Monthly episodes discussing this topic, 2019-09 to 2026-06.
Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
The quality and substance of comedy acts are measured against expectations, personal preferences, or professional standards.
5 people · 4 episodes
He holds the view that the host's attempt to act disabled for content is a low-quality, bottom-feeding approach.
“no you guys fell off what is this bottom feed bro”
Cold Ones · Mar 2024 · 5 episodes · 22.6M views on this topicThe contestants appearing on the show often struggle to maintain the expected standard of humor.
“It's a bunch of rather interesting fellas and then the one that knows sketch is”
KSI · Nov 2025 · 1 episode · 6.3M views on this topicHe criticizes the modern trend of comedians recording crowdwork clips for the internet as a substitute for real comedy.
“I go relax I'm not going to clip it and put it on the internet like every other [ __ ] comedian in this country just talk to me”
Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast · Feb 2023 · 1 episode · 992K views on this topicShe believes that the personal details in a joke contribute significantly to its quality and effectiveness.
“The, the specifics sold that for me.”
Good Mythical Morning · Apr 2024 · 1 episode · 590K views on this topicHe expresses a preference for jokes that have substance and are longer rather than short and punchy.
“I like bulk. I like a lot.”
Good Mythical Morning · Apr 2024 · 1 episode · 590K views on this topicThe hosts prioritize the outcome of the challenge and reward participants who successfully elicit laughter or meet specific criteria.
2 people · 1 episode
KSI Olatunji enforces the rules of the comedy challenge and rewards the prize money to those who successfully make him or Deji laugh.
“If they break us, they win £1,000.”
KSI · Mar 2026 · 9 episodes · 76.6M views on this topicDeji acknowledges the comedy challenge participants who are able to make them laugh are entitled to the prize money.
“If they break us, they win £1,000.”
KSI · Mar 2026 · 2 episodes · 18.5M views on this topicPositions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
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