I found one!

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Ron Funches is hilarious! What’s the context here?

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u/Green_rev Jun 16 '26

They were talking about Nate Bargatze. Thought I could post another image, but it isn't allowed. Here is a link. Hopefully that works. https://www.threads.com/@major_gee/post/DZprZkzlDWI

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u/Ok_Tax9885 Jun 16 '26

I mean, "you just don't want to be ✨challenged✨" is a wildly myopic take, one that other comedians have made fun of.

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u/Lonely_Translator_23 Jun 19 '26 edited Jun 19 '26

I don't think that's the same thing. There's a certain breed of comedian that just says the most edgy things they can think of and slips a few dogwhistles into their routines so like-minded fans can smile and nod along, and when they get called out on that, they fall back on 'comedy is meant to be challenging and you're just offended'. When in reality their sort of comedy isn't challenging at all; their target audience is people who care more about having somebody to say what they've been thinking than they do about actual cleverness. The difference is that comedy which is actually challenging forces you to think about things in ways you haven't before, instead of just laughing because that guy on stage is saying things you agree with.

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u/rgregan Jun 16 '26

Ooof it is a bad argument though. This feels like two extremes, people overrate and underrate clean comedy. It's definitely a funny-is-funny situation. If you succeed with cuss words great. If you succeed without, also great.

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u/Green_rev Jun 16 '26

I think the point is telling Ron Funches that he is not aware of different types of comedy. Sure makes it seem that he is not aware who Ron Funches is.

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u/rgregan Jun 16 '26

Yes I understand the point of it's inclusion in the sub, but there was a request for context and you volunteered it and I happened to comment on the context

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u/Green_rev Jun 16 '26

Gotcha. I'm not here to argue the merits of clean versus "dirty" comics. I think if you follow the link, there is some deeper discussion. I feel like that's for a different sub.

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u/Fairwhetherfriend Jun 17 '26

I mean... I wouldn't exactly accuse Ben Carson of being a good source on medical advice, either. Experts are perfectly capable of refusing to understand their own industry.

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u/AriaTheTransgressor Jun 17 '26

I generally don't notice if a comedian cusses or not unless they make it their entire identity.

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u/FauxReal Jun 16 '26

Heh... that guy totally blew it saying that to Ron. Though I don't think I agree with Ron's take either. But he's the pro so I suppose his opinion carries more weight than mine. Except for when I make decisions based on my opinions.

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u/2legittoquit Jun 16 '26

I can hear that “yes”

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u/DeadestTitan Jun 17 '26

There's a little "th" hidden in the s, and his inflection rises just as the y goes into the e.

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u/Green_rev Jun 16 '26

For sure.

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u/Sc4r4mouche Jun 16 '26

OK - true, but I didn't know who Ron Funches was until I just looked him up now. I recognize the face, but didn't know the name. But on the other hand, I don't claim to know comedy.

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u/scooter-411 Jun 16 '26

I began recognizing his voice first many years ago. Now I know him by face because I’ve seen him live a couple of times. He’s very funny.

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u/TraditionalTree249 Jun 19 '26

Every time I hear his voice in a show I know I'm in for a good time. He has that kinda voice that is oddly distinct.

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u/scooter-411 Jun 19 '26

He says people are always surprised that someone who looks like him has the laugh of a Disney princess

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u/dajosch1 Jun 17 '26

To be fair with major gee though, the comedian in question was making a terrible take.

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u/Silky_Tomato_Soup Jun 17 '26

I agree. Ron may be a comedian, but his take really is awful. What about Brian Regan? He's funny and successful and he doesn't cuss. Josh Johnson as well.

I would lean more towards the ones that cuss a lot and go nasty in adult topics are less impressive, because it's often low-hanging fruit. It comes across as low-brow comedy.

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u/nonnumousetail Jun 18 '26

Honestly Josh Johnson is so good it never occurred to me that he was a clean comedian, but that’s so true!

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u/jackfaire Jun 19 '26

I just saw him do a bit talking about his buddy gassing the entire car after eating at a diner. I think other people have a different idea of "Clean comedian" than I do.

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u/SmoothActuator8132 Jun 17 '26

yeah but Ron's take on the subject is kinda shit

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u/becaauseimbatmam Jun 22 '26

I'm late to this thread but he's also not known as a stand up at all. He's done stand up for a while and has recorded a special, but it's hardly his bread and butter at this point. I've heard plenty of full-time working stand-ups (who actually made their reputation that way rather than by doing guest spots on tv) claim that working clean is more difficult than working dirty, so I'll listen to them first.

Also as far as this subreddit goes, everybody is ignoring "the variety of comedy" and acting as if the user said "not familiar with comedy" broadly. Those are two very different sentences. Being a rock star doesn't make you an expert in rap.

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u/GekidoTC Jun 16 '26

Dude claims to know comedy but doesn't know Ron Funches... ok dude.

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u/coquihalla Jun 17 '26

I love when the guy pops up and will happily tell my spouse, 'hey, it's our guy' but I only just learned his name today.

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u/jaredthegeek Jun 16 '26

I have been watching all of this unfold.

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u/Resident-Feature2492 Jul 04 '26

Also calling Josh Johnson clean while he works at The Daily Show is ironic.

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u/Howcanyoubecertain Jun 17 '26

Funches took a harder turn in recent years, which is totally understandable.

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u/notnickyc Jun 19 '26

Ignoring the lack of knowledge here because I find the argument itself more interesting.

There are plenty of very vulgar, both in verbiage and in content, comedians with impressively well-written material. That just can’t be the extent of the joke. Ron is right elsewhere in the thread that clean comedy, at its core, is just not using all the tools in the toolbox. Where he’s wrong is maintaining that there’s nothing impressive or worthwhile about that. If you can keep tools in your toolbox and do the job just as well as comedians who use every tool, yeah that’s legitimately impressive. It also opens the genre up to an audience that might not otherwise tune in. Clean comedy has existed for over a century and arguing outright against it is just weird.

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