Republican Gun Owners Go To the Wrong Comedy Show | Gianmarco Soresi | Stand Up Comedy Crowd Work 

Hope you visit Manila sometime!

in indiana you can work at a factory farm or get a gun at the age of 12 but you can't get affirmative care of any kind, because of exactly these bigots.

nobody saif they were smart, that's why they are at your show.

Bruh could have come to Philly for my birthday on the 24 😭

Would you come to France, like Paris or Marseille??? That would be great!

The fact that the guy in the crowd gave it a thumbs up is indicative of how little they actually understand what the NRA is doing EDIT: and by they, I mean supporters of the NRA. The NRA actively publishes ads that target children

Cheeky irony 👌

Cause it's a dead serious statement.

​@@kyle19421 Why target children? I'm not from America, I don't know what it means

@@M4G1. Basically, gun nuts know that the younger they convince people to get into guns, the more likely they'll have converted them to their 2A-worshipping ideology. They specifically market to kids by using violence and video games and make them seem like fun so they start wanting guns for themselves. It's quite insidious.

right??? i can't believe that's not part of his regular set

Omfg, it was genuinely one of the best lines I've ever heard by a comedian

he definitely didn't come up with it on the spot, you can tell he was gonna get to that joke because he was already talking about being at a gun show. but one of the things Gianmarco is so good at is very naturally working his prewritten jokes into his crowd work, or working his crowd work into the story he was already telling you can kinda tell when he gets back to his prewritten stuff tho, there's like a cadence to it, like when he's listing out types of guns - he doesn't just know those off the top of his head lol

@@Vallam23 oh that's a good point 🤔 ok slightly less impressive, but still pretty impressive 😁

@@Vallam23 yeah i figured.. still a pretty good joke tho

We all have a Daphne

@@apollofell3925My Daphne literally threatened me lmao.

@@robeagleR My Daphne is the most transphobic queer person I have ever known. On top of being a c.

@@robeagleR Is "Daphne" going to be a label like "Karen"? I once lived with a Karen, but she was not a Karen. I once worked with a Caryn, and she was definitely a Karen.

@@IndigoIndustrial I've got an aunt named Karen, and she's just a bubbly lady. Then again I'm Filipino and it's pronounced Kah-ren here. Also my mom's a Sharon (Shah-ron). The women in my family are unfortunately named, but thankfully none of us are white so we're not profiled by that.

Oh I’ll tell you where the fruit is 😂

They're with all the Drag Stars

After "where's the fruit" I was so surprised he didn't go with "you outlawed them"

@@NorsilcaYeah, but if you’re looking for the Chock Full of Nuts, I’m sure there is a local Republican Party.

@@danpowell3953 Irony folks

Conservatives and people who pretend to understand politics like hasan piker make it very easy

Absolutely lol. Every group gets made fun of, it's just that conservatives get knocked off their high horse the easiest and can't strike back

All good comedy is rooted in truth. Anyone who doesn't want to be made fun of, just needs to accept the truth... if they can find it, which I suspect is the hard part right there, along with identifying it and picking out all the little bits of fallacy that got mixed in as they were digging it out of this murky mud hole we call life. Still, you can get good mileage out of caring about other people, trying to understand them, and just doing your best. Also, I love how you tossed their malicious perversion of the word "snowflake" right back in their faces. XD

That's why the is no such thing as a funny conservative comedian.

@@darrenfrazier4643because the rule of good comedy is punch up, and punch yourself - two things a conservative comedian would never do. They only know how to punch down

Yeah this really impressed me. It's not the first time he's told a related joke that way but it's the first time it felt so consciously positioned in the set.

Gianmarco's trans jokes are on par with trans jokes trans people make about themselves. I've never seen a cis person make trans jokes this funny.

Dave chappel could take a note. He's got the only 2 trans jokes boomers know, and they're both _so unfunny_ and down right abusive.

@@moron0000 that's exactly what I said the first time I heard Gianmarco tell a trans joke

That's classic subversive humor. He's doing it in a good way for sure, though.

I mean it's not cool, but it's very normal. Our government is broken, we are fucked.

the nra is a nonsense group anyway they don’t do anything

Wait, is the existence of the NRA and Indiana a sign that the govt is broken? 🤣

Kinda neat that the state rep was comfortable going to a comedy show with his boss tbh.

@@chaos_ban 10/10

It is though. Non-profit is just a legal category that most countries have. It has nothing to do with how just the cause is. All it means is that they don't have profits to share amongst their shareholders (whether those are public or private), therefore they are a non-profit. There are lots of shady non-profits (practically all lobbying groups are non-profits). Legally they are just an association, so they have members with membership fees to recuperate the costs. They don't make profits. Literally every organisation that is not a company, aka an organisation that sells something (whether that's a product or a service) with the specific intent to make money doing so, is a non-profit. Alternative für Deutschland (political party in Germany that wants to kick out all the foreigners, basically neo-nazis) is a non-profit for example, that doesn't mean it is moral or just in any way.

@@jaspermooren5883 Although to add there are quite a few ways where you can make the non-profit have an "expectation" to meet profit, let say to some other company that they owe. No clue if that is the case here though (not an american nor do I particularly care).

@@jaspermooren5883 I don't think this holds any relevance because I don't think literally anyone cares whether or not it legally classifies as a non-profit, I think people are significantly more focused on his choice of words, rather than trying to dispute whether or not the NRA is a non-profit.

@@jaspermooren5883 One slight modification, most nonprofits do, in fact, make profits. However, they are obligated by their organizational structure (and different tax code policies that apply to nonprofits) to utilize that profit to expand the business, offer better services, increase employee wages/salaries, etc. So while they can generate profits (and often generate LOTS of profit), the *intent* of their business is not necessarily to do so, let alone to pass that profit onto shareholders. For example, most water agencies in the U.S. are actually public nonprofits, technically owned and operated by the local populace rather than shareholders. Some of the larger ones will generate millions of dollars in profit every quarter. The Board of Directors (usually a low-pay, elected position rather than appointed one) will then work with engineers, technicians, and managers within the agency to choose how to spend those profits. Perhaps on renovating aging pipework, or adding another pump station, or sending the money to a neighboring agency to help fund their new water treatment plant. Most people when they hear nonprofit, they either think of something like that or a charity organization. While lobbyists may *technically* qualify as nonprofits, the vast majority of Americans consider lobbying groups to be very undeserving of that status, let alone the "positive" outlook most people have towards nonprofits in general. That is part of the reason why many people would be upset by his first characterization of his job for the NRA. When you tell people you work for a nonprofit, they picture somebody who works for the Red Cross bringing relief to disaster areas, or a public service worker providing necessary services despite the low wages. NRA reps usually make very good money for the sole purpose of brib... lobbying government reps to do what the NRA want, regardless of what the general populace wants.

With the unbridled hatred for the NRA in some circles its no wonder he would try to keep that to himself, luckily he's armed incase some nut job attacked him.

I think far more trans jokes get the label of being "broadly hateful" than is actually true. You have to take into account the trans jokes that might just not be funny to you, but that doesn't automatically mean they are being hateful on trans broadly. Also, this only works if you give every group this protection against "broad hate".

@@Archangel-cw7mq idk i feel like - excluding places in the internet curated with people who i know aren't shit - like 90%+ of trans content i see is very much offensive and transphobic. it's become a talking point for right wing politicians in many countries to point fingers at trans people as a fearmongering strategy to get them votes and attention, and since so many people don't know a trans person or don't understand them, it's very common to see these transphobic talking points being parroted all over, idk how you can avoid them, either that or you're oblivious or willfully ignorant to them. trust me, i try to avoid seeing transphobia on the internet as much as i can, but it's just not possible, it's fucking everywhere

​@@Archangel-cw7mqare you trans? i'm guessing no. in which case it's like a white person saying 'far more black jokes get the label of being hateful than is *akshually* true' which is just... wildly racist/transphobic

​@@Archangel-cw7mqlike a yt person saying 'far more black jokes get the label of being hateful than is actually true' 🤡🤡🤡

​@@Archangel-cw7mqlike a 🌾 person saying 'way more ⚫ jokes get labeled hateful than is actually true' u a 🤡

I do that all the time. It’s most commonly an ADHD thing, and I did it waaay more before I started taking meds. 😂

I believe it was his friends who said that.

and they were drunk.

The jokes were funny but that editing decision made me laugh the hardest.

huh? the whole video is in color

Freaking lost it. And then the look directly at the camera after he shook the NRA guy's hand. 🤣🤣🤣

​@@mrosskne go to the part after he hears the dude is part of the NRA

He paled at the thought!

"What do you do in your spare time?" "I volunteer in the community and host bonfire parties with friends" "Oh cool, what's your organisation?" "The KKK"

kinda disturbing that that's probably the point...

He says non-profit because he knows he is at a liberal comedy show and only clarifies when asked directly, it would be no different than someone at a conservative show who works for planned parenthood wanting to keep it to themselves. Lot of crazy people out there.

@@Cloud-bs2kn"Lot of crazy people out there." And he's putting more guns in their hands.

@@AndrewLakeUK not really, your not gonna stop a bad person from arming themselves with a deadly weapon so its better to make it easier for good people to defend themselves. If you're from the UK then you know, you ban guns and people start stabbing, then you gotta ban knives, what's next?

SAME

It isn’t ????

​@@TavianWavianI thought it was a Bald Eagle with guns.

To be fair, our national bird, the Bald Eagle, is a notorious theif. They'll steal other birds food given half a chance. So I say it still fits xD

Fun Fact: Ben Franklin wanted the National Bird to be a Turkey, which in hindsight, should have probably been chosen 😭

At least we have the right to keep arms to use in case our government decides to go communist or declares themselves supreme power rulers for life. We also don't have the luxury of low crime and being a small nation with difficult to cross borders that can be easily covered by a low-volume police force.

The NRA is a SuperPAC, not a non-profit.

They are technically. At least half of the Organization is. Theres two halves... the non-profit side mainly promotes gun safety classes and sets up hubs of information for those curious. The side YOU know about is the lobbying side and that side is not a nonprofit.

man i wanna like this but it's currently at 420 likes and i dont wanna change the number

@@private-local-enemy saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame Just gonna like yours instead for now. @CJMcGee351 know that that like is also for you. xD

​@@firefly9838The idea that there can be a nonprofit side and a profit side of the same organization is completely silly. The "nonprofit" side is just a PR expense and only exists to serve the profit sides benefit.

The punchline was even better "Good for you! Just keep it away from my kids"

​@@necroseusyeah the crowd didnt give that part the laughter it deserves lmao

​@@necroseus I was surprised how many layers that joke had, and that he came up with it on the spot.

Two side of the NRA, The Non-profit is more focused on gun safety and the other is the lobbying side.

@@lettuceman9439 Both should be disbanded

​@@PsychoSinterklaasThat would heighten accidental deaths by firearms, possibly because removing funding for hunting or gun safety education isn't going to help in teaching people proper handling.

​@@PsychoSinterklaas I mean gun safety is good

Pretty typical for the good old US of A

"A Legislator and an NRA Spokesman walk into a comedy club..."

Tax dollars at work. They’ll expense it on his company card

Why would we? It's not like it's unusual, just conservatives bribing government officials.

It's not unusual for a member of a lobbying group to interact with a member of government, that's their job. But this is assuming that their being together here is even an instance of "schmoozing", which I find very unlikely. If you're a lobbyist trying to schmooze a legislator, and you're both on the right side of the aisle, what are the chances your choice is "hey let's go see this prog comedian!". It's far more likely that they just either know each other in personal life, or their working relationship has already been developed for a long time prior and this is off-the-clock so to speak.

It's because they're trans. She knows why she doesn't like people. You don't.

And for the record, everyone I know who has transitioned has become a BETTER person. I know that's not universal, but if you look inside yourself for long enough that you realize all of society is calling you the wrong gender, you've got to have SOME semblance of self growth

"Not at all concerning that a legislator and the NRA are sitting at the same table. Nothing to see here folks." -- Legislators cannot be experts on every topic. They need people to educate them on the reasons to support or oppose a particular proposal, and how to answer critics when questioned about the position one has taken.' The NAACP also does it.

​@@fsilber330mmm, educating in a professional context and hanging out together at a comedy show aren't quite the same thing though.

@@fsilber330Leave it up to the 2A racists to make excuses.

@@ek-xq8tp "educating in a professional context and hanging out together at a comedy show aren't quite the same thing though." -- Work acquaintances sometimes become friends. Or do you suspect that you can bribe a Republican legislator by treating him to a comedy performance? (If so, that suggests an easy way Democrats can get their bills passed.)

@@Mark-jb9hx "Leave it up to the 2A _racists_ to make excuses." -- Yep, that's how the word is used nowadays to mean "disagrees with Progressives about something." Makes me worry about public figures whom no one slanders that way.

what are you talking about?

@@mrossknebuddy are you colorblind?

@@EddieFreak are you?

@@mrosskne i’ve just noticed you asking this a lot and it’s funny to imagine a guy realizing he’s colorblind and frantically asking everyone when the color fades

It’s only no profit because Wayne la Pierre took all the profits

The NRA has two divisions -- an educational foundation that promotes gun safety and training, which IS a nonprofit, and a political lobbying division which DOESN'T qualify as a nonprofit. Basic membership is to the nonprofit, but then your name is put on a mailing list that the lobbying uses to beg you for donations.

​@@fsilber330 same thing, really.

@@WouldntULikeToKnow.I don’t think so

He's drinking at a comedy show trying to dodge a political question. I know nothing about the NRA but let's not be so nit-picky, perhaps

underrated comment

This dig doesn't make sense in this context. The dig against people for "doing their own research" isn't a general dig, as in saying it's never appropriate to do so. It's a specific dig against people who opt to eschew the knowledge and recommendations of experts in favor of their own opinions, like a person ignoring a doctor's advice on a health issue. But in general we DO want people to do research for themselves and find out information about things, it's called being informed.

@@Archangel-cw7mqI think this comment was meant to comment on how ignorant most rightwing people are when they do their own research. Their version of research is whatever their facebook feed and Fox News says, and they’re both stuffed full of dis/misinformation.

​@@Archangel-cw7mqYeah. That's why they put it in quotes. It's a reference to conservatives doing their own research and believing that Joe Biden is a clone or Agent Q preps Orange Messiahs or a ovine/equine dewormer treats human respiratory diseases from viral infections. Their comment discourages no one from conducting real research or literature reviews - it's a specific dig, as you mentioned, which is why it DOES make sense in this context. The same people who believe the Christian Bible is for children based on their "research" but not humanizing books with diverse gender and ethnic representation - based on their stellar "research" of course - are the same people who conducted the same quality of research to appear together, as a firearm lobbyist and state representative, at a filmed comedy show that stands precisely for what these conservatives find disgustingly free. Not complaining. Just don't think you sufficiently understood the context before commenting.

@@Archangel-cw7mq People who admonish others to do their own research, rarely do research themselves and in the rare instances they do it's 3rd grade textbook deep.

As a fellow Indianapolis resident, I would simply choose never to enter a mall. Ever. It's not just our malls that suck. They all do.

Yeah I've been to the downtown Indianapolis shopping mall to go see Spy Family code White. was very surprised that everything was closed so early

Na its fucked fam

I’m American, Texan in fact, and I had completely forgotten that the NRA is technically a nonprofit until reminded. There’s 2 organizations: the NRA and the NRA Foundation. The NRA advocates for gun rights in government and the NRA Foundation supposedly promotes gun safety. The NRA Foundation is a charity and donations to it are tax deductible. The Foundation does conduct gun safety classes and training, but these aren’t available everywhere and they really pale in comparison to the work the NRA does lobbying against gun regulation and reform.

we were never ok to begin with gonna be honest

Our non profits make hella profits...

It's like the IRA had a political wing and a militant wing. The NRA has a nonprofit side which is involved in education and promotion of support, safety and training, and another division which does political lobbying.

Well one is about human rights and the other about having a gun. But yea to each side the topic might be as charged.

I think they're proud of the non-profit part of it but come on

You could see their faces?

@@brooke_reiverrose2949 didn't have to

I mean, is it really that surprising that people who believe in a cause are proud to advocate for it? Regardless of whether you agree or disagree, that just makes sense. Everybody in the NRA believes what they say, they're not lying. You might not agree with them, and you might even be right on some points - then again, they might be right on some points too. Maybe we'd all be a bit better off if we treated folks like they were honest and sensible, instead of immediately demonizing them.

see, the joke is that the NRA is the worst “2A Rights” activist group in the US, they’re just the bogeyman for the media to attack while the ACTUAL activist groups do their thing

Who knew he was also a comedian, as a side hustle! XD

Hey, I'm a Life NRA member and the father of his girlfriend.

A republican watching any Comedian that isn't Tim Allen*

although, pretty sure pope francis would be into george carlin on his off-hours...

Guy's funny even if you don't agree with him all the time. Most creative types, comedians, actors, directors etc are all lefties so right wingers learn to live with consuming content that they don't always agree with. Cos it's that or never go to a comedy night ever again.

Or they did and they were fine with watching a comedian who is on the other side of the aisle. Aren't we always complaining about people begin closed-minded? Wouldn't we see it as a demerit on them if they were stubborn and staunchly unwilling to go see a "librul funny man"? So here they are, enjoying comedy from a person with different views. Not something to call into question, something to celebrate.

That trigger finger’s gonna be a little smelly.

His wife was not happy after that.

I thought a sad music was going to start playing any minute lol

Well no, the NRA isn't directly owned/operated by any arms dealers. And there's actually 2 NRA's that share leadership. NRA Organization (referred to as NRAO) and the NRA itself. NRA: teaches firearm safety, advocates "constitutional carry" laws, educates on firearm history, and legal history surrounding them. Is a non-profit, doesn't directly interact with government unless approached. NRAO: This is the one you know funded for-profit by gun owners, firearm manufacturers, Republicans, etc. They're goal is to actively influence the federal and state governments through lobbying, PACs, SUPERPACs, etc. All of which ought to be illegal, but currently isn't. Arguably not using these methods would be a death knell for any at-risk political movement, such as the 2A/Gun Rights movement

​@@Robert_Richard_ Sounds like a scam.

@@lordfelidae4505 Cool beans

I mean if I understood another comment I saw right, there’s two parts. Ones nonprofit and ones lobbyist. Heading in mind I’ve not fact checked this, but that’s what I saw people say, so 🤷🏻‍♀️

Yeah they failed big time its why I started GOA. We stand up for all citizens regardless of political belief or race or orientation.

@@firefly9838 GOA? This better not be some fucking ligma-esq joke.

@@leobriccocola8141 Gun Owners of America. Though I seriously doubt @firefly9838 started it. (unless he meant he joined.)

And yes I can just search it online and keep a tab open with it, but reading off paper is much easier to focus on.

Your mom threw it away? Sounds like she hates America. She must be right-wing.

Why not just...have a PDF of it on your phone? Or hell, even a very long PNG

@@spectre9340bro gave you the reason 3 months ago and you still made that reply lmao

What's crazy is that those people handing them out don't actually read the contents.

Bernie fans are so much like trump fans. The whomp whomp was perfectly timed.

A shame that the same probably cannot be said for the allies listening to Trump tell jokes.

@@IgnoreMeImWrong Well when he says that the auto industry is going to be a bloodbath if he isn't there to fix it, and the media just straight up lies to people insinuating he's saying America is going to experience a bloodbath if he loses the election because he's going to start a civil war, then how could they ever be expected to take a joke? They're propagandized beyond belief, it's tragic

When a man laughs at your jokes and then still legislates guns in schools for kids and teachers, that's not a good thing. You can understand that, right?

@@kylezoWhat is so bad about it from your perspective?

@@kylezo No, no I can't, not at all. School shootings were drastically less common before gun control, and are less common today in parts of the country with less gun control still.

It's mostly our shit transportation. You can't go anywhere in the city without a car. We're finally building a few express bus lines, but they cover tiny fractions of the city and the rest of it is all urban sprawl car hellscape. So of course our mall sucks. You can't fucking go there without parking your car.

He was getting bribed by the NRA AT THE SHOW

What is a concealed carry ad? Someone trying to sell you a specific kind of holster?

@@krystiankowalski7335 yeah something like that. I’ve never encountered it before so I didn’t know what to call it😂

Do you think it's possible for the government, even at the statewide level, to confiscate all firearms? If you do, are you also aware that the government already has a monopoly on violence, that government sanctioned violence is the only legal violence? Prohibition only works on people who would have never desired the product in the first place anyway. It's human nature to desire a means of power, breaking prohibition for power is the fabled original sin, by design. And to predict the future, additive manufacturing will continue to get increasingly affordable. I don't need a license to buy a machine that can print steel and titanium, I just need money. There isn't a bag big enough to put all the guns back into.

Yep. Why is it this way? I’m not pointing any fingers, but it’s definitely because Texas has had republican governors since 1995

Yeah, and don't forget about people thinking they are chickens or Napoleons :)

@@zbynekIIwe call those “mad people” and we send them to mental facilities. Trans people don’t think like that, though to be fair even trans people have the capability to go mad.

the Scooby Doo fandom would be all over them

Girl named Daphne 😳

I am believe in gun rights strongly... I am not a republican. In fact on about 90% of issues I would align with someone like Bernie. Am I not allowed to go to progressive shows because I am a gun owner? Idk most Americans don't align with a party completely.

​@@firefly9838 the nra is very right wing, even on non gun stuff

He was funny i can see why people would go to him I dont mind politics in comedy as long as its funny.

The boom is from you not living if Putin is in the audience

That is called fraud

Context, not contacts. Damn autocorrect.

He didn't belittle them at all or imply they were bad people, he just made a couple of good jokes about some relevant political topics and made a silly little gag about not washing his hands.

Just want to note, "echo chambers" as we kinda think about them aren't really the problem on the internet or otherwise. People are exposed to more ideas they disagree with on the internet than on other places. It's got more to do with fundamental human psychology than the internet

@@undeniablySomeGuy No they definitely are, though there are more variables. Even if you are exposed to an idea, if it's an environment or community that frames these ideas, events, or news stories dishonestly to reinforce the group view or bias. The group simply discredit and attack anyone who exposes contradictory views. They do the same to experts or institutions. Sure they're exposed to the information, but were they discuss and consume it allows them to ignore it. This also extends to algorithms that tend to curate based on what you watch, which very often creates suggested content that reinforces previously held beliefs. Echo chambers are part of fundamental human psychology. It's simply a tactic to avoid cognitive dissonance.

@@undeniablySomeGuy the internet, or rather, social media platforms, as well as search engines, are advertising money driven and are engineered from the ground up based on taking advantage of human psychology.

​@@undeniablySomeGuy also some "echo chambers" are just straight up safe spaces THEY ARE FINE TO HAVE Nth wrong inherently with echo chambers as OP implies Its what it echoes that matters Ofc it's also good if you're not only exclusively in spaces that are insular, exposure is good and necessary for making change But having insular spaces in and of itself is not a bad thing

Should be in every home in the country. Imagine not wanting to know your own rights, lol.

@@IgnoreMeImWrongkind of irrelevant since SCOTUS is rewriting precedent every 3 days, bro.

@@kylezoYou think that having a pocket constitutions in every home,s o that people know their rights is "irrelevant"? LOL!

​@@IgnoreMeImWrongI know, about the 2,nd ammendment, but I don't know, much else then that. That's more important one anyways, like there's one I know about the speech one two but I think it isn't that important maybe

Thats all fine and dandy but we have 400 million guns in the US... try gun control all you wish... it would not change a darn thing for ages.

WHAT TRANS WOMAN DO YOU KNOW THAT NAMED HERSELF GERTRUDE

That's the thing I desperately wanna know ngl ​@@JRL-8

@@dbkwk9 LOL fr cuz I need to have a talk with her

I don't. Let them face the wall.