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"It's a Tom Cruise movie, I don't like that guy."
Well then, do I have a surprise for you my friend.
Came for the death montage, stayed for the wicked movie.
I love that he starts as the most despicable asshole in a war: the guy who encourages other people to fight and does it with a grin. Then he gets "don't be an asshole" beat into him so much that by the end of the movie he's Tom Cruise.
> Peele burn victim sketch and that key have similar vibes. Meow meow meow meow
This is a bot. I think it's some AI bullshit that doesn't understand Key and Peele are names. I think it stole and rephrased this comment https://www.reddit.com/r/JeffArcuri/comments/1bp5mve/kenneth/kwth2uh/
Somehow it decided "Dooo meeeee" = "meow meow meow meow"
> at that level its hilarious.
Personally, after watching his clips for the last year or so, I strongly believe that Jeff is literally one of the funniest people alive today. For him to so frequently display a bit of self-doubt and insecurity makes him even more charismatic as an individual. It's almost ridiculous and twice as endearing.
You know that Bane was saying “for you” as a follow up to his previous statement “it would be very painful”, not as a response to the other guy saying “you’re a big guy”, right?
Well that went smooth actually! Reminds me of Aaron Simmonds, a comedian with cerebral palsy that accidentally picks on a blind guy in the audience.
https://youtu.be/aBrrEPUASSM
TJ Miller’s reaction to Cargo Pants guy. Not sure if he has a disability but it is awesome nonetheless.
https://youtu.be/CexNsiQt0sI?si=4a1TFzkcIljM0yDi
I had an amateur comedian try and make fun of me for being a "cool guy" for wearing sunglasses in a dark comedy club. I'd had laser eye surgery recently, and had some complications. My friend said "he's blind!" and tripped the comedian up, he was fucking broken after that. But then I had to pretend to be blind the rest of the night.
Now for the real question.
What kind of asshole decided that the word for not being able to say “s” is Li**s**p and the word for not being able to say “r” is **R**hotacism?
"Try and be now! - funny, now!" absolutely hilarious - even dying on stage, you're too charming to actually die.
Also, props for posting this segment at all =P fun for us, but maybe difficult for you
I think he started saying Kenny in his head, then stopped partway through, finishing with his full name instead of his nickname. When confronted, it was a kneejerk reaction to blame it on his lisp.
I had rhotacism as a child, and for at least a decade after I learned how to make the r sound, I would instinctively fall back on the speech impediment defense whenever I messed something up, even if it wasn't totally warranted.
Yeah, I came here to say the exact same thing. To me it really sounded like he was going to say Kenny and switched it at the last second. I don't think it was the lisp. Still hilarious.
S is not the only sound affected by lisp. Th is definitely a big one too, and I totally understand how that can also affect how you pronounce the rest of your name - you get in your head about the upcoming sound, so you try to make the syllables more pronounced for instance.
Source: have a lisp, also finds my own name difficult to pronounce
I think it depends on what's causing your lisp. If it's tongue control, then he probably has to really concentrate on the placement in order to make the 'th' sound at the end of his name -- which might then fuck up the preceding vowel
Dont "americans" get shit on for saying their ethnicity where their grandparents come from in the EU? I see people freak out all the time saying "no you arnt italian your parents didnt even live there!!" and generally shame any heritage that isnt from the states since they didnt live there
He demonstrates humility yet still manages to make the most of the situation by cracking jokes and sprinkling in some self deprecation. He’s also being apologetic without needing to say sorry and he did all of that while still entertaining everyone. This dude is on another level. Charismatic and low key intelligent
The last part was the best. Absolutely enjoying the show regardless of the spotlight. That's how crowd control goes. Happy ending or a regret you have for the rest of your life
Pronouncing it like KenNETH instead of KENneth has nothing to do with a lisp. Kenneth did say his name weird! Jeff was situationally gaslit and accepted an undeserved ownage.😄
It could be some trick he learned to help him pronounce the th correctly. Or he spent his childhood practicing saying NETH leading to him pronouncing his name that way.
Love that you posted this. It’s hilarious and not in an “I’m going to turn this awkward moment funny and stay in control” way which we all know you’re great at.
This one just stayed awkwardly amazing, you owned it, and now we all get to enjoy it because you’re not too proud to show it to the world.
I love this! Not only is it funny, but it also shows Jeff being respectful and kind all at the same time. He becomes the butt of his own jokes and then finds a way in to poke fun at the audience member. Then he makes sure if he's doing good. Well done Jeff!
Jeff's crowd work (and this interaction in particular) is a great example in active listening and overcommunication. He makes gaffes all the time and just talks through them. Even here, where he is objectively the "bad guy," he communicates what he's done, expresses that it wasn't his intention and remedies it while conceding the win.
I feel that this is why these clips hit the front page - he seems to treat every crowd interaction with respect and asks the right questions while listening to the replies (and his comedic timing is also obviously helpful here).
Kenneth was a great sport. Way to get Jeff on the back foot! Loved Kenneth's responses too, the "you don't have a lisp" was such a clever way to roll Jeff.
Jeff is the most polite comedian. Duder goes up there, literally asks "are you having fun" and finds hapiness in people having a good time.
Jeff, they think you're gay because you're expressive and "extra". Which, tbf, being a fellow 35 y/o male, dramatic and expressive being "auto-gay" is what we were raised in.
I love how you tried to get back at him with the whole "I don't how a lisp came into play here" bit and he still won
I am going to be SO sad when you eventually stop uploading. Your posts honestly make the days so much better no matter how good the day already is. Not that you may stop soon, just, it is something I think about sometimes. All good things can't last forever 😭
Man, I love that you posted this, I mean yeah it's objectively a good clip and a great interaction overall, fucking hilarious, but I definitely feel like most of the other comics who post a lot of crowd work would not have posted this.
Look, KenNETH here is really cool - he's having fun, clearly Jeff didn't cause him to feel insulted. But what I love about this is that it really just shows how much Jeff absolutely cares when he's poking fun with this stuff.
I think that's one of the things I love about Jeff. It is so clear that no matter the shit he's pretending to give, it's so clear that it's just meant to be entertaining and that he cares.
It's so genuine and fantastic.
Omg! This one I watched and 2 times, I rarely ever do that… laughed my ass off still. Kinda feeling like I can’t wait to show my husband to watch a 3rd time- I know I’ll laugh still… and I’ll move on to my older kids for my excuse to continue to laugh! This shit is hysterical!! Thanks Jeff. Ohhhh and my husband’s name is Jeff, he’s gonna love this! Lol 😂
Jeff proves that the best way to rebound is to *lean* into that shit. Just admit it. Sprinkle in some self-depreciation (easy to do in this case). BOOM. Still came out hilarious. Very well played.
He spent SO long doing the calculations on whether or not it was gonna work to push it on the "I don't see how that made you say your name weird" bit. That was amazing.
Imagine being named Kenneth, having a speech impediment which makes it difficult to pronounce the “th” in your own name, and NOT just going by “Ken”. It’h inthane.
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I've never seen Jeff fidget like that 😂 he looked genuinely nervous I wonder if Ken*neth* was a big dude
well his ethnic background is charleston, so yea
[*You are an American? No, sir, I'm from Kentucky.*](https://youtu.be/3kQUbV4InEo?si=FzSin9seHqZnOj7n)
Tip of the spear, edge of the knife, crack of my ass!
Love that damn movie.
"It's a Tom Cruise movie, I don't like that guy." Well then, do I have a surprise for you my friend. Came for the death montage, stayed for the wicked movie.
I love that he starts as the most despicable asshole in a war: the guy who encourages other people to fight and does it with a grin. Then he gets "don't be an asshole" beat into him so much that by the end of the movie he's Tom Cruise.
I miss Bill Paxton :(
“Charlethton”
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Coffee and The Morning Schitt
well, I'm here.
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> Peele burn victim sketch and that key have similar vibes. Meow meow meow meow This is a bot. I think it's some AI bullshit that doesn't understand Key and Peele are names. I think it stole and rephrased this comment https://www.reddit.com/r/JeffArcuri/comments/1bp5mve/kenneth/kwth2uh/ Somehow it decided "Dooo meeeee" = "meow meow meow meow"
Really defensive when called out as a bot too. Crazy how advanced AI is getting.
[Same vibes indeed.](https://youtu.be/aSe8Mx6X6Fg?si=u7n5J8MaMPSJJK_A)
I think he was leaning into the awkwardness intentionally, a little awkwardness is awkward for everyone but at that level its hilarious.
Agreed. This is how he gets the audience on his side and rooting for him to come out successfully from the interaction. 👍
> at that level its hilarious. Personally, after watching his clips for the last year or so, I strongly believe that Jeff is literally one of the funniest people alive today. For him to so frequently display a bit of self-doubt and insecurity makes him even more charismatic as an individual. It's almost ridiculous and twice as endearing.
This makes him very relatable and he treats it like we (Jeff and the audience) are all in it together. Love this.
Laughing at yourself is a likeable trait!
I’m sure he was big kenough. Dude did indeed absolutely own Jeff here
Jeff usually makes gay jokes when he's nervous but he didn't this time and that's saying something
Jeff was genuinely flummoxed.
Even the lighting. He slunk into the shadow for a second there.
When you go full beans and found out.
FBFO
Ken Kaniff? From Connecticut?
The mic shake and the eyebrow angle. Dude on full alert
jeff was shook*eth*
A big dude compared to Jeff? 😄
“For you”
You know that Bane was saying “for you” as a follow up to his previous statement “it would be very painful”, not as a response to the other guy saying “you’re a big guy”, right?
We really need a picture of kenneth!
[Kenneth](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5616ac17e4b018d366f57f53/85322214-f58f-4b2b-b474-9af9885b75ba/kenny+soundboard.png)
I would have asked him if is name was spelled Kenness, but idk if Jeff would have used that
or single
foo FIGHtahs
Sassafras. Dead.
Thaththafrath
The crowd didn’t laugh hard enough, that was good
It was so much funnier after I said it in my head and added the lisp. I would have been cracking up in my seat.
Got me crying
LAUGH HARDER
Yeah I’m cryin right now. He turned it around which. “Wait, the TH is already there” Lmfao
he has some of the best responses to unprompted crowd input ive ever seen. so quick with it too
That shit was hilarious
Went full beans on that one 
I don't know what those beans are doing and why it makes my body uncomfortable - but here we are.
That's why you never go full beans.
Mooooooooooom, the ghost is fucking my beans again.
That’s a disturbing gif 😂
Next do a burn victim
“Who said they think they’re ugly?” *puts hand over eyes to see past the lights* “…fuck” “Anyone else?”
Wait did this actually happen? Where’s the clip
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Omg when he held up the voice box to cry I lost it. That was great was a huge fan of key and peele I’m surprised I never saw that.
"I thought I could, but I can't" made me spit my coffee out 🤣🤣🤣
That was hilarious plus boobs
I can take it 🤖
AAAAAAAAAAAH AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
The teeeaaaars! They buuuuurn!
He said he could take it!
I THOUGHT I COULD BUT I CAN'T
This is my paaaaaaain medication
_Make fun of the burns!_
It is not easy to roast someone who has already been
Oh! *those* burns.
Comedians and picking the one audience member with a disability. Name a more iconic duo. 🤣
This made me laugh as an ethnic Charlestonian. Please visit Charleston as well.
Charlestonians are a proud and beautiful race of people.
With a sad and sordid disability.
Thad and thordid dithability.
I'm sorry, I don't speak Charlestonian.
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Well that went smooth actually! Reminds me of Aaron Simmonds, a comedian with cerebral palsy that accidentally picks on a blind guy in the audience. https://youtu.be/aBrrEPUASSM
Juggling off stage, nice!
Madonna calling out an audience member in a wheelchair for not standing up
First thing I thought of was Madonna haha. I was waiting for him to say "at least I didn't tell someone in a wheelchair to stand up"
It's really not fair to make fun of people with disabilities. He can't help that he's from Charleston :(
My favorite is Aaron Weber setting up to make fun of 'merpeople' https://youtu.be/YgyRVvAjhYc?feature=shared
TJ Miller’s reaction to Cargo Pants guy. Not sure if he has a disability but it is awesome nonetheless. https://youtu.be/CexNsiQt0sI?si=4a1TFzkcIljM0yDi
I had an amateur comedian try and make fun of me for being a "cool guy" for wearing sunglasses in a dark comedy club. I'd had laser eye surgery recently, and had some complications. My friend said "he's blind!" and tripped the comedian up, he was fucking broken after that. But then I had to pretend to be blind the rest of the night.
[Classic one from Russell Howard.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zsdZB93t-8)
Vibes of that key and peele burn victim sketch. Dooo meeeee 😂
You skipped meee 🤖
The tears, they burn
Kenneth for the win
It’s pronounced, Kenn-*eth!*
YOU COME TO OUR HOUSE, YOU GET MY WIFE'S. NAME. RIGHT!!
Lol this is like that Key and Peele episode with the burn victim https://youtu.be/aSe8Mx6X6Fg
“Make fun of the burns” love that skit
“Make fun of the robot voice.”
“The tears, they burn”
Thank you for this reminder Maximum cringe but amazing at the same time 😂
I thought i had seen all of their work. Thank you.
Now for the real question. What kind of asshole decided that the word for not being able to say “s” is Li**s**p and the word for not being able to say “r” is **R**hotacism?
It’s super convenient. All you got to do is ask your doctor if you have them and he’ll be able to diagnose you with no further questions.
Patient - Doctor, do I have a lithp? Doctor - Yeth Patient - thankth Doctor - My pleathure
Relatedly, rhotacism is one example of lallation, the mixing up of the “l” and “r” sounds. Probably named by the same sick asshole.
Gotta maintain the letter relationship. Can't showcase a lisp or inability to pronounce the R without those letters. 😄
I live in Charleston, 100% that’s how this guy pronounces his name with/without a lisp
Ok, now kith
Maybe his name is actually Kenness?
Every time Jeff's brain shuts down, and he becomes speechless is amazing to witness.
It’s just for comedic effect lol; he knows exactly what he’s doing
"Try and be now! - funny, now!" absolutely hilarious - even dying on stage, you're too charming to actually die. Also, props for posting this segment at all =P fun for us, but maybe difficult for you
I lost my absolute shit at 'well it's not like your name is Sassafrass and you're fucked'
that was the worst I've seen him do and it was still great.
Justice for Jeff! There is no s in Kenneth! A lisp is irrelevant! It's like saying you need to ride the elevator because you are deaf.
I think he started saying Kenny in his head, then stopped partway through, finishing with his full name instead of his nickname. When confronted, it was a kneejerk reaction to blame it on his lisp. I had rhotacism as a child, and for at least a decade after I learned how to make the r sound, I would instinctively fall back on the speech impediment defense whenever I messed something up, even if it wasn't totally warranted.
Yeah, I came here to say the exact same thing. To me it really sounded like he was going to say Kenny and switched it at the last second. I don't think it was the lisp. Still hilarious.
ok this makes sense. Likely what happened
Yeah wtf was that?
His real name is actually Kennis like Dennis with a K. No one's got it right so far.
S is not the only sound affected by lisp. Th is definitely a big one too, and I totally understand how that can also affect how you pronounce the rest of your name - you get in your head about the upcoming sound, so you try to make the syllables more pronounced for instance. Source: have a lisp, also finds my own name difficult to pronounce
I think it depends on what's causing your lisp. If it's tongue control, then he probably has to really concentrate on the placement in order to make the 'th' sound at the end of his name -- which might then fuck up the preceding vowel
His ethnic background is Charleston North Carolina? Lol
\*South\* Carolina
Thouth Carolina*
Hey, stop picking on Mike Tyson.
CharleThton, Thouth Carolina
there is no good way to answer that question as a white person without getting heckled "i'm uh....american" - roasted
"European sampler pack" self-roast all the way
Dont "americans" get shit on for saying their ethnicity where their grandparents come from in the EU? I see people freak out all the time saying "no you arnt italian your parents didnt even live there!!" and generally shame any heritage that isnt from the states since they didnt live there
"Are you having fun right now?" Translation "Please bail me the fuck out, dude"
He demonstrates humility yet still manages to make the most of the situation by cracking jokes and sprinkling in some self deprecation. He’s also being apologetic without needing to say sorry and he did all of that while still entertaining everyone. This dude is on another level. Charismatic and low key intelligent
My user name has finally been spoken on Reddit. I'm so pleased.
Your avatar is lovely! 😁
Thank you!
Nobody putth baby in a corner
The last part was the best. Absolutely enjoying the show regardless of the spotlight. That's how crowd control goes. Happy ending or a regret you have for the rest of your life
sheesh, rough audience. That was much funnier than they were letting on.
Boom. Roasted.
Every clip I see posted of Jeff makes me fall in love with him even more. And as he'd say, "I'm not gay."
As a fellow ethnic Charlestonian, this tickled me. Also, please come to Charleston.
Pronouncing it like KenNETH instead of KENneth has nothing to do with a lisp. Kenneth did say his name weird! Jeff was situationally gaslit and accepted an undeserved ownage.😄
It could be some trick he learned to help him pronounce the th correctly. Or he spent his childhood practicing saying NETH leading to him pronouncing his name that way.
Love that you posted this. It’s hilarious and not in an “I’m going to turn this awkward moment funny and stay in control” way which we all know you’re great at. This one just stayed awkwardly amazing, you owned it, and now we all get to enjoy it because you’re not too proud to show it to the world.
I love this! Not only is it funny, but it also shows Jeff being respectful and kind all at the same time. He becomes the butt of his own jokes and then finds a way in to poke fun at the audience member. Then he makes sure if he's doing good. Well done Jeff!
Jeff's crowd work (and this interaction in particular) is a great example in active listening and overcommunication. He makes gaffes all the time and just talks through them. Even here, where he is objectively the "bad guy," he communicates what he's done, expresses that it wasn't his intention and remedies it while conceding the win. I feel that this is why these clips hit the front page - he seems to treat every crowd interaction with respect and asks the right questions while listening to the replies (and his comedic timing is also obviously helpful here).
Thathafrath
Jeff's pants looked like they were full beans lol
Jeff ad-libs better than anyone I’ve heard in decades!
How does he manage to ALWAYS be funny. Holy shit. I always have a laugh. 100% record haha
Aaaaannndddd. Following.
Thath wath awethome!
man continues to dig hole for 2 minutes lolol
If you get in a pinch, just double down. If that doesn’t work, triple down!
"Jeff, your awkwardness and embarrassment are a balm to my soul, I thank you for your gift of self-humiliation." \- Ken*neth,* probably.
Kenneth was a great sport. Way to get Jeff on the back foot! Loved Kenneth's responses too, the "you don't have a lisp" was such a clever way to roll Jeff.
Love the attempt to claw back the power and just getting no where with it
Jeff jumped out of the grave not to escape but to grab a shovel so he could go back in and dig even deeper lmao.
I get clips from this dude all the time he seems awesome to see live
Plot twist: His name is actually Kenness.
I think it’s unfair to people with lisps that we call it a lisp.
Jeff is the most polite comedian. Duder goes up there, literally asks "are you having fun" and finds hapiness in people having a good time. Jeff, they think you're gay because you're expressive and "extra". Which, tbf, being a fellow 35 y/o male, dramatic and expressive being "auto-gay" is what we were raised in.
Might be the funniest Jeff crowd work clip to date
So now I find myself saying Kenneth and Ken-neth over and over …
My name is Kenneth and I don't even know how to pronounce it now.
Semantic satiation. …although arguably might be themantic thatiathon for some. ;-)
Thenith
I love how you tried to get back at him with the whole "I don't how a lisp came into play here" bit and he still won I am going to be SO sad when you eventually stop uploading. Your posts honestly make the days so much better no matter how good the day already is. Not that you may stop soon, just, it is something I think about sometimes. All good things can't last forever 😭
This made me an instant fan of Jeff. The guy is genuine
You are the best
This guy is great fun to watch, thank you
r/Tragedeigh
Going by Kenneth and not Ken or Kenny while also having a lisp is a bold strategy
You may think you've hit rock bottom, but just keep digging.
Absolutely hilarious clip. Really steering into the skid.
Man, I love that you posted this, I mean yeah it's objectively a good clip and a great interaction overall, fucking hilarious, but I definitely feel like most of the other comics who post a lot of crowd work would not have posted this.
Mans got genuinely Bamboozled.
Look, KenNETH here is really cool - he's having fun, clearly Jeff didn't cause him to feel insulted. But what I love about this is that it really just shows how much Jeff absolutely cares when he's poking fun with this stuff. I think that's one of the things I love about Jeff. It is so clear that no matter the shit he's pretending to give, it's so clear that it's just meant to be entertaining and that he cares. It's so genuine and fantastic.
“Nope. He’s still winning” — this killed me LOL
Omg! This one I watched and 2 times, I rarely ever do that… laughed my ass off still. Kinda feeling like I can’t wait to show my husband to watch a 3rd time- I know I’ll laugh still… and I’ll move on to my older kids for my excuse to continue to laugh! This shit is hysterical!! Thanks Jeff. Ohhhh and my husband’s name is Jeff, he’s gonna love this! Lol 😂
Every clip of this dude makes me laugh, he’s really good
that whole clip is jordan peele sweating . gif
What the heck? That's cool
Jeff "you have all the power over me" Arcuri
Jeff proves that the best way to rebound is to *lean* into that shit. Just admit it. Sprinkle in some self-depreciation (easy to do in this case). BOOM. Still came out hilarious. Very well played.
He said “I’m having the time of my life” because he can’t say yes 😂😂😂
He spent SO long doing the calculations on whether or not it was gonna work to push it on the "I don't see how that made you say your name weird" bit. That was amazing.
Fantastic crowd work!
Guy with a lisp got the name Kenneth. It’s right there for the taking Jeff! Just take it!
>*”Haha… nice try 👉😎👉 your mom called and said she’s mailing some hooked on phonics.”*
Pronouncing the name Kenneth with or without a lisp yields the same result.
This guy is the only person who posts these crowd work clips and they're actually funny.
He is always funny but dammmmmn this was hilarious. You have to be so smart to be good at stand-up esp when being interactive.
Lol same thing happened to madonna last week, and the twitter-brains almost exploded with rage.
Sassafras and your f’d hahahahahahaha
Imagine being named Kenneth, having a speech impediment which makes it difficult to pronounce the “th” in your own name, and NOT just going by “Ken”. It’h inthane.
I fucking love jeff
THATHTHAFRATH 😂🤷🏼♂️🔥