Bizarre as it might appear, Jeff Foxworthy had a giant hand in giving stand-up a much bigger placement within the popular culture sphere, not simply by speak present performances and the like, however by spinning “music movies” out of his 1993 debut album You May Be a Redneck If…, which later led to comparable wins for fellow Blue Collar comedians Invoice Engvall, Larry the Cable Man and Ron White. Almost 30 years after breaking the mildew, Foxworthy has now unleashed his first comedy particular in years, and his first ever for Netflix, however judging from how folks have skewered it on social media, among the jokes are dated sufficient to be rising mildew of their very own.
Jeff Foxworthy: The Good Previous Days was launched on Tuesday, March 22, with the opposite huge Netflix launch that day being the restricted sequence The Rules of Pleasure, and I can not think about the 2 initiatives masking the identical subject material within the slightest. However one matter that Foxworthy particularly centered on was the concept that participation trophies aren’t the best invention since sliced bread. And no matter one’s emotions concerning the thought itself, I believe all the world can agree that the humorist is something however well timed in making this drained AF statement. And fairly a couple of of the particular’s viewers particularly pointed to that a part of his act as a goal for widespread roasting.
Everybody’s Netflix prices extra bc they needed to pay Jeff foxworthy to inform 15 yr previous jokes. Cool. https://t.co/qIv0s8YGyKMarch 23, 2022
As most individuals are conscious at this level, Netflix is keen on giving stand-up comedians extraordinarily profitable offers to maintain issues unique to the streaming service, which has labored wonders for comics such because the controversy-courting Dave Chappelle. However whereas Foxworthy’s act wasn’t fairly as deliberately upsetting as Chappelle’s, it nonetheless performed into dated stereotypes that headlining acts began avoiding years in the past. And to that finish…
Can somebody clarify to me how Jeff Foxworthy being given a Netflix particular in 2022 is just not, in itself, a giant ass participation trophy?
Which is type of true, since Netflix has arrange some legacy comics with unique specials seemingly for the hell of it, whereas nonetheless providing up-and-coming comedians slots for presumably far much less cash. And so far as legacy goes, the Twitter consumer under wonders how Jeff Foxworthy existed at a time earlier than second-place medals existed, what with the Olympics being lots of of years previous and all.
How previous is Jeff Foxworthy that he was a child earlier than the silver medal was invented?
@therealgoochy
By and huge, a slew of criticism over that specific joke particularly pointed to the evolution of participation trophies and the like originating with Foxworthy’s technology, with many individuals calling him out for being a hypocrite on high of being late AF to the desk with this statement.
Do not know what number of instances I must scream this however I am going to do it once more:
Jeff Foxworthy’s technology ***gave the trophies to the children***. The children didn’t saunter right down to the trophy store and it themselves.@RM_Preston
I do want there have been some type of Twitter Response award — whether or not it would be a trophy or a framed certificates or keychain — as a result of I really feel just like the logic invested within the remark under is deserving of one thing tangible.
The joke that made Jeff Foxworthy well-known is actually handing out participation trophies. You get a redneck trophy, not as a result of you’re a redneck, however since you simply may be one.
@minnhorn
To make certain, the reactions to Jeff Foxworthy’s joke weren’t merely declaring the irony and lack of timeliness concerned within the highly-memed joke. Others have been extra eager on bringing direct parody and satire to his phrases, such because it went within the Twitter publish under, which hinges on everybody’s favourite bodily unimaginable canine.
Thanks Jeff Foxworthy pic.twitter.com/dzNYSLnRFQMarch 23, 2022
After which for everybody on the market who has a penchant for extra mature humor that lots of Jeff Foxworthy’s youthful followers might not be so fast to know…
Jeff Foxworthy’s new particular is 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/sDS7dsqy1DMarch 23, 2022
These with a Netflix subscription can at present stream Jeff Foxworthy: The Good Previous Days to their hearts’ content material, together with tons of different stand-up comedy specials unique to the streaming service. Whereas ready to see what different {qualifications} one must establish as a real redneck in Foxworthy’s eyes, you should definitely meet up with the greatest stand-up comedy specials streaming on Prime Video, in addition to trying out our 2022 TV premiere schedule to see what new and returning reveals are on the best way quickly.