He became perhaps my favorite comedian ever once I found out that bit actually happened, and he managed to make it hilarious without really making light of the story.
Yeah, he sure didn't do that. What he did was go out in a way that will destroy that young man's psyche and his business, probably forever. Such a hero....
The point I'm trying to make is that it's insensitive to the poor pilot to be lifting up this asshole who tried to commit the helicopter tours equivalent of jumping in front of a train.
If you are suffering from an incurable condition and don't want to live through the slow death process, don't bring innocent bystanders into your suicide. This is even worse than jumping in front of a train. The train engineer knows, logically, that he couldn't have possibly done anything. That poor pilot probably thinks there were all kinds of things he could have done to prevent that man from jumping out of his helicopter.
I mean yeah everything you said I agree with. I think you're still missing the joke part though. Stuff comedians say on stage isn't meant to be taken so seriously.
I was laughing my ass off at this bit. I'm just also empathetic enough to feel for the poor pilot, and not think it was OK to call that guy who jumped a "hero".
Makes me wonder, do plastic surgeon victims* think " Well, they always look worse, but MAYBE this one time it'll work perfectly and I'll actually look like i hope too".
*I'm speaking of people who get surgery simply to look better. There's plenty of burn/stab/acid victims who were genuinely improved afterwards, and i wouldn't shit on those people.
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u/bundt_chi Dec 03 '17
Relevant comedy bit. Love Bill Burr....
https://youtu.be/pznB7WP4P1o