I apologize if it came off as condescending, but you compared a comedian selling out arenas to Ween. It's a bit presumptuous (self-absorbed?) to assume that just because you don't know someone they are "obscure" or "niche".

No, it's not, because it's actually pertinent to the conversation.

No, it's not, because it's actually pertinent to the conversation.

Here's a tip… just because it doesn't include you doesn't make it "a very small segment of the population."

Here's a tip… just because it doesn't include you doesn't make it "a very small segment of the population."

I resisted strongly, largely because they were recommended as "popular in my community" and I find the tastes of my community . . . lacking. After the WTF episode, I went back and watched "Seriously Funny," which was quite good. Editing my earlier recommendation, "Laugh at My Pain" (the newest one) kinda drags in the…

I resisted strongly, largely because they were recommended as "popular in my community" and I find the tastes of my community . . . lacking. After the WTF episode, I went back and watched "Seriously Funny," which was quite good. Editing my earlier recommendation, "Laugh at My Pain" (the newest one) kinda drags in the…

Kevin Hart is the most successful comic you've never heard of. Seriously, like Louis CK successful. Also, he's pretty funny (start with more recent specials; his earlier stuff is kinda weak) and seems to have a good head on his shoulders. He did a WTF a couple of months ago, and came across as very aware of what he's…

Kevin Hart is the most successful comic you've never heard of. Seriously, like Louis CK successful. Also, he's pretty funny (start with more recent specials; his earlier stuff is kinda weak) and seems to have a good head on his shoulders. He did a WTF a couple of months ago, and came across as very aware of what he's…

@avclub-e6c1142acfaceea3982a09641b33fc04:disqus And, four years before THAT, the runaway success of Father of the Pride and Joey!

@avclub-e6c1142acfaceea3982a09641b33fc04:disqus And, four years before THAT, the runaway success of Father of the Pride and Joey!

As cited below, he was Harold in the Harold and Kumar movies. He was also Sulu in the Star Trek reboot, and had about five lines in the Total Recall reboot (hmm…). For a little while, GQ tried to make people notice that he's a handsome, stylish, and sexy man, but then America remembered that Asian males can't be those…

As cited below, he was Harold in the Harold and Kumar movies. He was also Sulu in the Star Trek reboot, and had about five lines in the Total Recall reboot (hmm…). For a little while, GQ tried to make people notice that he's a handsome, stylish, and sexy man, but then America remembered that Asian males can't be those…

"Underused John Cho" might as well be his full name, like "gray-eyed Athena" or "cunning Odysseus"

"Underused John Cho" might as well be his full name, like "gray-eyed Athena" or "cunning Odysseus"

Yes, but Bob Hoskins was not in either of those, and we're singing the praises of Bob Hoskins you goon.

Yes, but Bob Hoskins was not in either of those, and we're singing the praises of Bob Hoskins you goon.

So all we need is a group of talented musicians who sound like Beck.

So all we need is a group of talented musicians who sound like Beck.

This was the most recent example, but it's a pretty common phenomenon. Once you enter your "peanut butter and banana sandwich/shooting televisions" phase, your expenses start to outpace your income and you're just a drain on the future estate. If Chappelle thought his people were trying to expedite the process to…