Like him or not, he's objectively a comedian, and a very successful one at that.
He is currently in the midst of a massive international comedy tour, stopping in 28 cities in the US, and already with 5x sold-out shows in Berlin, 2x sold-out shows in Paris and 2x sold-out shows in London
His comedy memoir, Born a Crime, has been a NYT best-seller for 176 weeks (for context, Obama's book maxed out at 23 weeks)
He has sold out comedy shows the Madison Square Garden in NYC, O2 Arena in London, Chase Center in California, Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam.
His comedy audiobook is one of Audible's Top 100 Best-Selling Audiobooks ever, with 206k ratings (for context, Atomic Habits by James Clear is at 115k)
He's had three Netflix comedy specials - his most recent (excl. the one released a few months ago) was nominated for a Grammy.
He has hosted the Grammy's, the most prestigious music event in the world, for three years in a row
I honestly find it amusing... hating a successful comedian because you don't find them funny is such a strange concept to me.
It's like me hating Jerry Seinfeld, because I don't find him funny or me hating Harry Styles because his music doesn't appeal to me.
Even though I don't find Jerry Seinfeld funny, that doesn't make him any less of a talented, successful comedian. Similarly, even though I don't listen to Harry Styles, he's still a talented, successful musician. You can't gatekeep comedy.
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Like him or not, he's objectively a comedian, and a very successful one at that.
He is currently in the midst of a massive international comedy tour, stopping in 28 cities in the US, and already with 5x sold-out shows in Berlin, 2x sold-out shows in Paris and 2x sold-out shows in London
His comedy memoir, Born a Crime, has been a NYT best-seller for 176 weeks (for context, Obama's book maxed out at 23 weeks)
He has sold out comedy shows the Madison Square Garden in NYC, O2 Arena in London, Chase Center in California, Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam.
His comedy audiobook is one of Audible's Top 100 Best-Selling Audiobooks ever, with 206k ratings (for context, Atomic Habits by James Clear is at 115k)
He's had three Netflix comedy specials - his most recent (excl. the one released a few months ago) was nominated for a Grammy.
He has hosted the Grammy's, the most prestigious music event in the world, for three years in a row