Watch: The Methodology Behind How Louis C.K. Tells Jokes
In his latest video, YouTube's Nerdwriter analyzes the specific way Louis C.K. tells jokes. He gets into the real nitty gritty of the construction and delivery of the joke, praising C.K.'s ability to emphasize certain words at the perfect time. It's sort of ironic, then, that I often find the Nerdwriter's video subjects fascinating, but get annoyed with his halting, overly purposeful delivery. He says in the video that he's obsessed with articulation, but I wish he'd turn that obsession on his own videos and simply articulate the point he's trying to make like a normal person instead of putting on this "narration voice" that he clearly thinks he needs to make these videos work. Again, for the most part I dig his content...it's just unfortunate that the delivery is so distracting.