made that (like the JB video above/Chappelle's show) some comedy reads as well to a racist audience as its intended audience, but Peele obviously is engaging with this stuff throughout his work. I mean, am I mistaken that Get Out is kind of about performatively useless white ally-ship?

    And yeah I don't think you can use that as a rule of thumb to condemn works of comedy (or whatever) considering the fact that every satire ever has had dumbasses think it's glorifying what it satirizes; e.g. the number of people who think The Wolf of Wall Street is about a real cool dude who has a lot of fun.

    So yeah I dunno about debating comedians. I've laughed at some pretty raw shit. Except Roy Chubby Brown can drown in piss. That dude is the David Duke of standup and his popularity explains how the Brexit vote happened better than anything else.
  • ketanketan Warmly booming riffs 3,169 Posts
    YAY

    Now, I can understand the hate for Key and Peele in a post-Chappelle era. 

    What is the understandable hatt?

    Yeah, I came here to post Continental Breakfast as well: 

    Get Out is really enjoyable.  So yeah, looking forward to Us.
    Duderonomy
  • SPlDEYSPlDEY Vegas 3,375 Posts
    I mean, am I mistaken that Get Out is kind of about performatively useless white ally-ship?

    I think the whole concept with Get Out went over most of the audiences heads, but I'm also surprised that it was so well received. I'm actually excited for his take on The Twilight Zone. 


    It also looks like Jordan Peele was also behind BlacKKKlansman:

    - Spidey


  • nzshadownzshadow 5,518 Posts
    I used to work with Jordan. He is the epitome of a Good Dude. Back in Amsterdam in the early 00s at an american improv comedy club called Boom Chicago. Jordan was a cast member for a few years, I was a bartender. Jordan smoked more weed than any of us and that was a fuckin accomplishment in itself.
    I have never known anyone to be so fucking electrifyingly funny on stage, and so quiet, humble and almost shy offstage. I spent many a night tending bar while a very stoned Jordan sat at the end quietly keeping me company and drinking water.
    We had a halloween party once and he came dressed a Blade - fucking killer costume.

    All these years later I can't believe that that good dude is where he is at now. He is truly deserving of all the accolades, fame and $$$ that's coming his way. Just a solid dude.


    DuderonomyDanno3000
  • nzshadownzshadow 5,518 Posts
    Oh and,

    That JB skit clip - The woman in that video is Nicole Parker. Also an ex Boom Chicago cast member. She once won a serious Battle Rap competition at a club in Amsterdam. I was there, absolutly fucking hilarious. 
    Duderonomy
  • ketanketan Warmly booming riffs 3,169 Posts
      
  • SPlDEYSPlDEY Vegas 3,375 Posts

    This movie was a straight up slam dunk! 

    - spidey
  • foefoe turo de la peira 197 Posts
    that reminds how we are the scariest predators ever, we used to kill animals by following them until they collapsed. i googled it and i found this
    https://cheezburger.com/8278903296/after-reading-this-youll-believe-humans-are-the-scariest-creatures-in-all-of-sci-fi
  • dollar_bindollar_bin I heartily endorse this product and/or event 2,326 Posts
    nzshadow said:
    I used to work with Jordan. He is the epitome of a Good Dude. Back in Amsterdam in the early 00s at an american improv comedy club called Boom Chicago. Jordan was a cast member for a few years, I was a bartender. Jordan smoked more weed than any of us and that was a fuckin accomplishment in itself.
    I have never known anyone to be so fucking electrifyingly funny on stage, and so quiet, humble and almost shy offstage. I spent many a night tending bar while a very stoned Jordan sat at the end quietly keeping me company and drinking water.
    We had a halloween party once and he came dressed a Blade - fucking killer costume.

    All these years later I can't believe that that good dude is where he is at now. He is truly deserving of all the accolades, fame and $$$ that's coming his way. Just a solid dude.


    Between this and The Mop I can only imagine the stories that you haven't already disclosed online. I'm issuing a blanket invitation, if you're ever in Silicon Valley I will happily buy you a very nice dinner to unlock some of the realheadz knowledge. dollarbin at gmail dot com

  • nzshadownzshadow 5,518 Posts


    My brother.

    Here's a post-paintball shot from the very early 00s. The aformentioned Nicole Parker shot me point-blank in the thigh after i did a sweet Miami Vice roll straight into the hut she was already hiding in. We were all off our faces. I don't have any memories of Jordan from that day apart from power rolling spliffs in the bus on the way to the paintball place & getting quite fucking stoned on the bus. That man in the foreground is stuff of legend. You have no fucking idea. I saw so many shows with him, Isaac Hayes, P-Funk, Herbie Hancock, he also bum-rushed a Breakestra stage at Amsterdam's Paradiso, grabbed the mic & took on vocal duties. 
    The next day he caught a train to Tilburg i think, to deliver a considerable amount of good vibes to the band as a way of saying sorry.
    nzshadow said:

    Between this and The Mop I can only imagine the stories that you haven't already disclosed online. I'm issuing a blanket invitation, if you're ever in Silicon Valley I will happily buy you a very nice dinner to unlock some of the realheadz knowledge. dollarbin at gmail dot com

    Duderonomydollar_binketan
  • SPlDEYSPlDEY Vegas 3,375 Posts
    nzshadow said:
    I used to work with Jordan. He is the epitome of a Good Dude. Back in Amsterdam in the early 00s at an american improv comedy club called Boom Chicago. Jordan was a cast member for a few years, I was a bartender. Jordan smoked more weed than any of us and that was a fuckin accomplishment in itself.
    I have never known anyone to be so fucking electrifyingly funny on stage, and so quiet, humble and almost shy offstage. I spent many a night tending bar while a very stoned Jordan sat at the end quietly keeping me company and drinking water.
    We had a halloween party once and he came dressed a Blade - fucking killer costume.

    All these years later I can't believe that that good dude is where he is at now. He is truly deserving of all the accolades, fame and $$$ that's coming his way. Just a solid dude.


    Let the work speak for itself. 

    - damo

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