• The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 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.