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I really like this quote by Norm Macdonald (too long to try to fit it in the title) (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago

He was a brilliant guy. His whole self-deprecating "not a smart man" comedy persona was so intentional.

There's probably a term for it, but the best comedians have always had a way of positioning themselves "below" the audience in order to deliver jokes about them without it coming across as mean.