January Ramble: Personal Style

thank you jenny for providing me with the validation you get when one of your favorite creators has all of the same opinions as you

Ricky Gervais was so awesome in The Invention of Lying. One of my cult favorites. Is it a cult favorite? Can I be a cult of one? Does anybody want to start my cult of The Invention of Lying fans?

Opposite worlds is a seriously underrated video you did. Probably the one I laughed the most at because of the content.

I think I see the problem with what you describe as deadpan, sarcastic humor that might sound mean if you don't know it's a joke. The problem is that kind of humor is usually told between friends as an inside joke. If you try to take it to people who aren't on the inside of the joke, who weren't there when you and your friends started doing it and maybe set up certain key lines that you repeat to each other, it falls flat. I've heard other people before complain that people are "too sensitive" because they get confused or offended when they try to use that style of humor, but that's not really the problem at all - they don't see it as a joke because it's a joke that's meant to be for people in on it, and they've just been put in the position of being the subject of it without being in on it, and it's not even obvious whether or not there's something to be "in" on. When you do that suddenly in casual conversation with people you don't know that well, there's no real set-up to clue them in. It's something that has to be built up, like a relationship. If it helps, though, I've heard quotes in your voice when you talk. Not always, but you've done it. Adding inflection that indicates that there would be quotes if you wrote out something you're saying helps to clue people in that you didn't mean something literally. My friends and I do that a lot, adding quotes with our voices, so I can tell even over the phone when they're being facetious.

Thanks, now I can't unhear your uhms.

For the record, I've never heard of The Purge and I have no idea what it is.

I Can't Wait For The Lightsaber Video, Jenny!

:O you know Karl Pilkington! have you listened to the podcasts and the old XFM stuff? that stuff is my fav stuff of Karl. its all on youtube and its hilarious.

I love that you are a master of understatement, sarcasm and deadpan unlike many americans!!!! We love that here in the UK, people get it a lot more. We do a lot more self-deprecating humour too.

this is super interesting, I really like that you mentioned all of your older stuff too.

Late to the video so this has probably been mentioned above but there it feels like there is a bigger market for sarcastic and deadpan comedy in the UK than the U.S.. I also found that with a sarcastic sense of humour it was better to keep my jokes to myself in an office environment because if people don't get it you can come across as really cutting

I watch the video because you do funny sight gags from time to time, and they're funny. I also like when you do little skits, as you did for the "Suicide Squad" video (which is how I discovered you). Your delivery makes me laugh (in a good way). P.S. Saying "I discovered you" makes me think of the Eddie Izzard thing where he talks about the British Empire. "Do you have a flag?" So that's kind of a weird mental image. P.P.S. I say "fack".

I would watch a reality TV show called “Trapped in a Island with Josh Hutcherson”, that would be amazing! 😃

Obviously I enjoy your humor a great deal, that's why I'm here. But for some reason I thought this video was going to be about fashion and was a little disappointed for a second. It would be cool if you could pick up that Star Wars fashion idea again some time in the future. I keep on rewatching the Millennial Falcon one on that subject :)

It was really reassuring to see you back on Movie Fights a couple weeks ago. Given the upheaval at Screen Junkies, I know I was wondering whether you'd feel comfortable enough to return.

It was cool to hear you talking about your comedy. I became a patron because I like your sense of humour. It seems to come to you very naturally, to the point that sometimes I'd wonder if you were being funny intentionally or not.

for status updates, just tell us what you had for lunch every Tuesday

People watch the videos because you're cute.

YES!!! I love that you watch Nathan for You! When you were doing Millennial Falcon, I remember thinking that your delivery during certain segments and remotes reminded me of Nathan. I don't know if that was intentional but you do it very well.

Jenny, have you watched the show Home Movies?

Hey I know that I'm not high enough tier wise to suggest vids but are you still thinking about doin a Thor 3/all Thor movies vid? I only ask because the first two were my flaming dumpster fire intro to fandom and I'm still too scared to see the third. The first were my crack,they hurt me but I loved them.

Hey Jenny! So I saw you on that episode of Movie Fights a little while ago, realized how much I missed you on Millennial Falcon, and decided to go watch your channel. I watched for a few hours and just recently started a Patreon account to support you. You have really inspired me to get back into creating videos! Thanks for what you do and I hope you see plenty of success

I love opposite worlds and I am hyped!

#CollabWithSteveZaragoza

Excited to see ANY of these videos.

I could listen to you talk all day - I love these ramble videos.

God, cannot wait to see you eviscerate Ready Player One if it's as bad as I've heard. Last Jedi skits sound super fun, I always like hearing your perspective/take on Star Wars stuff.

I watched the train wreck that was Opposite Worlds and can't wait to see you make fun of it.

Have you ever watched The Katering Show on YouTube? I feel like you'd really enjoy their style of humor. It is an amazing series!

As a fellow person who wears contacts. I just assumed whenever you wore glasses in your videos, it was recorded late at night.

I love your dry sense of humor and delivery.

You like "Nathan For You" too?!?!? I genuinely thought I was the only person still watching that show. How much did you love the Season 4 finale? I think I felt the entire spectrum of emotions while watching it.

In regards to a guest question on videos, for a Kylo/Rey skit, you could have someone on their webcam play opposite you. The different background would really play up that Force FaceTime ability. Or at least if you’re going to play both Kylo and Rey, shoot one in the bedroom, and the other in a living room or something weird.

Question, do you think you'll ever have other people appear in your videos? What you're donig now is great. I'm curious, though, how one of your videos would work if you had another person to bounce off of. Maybe your friend, Bailey?

I'm really glad the whole comforter issue finally got cleared up. I was seriously considering cancelling my donation.

I’m excited for your reality TV video despite not watching the show. I think it’s a format that doesn’t get enough storytelling critiques. Will your Purge video touch on the “One Direction in the Purge” phenomena, because I think it should at least have a mention? I CANNOT WAIT for your Ready Player One video as I tossed that book about a quarter of the way in. I don’t toss books lightly, I’ve read a lot of garbage, but I just could not justify reading any more of it. I will see the movie (despite hating the story), because I think I may get a kick out of the visuals, but, argh, that book.

January is so long, it’s now bleeding into February.

Oh shit, we're allowed to pressure you? MAKE MORE VIDEOS!

Do you like other British comedians? I'm thinking of Stewart Lee or Armando Iannucci.

Did you enjoy shows like Burning Love or American Vandal?

From your description I think you almost have a British style sense of humour

This was my topic. And I've been requesting it since the beginning. And today is my birthday. Everything's coming up Milhouse! Glasses totally ruined it, though... Thanks, Jenny.