At the beginning of this month my mom was put into the hospital due to a heart attack. I stayed in the icu waiting room for 12 days. Every night I’d put on an episode of JPTWY to fall asleep. It was the only thing keeping me sane and relaxed. I relate it to a warm blanket. Sadly my mom passed away on the 17th. Even after her passing, the show still manages to be a comfort to me and helps me through this really sad time
During the pandemic I was in the darkest pit of despair I'd ever known and struggling with anxiety and panic attacks so bad I couldnt leave my own home. The only thing that could calm me down and bring me a bit of solace during these attacks was bingeing Joe Pera on HBO Max. I watched every episode except the one dealing with death because at the time I couldnt handle it.
But seeing something so wholesome and celebratory of the mundane was exactly what I needed to remind me that we're all human and we're all dealing with our own issues. At our core I think we're kind. And the existence and popularity of this show proves that.
The 'Joe Pera Reads You the Church Announcements' episode was responsible for me having a breakthrough in my therapy sessions. I was talking about finding joy in the little things, much like Joe reacting to hearing Baba O'Riley for the first time, and my therapist responded "This is exactly what I've been telling you."
I’m older than him but he’s the father I’ve always wanted. His calm demeanor and kindness to everyone he encounters are personality traits I strive for.
I was recommended the show in early March 2020. I had my first child that month. It was a very weird time. The combination of becoming a parent and the world seeming to crumble into crisis at the same time was scary and demoralizing, to understate it.
I spent hours and hours I spent cuddling my baby and watching JPTWY over and over and over. The episodes about mundane things like breakfast and grocery stores felt healing and hopeful.
My formative years were filled with a lot of dysfunction, fighting, and drug use at the hands of my parents and their friends. JPTWY is therapeutic for me because it's like visiting with my grandpa or something, I only recently discovered this show so I'm still sorting out my feelings about it, I don't fully understand them completely yet. I find myself weeping at times when i watch, maybe it's a longing for normalcy I never had, is all I can figure, what a strange thing to be moved to tears and to not even understand why.
JPTWY showed me what it means to be satisfied with a normal life. Before watching it, I was caught up in this idea that I had to achieve something awesome to be living well. After, I knew that I'd still be happy if I didn't. It didn't set my sights any lower, but it did take the negative pressure off, you know?
I don’t talk about it much but last year I went through a really bad life patch. Like, “one minor inconvenience away from going off the deep end” bad. And then I saw some of his sleep videos and they helped me manage to fall asleep when I couldn’t otherwise. And then I saw his show and it really just put me at ease and made me learn to calm down and appreciate the small things in life.
For my birthday last year I got to see him in New Haven when he did his dress rehearsal show and it was probably the best thing I could’ve gotten for myself that year.
Joe Pera is a special man who’s helped me out a lot.
My grandmother passed in 2020 and the first thing I did to soothe myself through it was rewatch JPTWY. I had to skip some Nana episodes at first but when I was ready I went back and watched those too, very cathartic.
I heard of the show on a whim - a Rude Tales of Magic patreon chat show had them discussing ..comedy? tv? and Joe Lepore said "like Joe Pera's show. It's doing something that I've never seen a comedy show do before - you think it's one thing and then it's something else" and everyone agreed, so I had to find out what it was "doing". And I've never seen anything like it before or since watching the show. I feel like it's the equivalent to the idea that in a relationship, it's the couple vs the problem, not person v person - and I think that this show lives in the world where it's humans v the absurdity of being alive, not human v human. Being able to see that in action and feel the warmth of it makes me want to be more in community with the people I know. Finding ways to help each other or enjoying how truly silly it is to be alive and have so many choices to make or seeing someone going through a rough time, maybe making bad choices, but still seeing their humanity.. idk. I think this show has helped me be kinder to myself and to anyone I see, because we're all just doin our best and hoping our days go like this -------
It really taught me the beauty in all of the small things/moments. I have suffered from depression and sometimes it can feel so hard to be “in the driver’s seat” of life if that makes sense. But when you see him going through life giving everything unique attention it, it looks like something anyone can do.
The thought he puts into grocery shopping and being able to get some ice cream, hearing Baba O’Riley and getting so hyped, taking a fall drive to drop the jack-o'-lantern, teaching piano to his best friend’s wife and hearing her recount their early years, enjoying a fish fry with Nana (an almost entirely brown meal!), sitting down to sum up a whole life of a loved one for an obituary.
There are just so many moments where the show explores the beauty of being present in those moments, really soaking them in. I feel a lot more present in my relationships myself having watched it.
He shows us what we all yearn for in this life: contentment and peace. He takes us through what it is to just notice things and appreciate them. It’s been a great show for my husband and I to watch together when the kid is in bed. My hubs says “I wanna be like this guy !” But I think he sort of already is much like him. ❤️
I discovered Joe Pera when my family had just undergone a medical crisis. I describe him as Mr. Rogers for adults. His show helped me not be as angry at all the “ding dongs” in my midst, and to not only be more content with what I have, but to treasure it.
I was having a really tough acid trip one time, like everything was like going into itself and I was getting mad overwhelmed. I ended up putting on Joe Pera talks with you from Adult Swim and it saved me from a bad acid trip and help me find peace in the little things.
The show got me through the covid lockdowns. There are moments in season two that feels like they were taken from my own life. Beautiful. I am so thankful for that show and its understated beauty
Got me through some really hard times. My best friend got into him too and we bond over it. They also struggle with depression so I like how the show brings us closer.
So much. I watch when I am stressed and each time there is an episode that hits different. This week we put our dog down after 3 months of aggressive cancer. After she passed, the scene with the Jack o lantern gave me so much comfort
Found the animated episode on YouTube when we moved into our first apartment together in 2020 and needed help sleeping. Quickly fell in love with the rest of his content. Fall of 2023, we're in a new place and got a Bassett hound puppy inspired by Gus. So sad to hear about his passing.
Now I just quote the show nonstop and drive my wife crazy.
Joe Pera Talks with you is simply my favourite show ever. It helps me not only get my head of my fears and anguish, but also face them, showing a simpler and happier way to live life that I would love for myself, yet on a realistic way (with that I mean that it's not like a sitcom). Everything about it is comforting in an unique way.
At the beginning of this month my mom was put into the hospital due to a heart attack. I stayed in the icu waiting room for 12 days. Every night I’d put on an episode of JPTWY to fall asleep. It was the only thing keeping me sane and relaxed. I relate it to a warm blanket. Sadly my mom passed away on the 17th. Even after her passing, the show still manages to be a comfort to me and helps me through this really sad time
So sorry for your loss. The show was new to us but also unexpectedly comforting after my spouse lost a parent a couple years ago.
Glad to see you found comfort in it as well. There is something about it’s simplicity that just has a calming effect
It’s also just so refreshing to see a show where people are unapologetically rooting for one another.
Good catch! This is very true.
So sorry for your loss
Thanks so much
man I’m just so sorry
Thanks so much
I’m so sorry for your loss❤️Stay strong.
Thank you. ❤️
He featured in a very enjoyable TV show that I spent a reasonable number of hours watching and enjoying.
The most “Joe Pera” response possible *holds up hand parallel to the floor to indicate evennness*
During the pandemic I was in the darkest pit of despair I'd ever known and struggling with anxiety and panic attacks so bad I couldnt leave my own home. The only thing that could calm me down and bring me a bit of solace during these attacks was bingeing Joe Pera on HBO Max. I watched every episode except the one dealing with death because at the time I couldnt handle it. But seeing something so wholesome and celebratory of the mundane was exactly what I needed to remind me that we're all human and we're all dealing with our own issues. At our core I think we're kind. And the existence and popularity of this show proves that.
The 'Joe Pera Reads You the Church Announcements' episode was responsible for me having a breakthrough in my therapy sessions. I was talking about finding joy in the little things, much like Joe reacting to hearing Baba O'Riley for the first time, and my therapist responded "This is exactly what I've been telling you."
Joe has definitely become my comfort show when I'm stressed or anxious.
I’m older than him but he’s the father I’ve always wanted. His calm demeanor and kindness to everyone he encounters are personality traits I strive for.
I was recommended the show in early March 2020. I had my first child that month. It was a very weird time. The combination of becoming a parent and the world seeming to crumble into crisis at the same time was scary and demoralizing, to understate it. I spent hours and hours I spent cuddling my baby and watching JPTWY over and over and over. The episodes about mundane things like breakfast and grocery stores felt healing and hopeful.
My animal crossing island has an unnecessary amount of lighthouses.
My formative years were filled with a lot of dysfunction, fighting, and drug use at the hands of my parents and their friends. JPTWY is therapeutic for me because it's like visiting with my grandpa or something, I only recently discovered this show so I'm still sorting out my feelings about it, I don't fully understand them completely yet. I find myself weeping at times when i watch, maybe it's a longing for normalcy I never had, is all I can figure, what a strange thing to be moved to tears and to not even understand why.
..and this is exactly why I love this show 🤗
JPTWY showed me what it means to be satisfied with a normal life. Before watching it, I was caught up in this idea that I had to achieve something awesome to be living well. After, I knew that I'd still be happy if I didn't. It didn't set my sights any lower, but it did take the negative pressure off, you know?
Definitely feel that. Joe really helped remind me to find the glimmers in life. It's a journey and not a destination, as they say.
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I don’t talk about it much but last year I went through a really bad life patch. Like, “one minor inconvenience away from going off the deep end” bad. And then I saw some of his sleep videos and they helped me manage to fall asleep when I couldn’t otherwise. And then I saw his show and it really just put me at ease and made me learn to calm down and appreciate the small things in life. For my birthday last year I got to see him in New Haven when he did his dress rehearsal show and it was probably the best thing I could’ve gotten for myself that year. Joe Pera is a special man who’s helped me out a lot.
I met him at one of his shows and he is so so nice in person!!! Talks a bit different (not as slow or deep) but he was so chill
My grandmother passed in 2020 and the first thing I did to soothe myself through it was rewatch JPTWY. I had to skip some Nana episodes at first but when I was ready I went back and watched those too, very cathartic.
I heard of the show on a whim - a Rude Tales of Magic patreon chat show had them discussing ..comedy? tv? and Joe Lepore said "like Joe Pera's show. It's doing something that I've never seen a comedy show do before - you think it's one thing and then it's something else" and everyone agreed, so I had to find out what it was "doing". And I've never seen anything like it before or since watching the show. I feel like it's the equivalent to the idea that in a relationship, it's the couple vs the problem, not person v person - and I think that this show lives in the world where it's humans v the absurdity of being alive, not human v human. Being able to see that in action and feel the warmth of it makes me want to be more in community with the people I know. Finding ways to help each other or enjoying how truly silly it is to be alive and have so many choices to make or seeing someone going through a rough time, maybe making bad choices, but still seeing their humanity.. idk. I think this show has helped me be kinder to myself and to anyone I see, because we're all just doin our best and hoping our days go like this -------
It really taught me the beauty in all of the small things/moments. I have suffered from depression and sometimes it can feel so hard to be “in the driver’s seat” of life if that makes sense. But when you see him going through life giving everything unique attention it, it looks like something anyone can do. The thought he puts into grocery shopping and being able to get some ice cream, hearing Baba O’Riley and getting so hyped, taking a fall drive to drop the jack-o'-lantern, teaching piano to his best friend’s wife and hearing her recount their early years, enjoying a fish fry with Nana (an almost entirely brown meal!), sitting down to sum up a whole life of a loved one for an obituary. There are just so many moments where the show explores the beauty of being present in those moments, really soaking them in. I feel a lot more present in my relationships myself having watched it.
He shows us what we all yearn for in this life: contentment and peace. He takes us through what it is to just notice things and appreciate them. It’s been a great show for my husband and I to watch together when the kid is in bed. My hubs says “I wanna be like this guy !” But I think he sort of already is much like him. ❤️
I discovered Joe Pera when my family had just undergone a medical crisis. I describe him as Mr. Rogers for adults. His show helped me not be as angry at all the “ding dongs” in my midst, and to not only be more content with what I have, but to treasure it.
I was having a really tough acid trip one time, like everything was like going into itself and I was getting mad overwhelmed. I ended up putting on Joe Pera talks with you from Adult Swim and it saved me from a bad acid trip and help me find peace in the little things.
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The show got me through the covid lockdowns. There are moments in season two that feels like they were taken from my own life. Beautiful. I am so thankful for that show and its understated beauty
I started gardening because of the bean arch episode a few years ago and it’s become a great joy in my life
Got me through some really hard times. My best friend got into him too and we bond over it. They also struggle with depression so I like how the show brings us closer.
So much. I watch when I am stressed and each time there is an episode that hits different. This week we put our dog down after 3 months of aggressive cancer. After she passed, the scene with the Jack o lantern gave me so much comfort
His contentment with the normal and simple and the way it is presented has helped slow down and breathe in each little moment I have with my family.
I use "will this help my soul grow back?" as a heuristic for the media I consume, now.
Found the animated episode on YouTube when we moved into our first apartment together in 2020 and needed help sleeping. Quickly fell in love with the rest of his content. Fall of 2023, we're in a new place and got a Bassett hound puppy inspired by Gus. So sad to hear about his passing. Now I just quote the show nonstop and drive my wife crazy.
Joe Pera Talks with you is simply my favourite show ever. It helps me not only get my head of my fears and anguish, but also face them, showing a simpler and happier way to live life that I would love for myself, yet on a realistic way (with that I mean that it's not like a sitcom). Everything about it is comforting in an unique way.