the fact that this is on adult swim really gives the wrong impression. i was expecting some kind of weird anti-comedy, which I guess it is, but i prefer to take the show at face value and it is really a pleasant and sincere show
The show overall does nothing to challenge the American Dream and even seems to savor the daily horror of domestic life in a globe dominating super power. adult swim runs a lot of army recruitment ads and this show intends to make us feel good about the empire. That's why they made the show.
adult swim has had slice of life stuff on their network before. it's not often and people usually complain about it when they do. but sometimes they give it a chance.
Joe has no irony to him. In a post-modern world it is heart warming and relieving to see someone so sincere and innocent. He's like a modern day Mr.Rogers.
It’s weird how much Joe Pera grows on you. First impressions are ‘what the fuck is this?’ Then he just becomes this warm blanket of gentle, endearingly odd comedy.
I am very pleased that this show is getting a 3rd season this fall, every episode is a gem especially ones like when he goes to the store or a breakfast diner, or even just talking about a new song he enjoys.
Ive got a genetic disease which effects my nervousystem so i constantly get really bad bouts of anxiety paranoia insomnia and fluxuating heart rate and blood preassure the best way i can describe it as if you are having a bad mushroom trip without the fun effects. Joe pera is the few things that calms me down and helps ground me in reality. I honestly dont know if id still be here without his 10 hour joe pera talks video on adult swim.
Sorry to hear about your condition, sounds like it can be pretty rough. Joe actually just released a book called A Bathroom Book for People Not Pooping Or Peeing But Using the Bathroom as an Escape. I think you might like some of the stuff in it. It resonated with me for a similar reason to the one you described.
I met Joe after a standup show in Cleveland earlier this month. He's just as wonderful in person. I randomly mentioned a book and his first response was to Google the book and say it sounded good and he was going to buy it. So perfect. I can't wait to see this man live again.
When I was young, I was diagnosed with anxiety disorder, along with also diagnosed with ADHD. I've always have had trouble sleeping due to stress and anxiety. But then recently discovering Mr. Pera's show. At first I thought it was just weird comedy and a big thing about "anti-comedy". Yet the more I watched him, I feel at calm. I feel at peace. This charming old man trapped in a young man's body speaks to me about random stuff, telling jokes puts me at a sense of comfort. It puts me to sleep, and it makes me feel happy. People should watch him more, just because he is like anti-depressant as a person.
I'm so glad Joe Pera's show is on adult swim I honestly think it's the perfect place for it despite being pretty much the polar opposite of everything adult swim is known for. His show is some unyieldingly sincere the fact that you're likely to see in it a place where you normally go for pessimistic, ironic, absurdist comedy is great. Like you tune into adult swim after a long week of work looking for what you want (irony) only to find what you need (sincerity)
I've always loved how Adult Swim understands their audience. Everything from the absurd shows like ATHF to the artistic Off The Air shorts, and now with Joe Pera Talks With You. From the outside it looks like an unrelated jumble of content but I think it all works together extremely well. It's like a collage.
I went to see Joe do some standup recently and waited after to meet him, he’s not playing a character. Who he is in the show is who he is in real life, such a wonderful guy to meet
I'm pretty sure he was just still in character. He seems to do that. Like a superhero, separating the real guy from this super awkward, old man speech pattern/hobbling walk-having character. If it's to keep his personal life intact, that makes sense considering I'm sure he absolutely values most, if not all of the things he shows that he treasures in the show.
I have tried for years to explain to people who didn't grow up with it, why southerners are polite. Why they speak to each person they meet with a, "yes Ma'am", or "yes sir", "Thank you Ma'am", "have a good day", and, "good morning". It seems so superficial and fake when it's pointed out to me by people not used to it. I could never put into simple words why anyone would take the time to tell a complete stranger something so inane as, "Have a good day". It is a simple way of inviting people into a common ideal, and to express pleasantness. We are inviting strangers to step out of the everyday baseline drudgery, and join the human family we feel a part of. An invitation to conversation, and a respect/appreciation of a persons everyday struggles. I hope to change my attitude when struggling with boredom, or seeming daily drudgery. Thank you for this video.
Wow. Thank you for putting those words out there for the rest of us to see. I’ve often wondered the same thing, since I grew up somewhere that chided me for saying sir and ma’am (parents were southern) and then I moved to the south and everyone talked like me. Your comment actually opened my eyes to why some people think he’s mocking midwesterners. If you grow up somewhere that isn’t as community-oriented, it COULD seem disengenuous. But to someone like me, it’s like visiting family. Have a good day.
Joe Pera talks with you is easily one of the most natural feeling shows. I've never seen a show that felt so real and lived in. Everything from the medicine on the shelves to the delivery of the lines.
can't believe the show was cancelled. favorite show to ever, EVER hit my screens. i hope another network decides to continue on this gem. i have seen lives change in real time from this show and his overall comedy, mine being one of them. it deserves to be continued and concluded the right way. long live jptwy. joe is a genuine time piece. * by the way, i've met joe at his show in pittsburgh in june. we discussed several things, one of them being grief and how cast members in the time of season one had all each lost loved ones and how it's shaped the show to help the cast and the audience themselves. he was warm, silly and so comforting. they say never meet your heroes, and he is the person that truly surpasses that saying and goes above and beyond to stay to his kindness and craft. literally the exact person you'd expect him to be, he just is.
Thank you for this awesome information. I can't believe I'm reading it so late (YT comments panic me a little). I was really taken aback by the realness of portrayal of grief in season 2 and this puts it in perspective. But reading this and considering the heart-on-your-sleeve nature of the show, it's not jarring at all - the depth was always there. Anyways wow yeah I am so jealous you got to converse with him but more than that so happy to hear about how cool that conversation was. This made my day, thank you.
When I was young, whenever I’d spend time with my grandparents in the mountains, we would often go out doing things like picking raspberries to make jam, or walks around the neighbourhood, etc. At the time I was often impatient and wanted to get it done, but ive come to value those memories so much. Just the peaceful pleasure my grandparents took from going about their life by simply being present left a deeply lasting impact on me, and while in the midst of life I often forget about it, I find great peace trying to live as they do. In comparison to the ‘this is water’ speech, I see my grandparents as the old fish, and the water as being present and mindful. Great video with a great message, keep up the good work
Thank you for sharing. I just lost my grandmother this year and you reminded me of when we used to make pies together when I was young. Our grandparents have such a capacity teach us to cherish moments that maybe we're too eager to understand when we're young. Age and wisdom I guess.
The music is a HUGE part of what makes Joe Pera content so special. Also the slow camera movements and transitions. It all complements his whole demeanor so well. I love it. I also love pancakes. 🥞
I also discovered Joe Pera through randomly finding 'Joe Pera Talks you to Sleep'. Have watched all the Adult Swim shows and I think that they're the best thing that's ever been on television. Thank you for this assessment of Joe Pera's work, and thanks for turning me on to David Foster Wallace. I wasn't familiar with him.
On his grocery shopping list link I'm still really glad about submitting "bag of rice" and it being added to the list lol. Lord, I love this show and I'm so glad it's back for another season.
Joe Pera is chicken soup for the soul. Joe Pera is the mind of a young boy in an adults body with old man mannerisms and clothes. I can't lie, I bawled at the grocery store episode when he said it was his birthday.
Dude me too. I can’t even tell you why it made me cry, but he’s just so sincere about not wanting to make a big deal of it that I couldn’t help it. Same feeling with the end of Joe Pera Watches Internet Videos With You. Or when Joe congratulates Sue on her family. Or when he gets ice cream with John after the wedding. What a phenomenal piece of art.
My childhood Dog passed away a month ago and it really broke me, I was so sad that day and wanted to do nothing. I finally decided to watch the show after watching the two sleep episodes and his specials on youtube over and over again. And holy, When I got to the fall drive episode I cried pretty hard, But it really helped me and watching the show over the week was such a huge help for me, It instantly became one of my top 2 favorite shows. So sad to hear it’s not being renewed “for now” Was looking forward to going back to see joe soon, Hope Adult swim changes their minds sooner rather than later. Also thank you for the recommendation to listen to “This is Water” It’s an amazing speech that was also very helpful for me. Great video!
Hey, sorry to hear about your dog. Animal love is complicated and hard to explain to others but god do we feel it inside. I lost someone in my life last year and there's a small arc in S2 regarding grief that had me sitting outside in the night and staring up. Weird how images and words on screen can float into us the way they do. Wishing you well.
Thank you for making this video. There is no other kind of show like Joe’s that sucks you in, causes you to slow down & relax. It’s like nothing else out there on video.
Joe Pera had hit me in such an intense beautiful way- especially as a young adult who is coming into myself. It’s incredible and soft and lovely. I can’t stop falling deeper in love with it. And it’s cancelation today- announced by Joe on Twitter- really makes me sad. I’m greatly happy for the three seasons he and everyone he worked with made, but it’s one of those rare glimmers of true honesty in the processed industry of TV.
Wow I love this. I’m an adult swim consumer myself and also have seen some of the animated snowy joe pera video. I tried to watch it and enjoyed the ambiance but couldn’t get fully comfortable because I was anticipating some jolt of sound or some abstract/grotesque visual to interrupt/subvert the feeling. I’ve never finished the video because of that reason but now I’m gonna go back to it to help me fall asleep. Thank you ☺️
Yeah it's weird because there's something about him and the show that screams adult swim but he's such a sincere person that it's so different from adult swim's post-ironic schtick. Not that I don't also love that obviously. I guess I'm just glad they gave him a platform.
I started seeing this show some months ago, and i love it, laughed a lot, but joe pera helps you write broke me, the same with the fall drive, i cried so hard in those episodes, and i think if i see them again i'll do the same
The last few episodes of season 2 really shook me. I was grateful for it upon further reflection though and I think it was relaxing all the same. Sometimes a good cry is just a comfy as a good smile.
In a world filled with nihilism, selfishness, depression and overall problems. It’s nice to have a Joe Pera to unwind with once in a while. Even daily. I’m sick of modern media, of current events (mainly because people make the problems themselves) and our current culture. We all need to be more like Joe Pera... Or how about. Just good people? Is that so hard?
For those who aren't sure, Joe Pera on the show is at least partially a character. Watch his appearances on Late Night and you can see him struggling not to "break".
Living a small quiet life, where you take care of those around you, you create a huge net positive in the world. Thinking globally while acting locally. If you take time to make others around you feel comfortable to be themselves, and make them feel like a momentary friend, you can plant seeds of prosperity for them. Often times we have no idea what others are going through.
I'm 17 & Autistic and to deal with school after the first month or so in of a new year can end up being pretty overwhelming, no matter which grade. Before ever hearing about Joe Pera or reading David Foster Wallace's This is Water speech, I've been trying to ignore the kinds of annoying and miserable possibilities that Wallace talks about and that come to me often heightened by sensory issues and sometimes a sense of social exclusion. It takes a lot of effort even at my age to try to be so aware, it can be pretty exhausting at times, and I know it could very well get more necessary as I explore adulthood. But trying to be like Wallace's ideal or like Joe Pera is, for me at least, a surefire recipe for a calm serenity and even color when things are just a lot.
I found Joe Pera the exact way like to the T. I’m glad you see him the same as me. After that little animated video I searched for anything else like it and I came across his show and bought it up all immediately just to have that peaceful serene release by watching him and seeing how he took all the mundane things in life and enjoyed every bit of it. He teaches you to take it slow and to not be anxious about your current state in life but be thankful you are experiencing it. It’s funny too cause in one of my classes they showed us David Foster Wallace’s speech and your video just stringed these two perfectly together. Loved the video, keep at it :)
Thanks for the kind words. I also ended up buying up the whole show because I found myself rewatching it so often. Here's hoping this third season helps others see him the way we do.
I just found this video and wanted to thank you for including that speech about water, I haven't gotten a chance to watch it in full yet so I really appreciate you referencing parts of it! i found Joe Peras talks you to sleep video this last winter and have been listening to his sleep themed podcast ever since, I have insomnia, agoraphobia and complex PTSD, he helps ground me on days i dont feel human!
Something I find funny is that David Foster Wallace was from Ithaca, NY and Joe Pera went to college in Ithaca, NY. Both spent significant time in the same location, and they both came up with a unique lens to portray an aspect of human existence via an entertainment format that is significantly different in how it is delivered yet comes to a similar conclusion that in the end all we need and all we can do is to examine our world and how we treat others and attempt some form of empathy.
I’m 99% sure this only got recommended to me because I just watched the this is water speech and have joe pera in my history but this actually made me want to watch his show
Thanks. I'll add this to my relaxation videos. I love both David Foster Wallace and Joe Pera. Your analysis helps me understand why they are great teachers.
Relaxing old footage is free to watch on youtube still I believe - great place to start. Dim the lights and play it before you rest, it's like drinking sleepy tea.
This was a fantastic, well-evidenced video essay with a strong thesis. Thank you for this; it’s changed my perspective on Joe Pera Talks With You, and maybe on simple day-to-day life.
Joe seem to understand what Mr. Rogers and Bob Ross did, in a still more accelerating time, where we have less time to think and breathe than ever we need someone like Joe Pera is our lives. Thank the gods for Joe Pera
Same story as with sad blanket on discovering the first Joe Pera video, with the difference that... I laughed uncontrollably for hours that night - somehow the humour hit on the nail so well on how the "calm, sleep inducing self-help" videos we're all so similar and low-effort. And just the essence of Joe Pera, when one really tends to overthink their or their works' importance and problems. Random thought-patterns are so inviting. :)
This is my new favorite video. Thank you for this I think everyone needs this understanding at some point, I've been a fan of Joe Pera for a while now and actually was introduced the same way you were and it's very refreshing seeing somebody appreciate the little things... you know? I am now a subscriber I wanna thank you
I just discovered him in a larger adult swim "special broadcast" and immediately got scared because I was convinced the show would take the easy cynical rout of crushing this lovely character for a nihilistic comedic bit I was delighted to find out this wasn't the case.
Thank you for taking the time to make this. I love Joe Pera's show and I also first came across him with that "talks you to sleep" video. You did a really good job describing the show and I think Joe Pera would like this video. Hopefully it gets more people into watching.
great essay dude!!! really thoughtful and well said. i love this show i have followed joe since the christmas tree special he did as a sort of pilot and i have never missed an episode this show makes me appreciate all the liittle things i love it
Nicely done sir. Your observations are very refreshing. One doesn’t need to view the world cynically. The present is full of riches if we can only be still. I don’t remember who said it, but I can’t forget how the words made me feel…”Silence is the garden of meditation.”
lmao I just stumbled onto Mr. Pera recently. His haircut clip had me laughing harder than I had in quite some time. His simple and modest humor is delightful.
Joe Pera quickly became one of my favorite comics simply because of his sincerity. I instantly felt like I was his best friend. Some times our lives are completely full of chaos and we just need to slow down and take in the little things in life. That is Joe. That is what we need.
Excellent video! From Joe Pera I 've learnt that we should not live our lives on automatic pilot, but rather enjoy all the small things we take for granted :)
I love this dude. It’s such a beautiful thing, what he’s doing. I first saw HOW TO MAKE IT IN USA, & also loved conner o’ malley. They work so well off each other. Pure gold. Just Had to look up more.
I'd love to be in the same room as Connor and Joe when they're hanging out. Connor's solo stuff is so chaotic and Joe's is so serene - their dynamic must be fascinating.
What a great essay you put together! We all should practice empathy and mindfulness. Especially in these crazy times... (like it's ever not crazy out there)
Hey! I was genuinely surprised to see that you only had a few hundred subscribers, seeing as the video was actually (as in, compared to the video essays one usually finds here which could be shortened to about a minute or two but go on for ten to twenty minutes) good. I hope you keep making more. The DFW bit made a lot of sense here and I'm glad you added it, as I've always thought Joe Pera's comedy is the best answer to the problem DFW addresses with contemporary lit in his E Pluribus Unum essay, that problem of course being irony, which, ironically, is coming from television.
the way David describes the mundanity of shopping as an almost horrific choir and how just changing your perspective can lead to something magical is something I have thought about for years but just couldn't put into words
the fact that this is on adult swim really gives the wrong impression. i was expecting some kind of weird anti-comedy, which I guess it is, but i prefer to take the show at face value and it is really a pleasant and sincere show
Really impressed with your content. Very excited to find your comments on a lot of things that I like. Keep being.
The show overall does nothing to challenge the American Dream and even seems to savor the daily horror of domestic life in a globe dominating super power. adult swim runs a lot of army recruitment ads and this show intends to make us feel good about the empire. That's why they made the show.
@@somehow_a_wizard just enjoy this gentle lovely show.
@@ruppelspoopels more than one thing can be true at a time. The pumpkin sequence in the Fall drive episode is very moving.
adult swim has had slice of life stuff on their network before. it's not often and people usually complain about it when they do. but sometimes they give it a chance.
Joe has no irony to him. In a post-modern world it is heart warming and relieving to see someone so sincere and innocent. He's like a modern day Mr.Rogers.
Oh so that title isn't for Boogie 2988? Shocking
Please Don't take the Mark of the beast!
@@Holy-Rowlo88 take the vaccien breh
metamodernism ftw!
I described him the same, or Bob Ross or Jim Henson. Just a calming presence putting good into the world.
Just type Joe Pera Out of character on UA-cam. He's a character and a surrealist comedian of the likes of William Montgomery or Sam Hyde
Joe pera talks with you is an over-the-counter anti-depressant. in a good way.
I completely agree
In the best way dude..
I love my grandma..
He's the type of anti-depressant that leaves you mentally and physically warm, rather than artificially happy
Amen
ngl it sounds like something he'd say
It’s weird how much Joe Pera grows on you. First impressions are ‘what the fuck is this?’ Then he just becomes this warm blanket of gentle, endearingly odd comedy.
I am very pleased that this show is getting a 3rd season this fall, every episode is a gem especially ones like when he goes to the store or a breakfast diner, or even just talking about a new song he enjoys.
He has a book coming out too! I honestly think there is no bad episode.
I'm heartbroken that there will be no season 4. 😭
Ive got a genetic disease which effects my nervousystem so i constantly get really bad bouts of anxiety paranoia insomnia and fluxuating heart rate and blood preassure the best way i can describe it as if you are having a bad mushroom trip without the fun effects. Joe pera is the few things that calms me down and helps ground me in reality. I honestly dont know if id still be here without his 10 hour joe pera talks video on adult swim.
Sorry to hear about your condition, sounds like it can be pretty rough. Joe actually just released a book called A Bathroom Book for People Not Pooping Or Peeing But Using the Bathroom as an Escape. I think you might like some of the stuff in it. It resonated with me for a similar reason to the one you described.
I met Joe after a standup show in Cleveland earlier this month. He's just as wonderful in person. I randomly mentioned a book and his first response was to Google the book and say it sounded good and he was going to buy it. So perfect. I can't wait to see this man live again.
This is so nice to hear. I wish I could share the experience.
When I was young, I was diagnosed with anxiety disorder, along with also diagnosed with ADHD. I've always have had trouble sleeping due to stress and anxiety. But then recently discovering Mr. Pera's show. At first I thought it was just weird comedy and a big thing about "anti-comedy". Yet the more I watched him, I feel at calm. I feel at peace. This charming old man trapped in a young man's body speaks to me about random stuff, telling jokes puts me at a sense of comfort. It puts me to sleep, and it makes me feel happy.
People should watch him more, just because he is like anti-depressant as a person.
Thanks for sharing. He definitely always has a place in my "sleep playlist".
thats lovely to hear, you would
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I'm so glad Joe Pera's show is on adult swim I honestly think it's the perfect place for it despite being pretty much the polar opposite of everything adult swim is known for. His show is some unyieldingly sincere the fact that you're likely to see in it a place where you normally go for pessimistic, ironic, absurdist comedy is great. Like you tune into adult swim after a long week of work looking for what you want (irony) only to find what you need (sincerity)
I've always loved how Adult Swim understands their audience. Everything from the absurd shows like ATHF to the artistic Off The Air shorts, and now with Joe Pera Talks With You. From the outside it looks like an unrelated jumble of content but I think it all works together extremely well. It's like a collage.
I think it also shows an awareness of how their core demographic has aged and maybe no longer wants so much cynicism and needs something like this.
They cancelled million dollar extreme
Joe reminds me a bit of Mr. Rogers...maybe its the sweater vest...or the kindness both present to others, as well as the viewer
If they were ever in the same room together I'm sure all war would end.
I went to see Joe do some standup recently and waited after to meet him, he’s not playing a character. Who he is in the show is who he is in real life, such a wonderful guy to meet
That's so nice to hear and I envy you so much. I would love to see him live one day. At least we have a new season coming soon.
I'm pretty sure he was just still in character. He seems to do that. Like a superhero, separating the real guy from this super awkward, old man speech pattern/hobbling walk-having character. If it's to keep his personal life intact, that makes sense considering I'm sure he absolutely values most, if not all of the things he shows that he treasures in the show.
Its a character. There is some footage on youtube about his old show and some behind the scenes clips and he is clearly playing a character.
@@Fulgrim_The_Phoenician I haven’t and like me millions,you don’t leave a link,so we can’t just make your words our truth.
@@whoevertf And I’m pretty sure we can’t make your opinion a fact unless there’s proof. The world may never know
I have tried for years to explain to people who didn't grow up with it, why southerners are polite. Why they speak to each person they meet with a, "yes Ma'am", or "yes sir", "Thank you Ma'am", "have a good day", and, "good morning". It seems so superficial and fake when it's pointed out to me by people not used to it.
I could never put into simple words why anyone would take the time to tell a complete stranger something so inane as, "Have a good day".
It is a simple way of inviting people into a common ideal, and to express pleasantness. We are inviting strangers to step out of the everyday baseline drudgery, and join the human family we feel a part of. An invitation to conversation, and a respect/appreciation of a persons everyday struggles.
I hope to change my attitude when struggling with boredom, or seeming daily drudgery.
Thank you for this video.
Thank you for this comment. Very warm.
Have a good day
Wow. Thank you for putting those words out there for the rest of us to see. I’ve often wondered the same thing, since I grew up somewhere that chided me for saying sir and ma’am (parents were southern) and then I moved to the south and everyone talked like me. Your comment actually opened my eyes to why some people think he’s mocking midwesterners. If you grow up somewhere that isn’t as community-oriented, it COULD seem disengenuous. But to someone like me, it’s like visiting family. Have a good day.
Joe Pera talks with you is easily one of the most natural feeling shows. I've never seen a show that felt so real and lived in. Everything from the medicine on the shelves to the delivery of the lines.
can't believe the show was cancelled. favorite show to ever, EVER hit my screens. i hope another network decides to continue on this gem. i have seen lives change in real time from this show and his overall comedy, mine being one of them. it deserves to be continued and concluded the right way. long live jptwy. joe is a genuine time piece.
* by the way, i've met joe at his show in pittsburgh in june. we discussed several things, one of them being grief and how cast members in the time of season one had all each lost loved ones and how it's shaped the show to help the cast and the audience themselves. he was warm, silly and so comforting.
they say never meet your heroes, and he is the person that truly surpasses that saying and goes above and beyond to stay to his kindness and craft. literally the exact person you'd expect him to be, he just is.
Thank you for this awesome information. I can't believe I'm reading it so late (YT comments panic me a little). I was really taken aback by the realness of portrayal of grief in season 2 and this puts it in perspective. But reading this and considering the heart-on-your-sleeve nature of the show, it's not jarring at all - the depth was always there.
Anyways wow yeah I am so jealous you got to converse with him but more than that so happy to hear about how cool that conversation was. This made my day, thank you.
well said. I agree
When I was young, whenever I’d spend time with my grandparents in the mountains, we would often go out doing things like picking raspberries to make jam, or walks around the neighbourhood, etc. At the time I was often impatient and wanted to get it done, but ive come to value those memories so much. Just the peaceful pleasure my grandparents took from going about their life by simply being present left a deeply lasting impact on me, and while in the midst of life I often forget about it, I find great peace trying to live as they do. In comparison to the ‘this is water’ speech, I see my grandparents as the old fish, and the water as being present and mindful. Great video with a great message, keep up the good work
Thank you for sharing. I just lost my grandmother this year and you reminded me of when we used to make pies together when I was young. Our grandparents have such a capacity teach us to cherish moments that maybe we're too eager to understand when we're young. Age and wisdom I guess.
The music is a HUGE part of what makes Joe Pera content so special. Also the slow camera movements and transitions. It all complements his whole demeanor so well. I love it. I also love pancakes. 🥞
Joe Pera Reads You the Church Announcements genuinely changed my life
I often think of it when listening to music with friends.
Joe Pera is on some other plane of existing, all together. He is a gift from the universe, we all needed.
Joe pera has helped me so much, especially Joe Pera talks you to sleep, and back to sleep is great too. I wish I could talk with him in person
This has been a super event in my life today! Discovering the Genius of Joe Pera! 🥰👍🏻
I also discovered Joe Pera through randomly finding 'Joe Pera Talks you to Sleep'. Have watched all the Adult Swim shows and I think that they're the best thing that's ever been on television. Thank you for this assessment of Joe Pera's work, and thanks for turning me on to David Foster Wallace. I wasn't familiar with him.
As a fellow person with a disability, Joe is a true and powerful inspiration for me.
“Over a single beer”
Joe: Oh, thank you, but could I have a water instead please?
On his grocery shopping list link I'm still really glad about submitting "bag of rice" and it being added to the list lol. Lord, I love this show and I'm so glad it's back for another season.
Joe Pera is chicken soup for the soul.
Joe Pera is the mind of a young boy in an adults body with old man mannerisms and clothes.
I can't lie, I bawled at the grocery store episode when he said it was his birthday.
Dude me too. I can’t even tell you why it made me cry, but he’s just so sincere about not wanting to make a big deal of it that I couldn’t help it. Same feeling with the end of Joe Pera Watches Internet Videos With You. Or when Joe congratulates Sue on her family. Or when he gets ice cream with John after the wedding. What a phenomenal piece of art.
My childhood Dog passed away a month ago and it really broke me, I was so sad that day and wanted to do nothing.
I finally decided to watch the show after watching the two sleep episodes and his specials on youtube over and over again.
And holy, When I got to the fall drive episode I cried pretty hard, But it really helped me and watching the show over the week was such a huge help for me, It instantly became one of my top 2 favorite shows.
So sad to hear it’s not being renewed “for now” Was looking forward to going back to see joe soon, Hope Adult swim changes their minds sooner rather than later.
Also thank you for the recommendation to listen to “This is Water” It’s an amazing speech that was also very helpful for me. Great video!
Hey, sorry to hear about your dog. Animal love is complicated and hard to explain to others but god do we feel it inside. I lost someone in my life last year and there's a small arc in S2 regarding grief that had me sitting outside in the night and staring up.
Weird how images and words on screen can float into us the way they do. Wishing you well.
Probably the best show I have ever seen more people need to know how truly great this show is how bright it makes you feel.
Watching Joe Pera videos is great therapy for PTSD.
Thank you for making this video.
There is no other kind of show like Joe’s that sucks you in, causes you to slow down & relax.
It’s like nothing else out there on video.
He really is. Brings a much needed sincerity to Adult Swim. Not that I don't love irony.
I think the reason we find Joe so beloved is because he reminds us to slow down and "be here" for a moment... and appreciate it.
Beautiful. Thank You. Joe Pera is a real treasure.
I actually was reminded of This Is Water while watching this as well. Glad I'm not the only one.
This is a brilliant video on what makes the show so special!!! Thank you for making this, and please keep making videos! You have a great talent
Wow thanks for this. UA-cam can be overwhelming at times and hearing this makes it all the more bearable.
Joe Pera is an comedic genius
Wholesome levels are off the charts!
Joe Pera had hit me in such an intense beautiful way- especially as a young adult who is coming into myself. It’s incredible and soft and lovely. I can’t stop falling deeper in love with it. And it’s cancelation today- announced by Joe on Twitter- really makes me sad. I’m greatly happy for the three seasons he and everyone he worked with made, but it’s one of those rare glimmers of true honesty in the processed industry of TV.
Wow I love this. I’m an adult swim consumer myself and also have seen some of the animated snowy joe pera video. I tried to watch it and enjoyed the ambiance but couldn’t get fully comfortable because I was anticipating some jolt of sound or some abstract/grotesque visual to interrupt/subvert the feeling. I’ve never finished the video because of that reason but now I’m gonna go back to it to help me fall asleep. Thank you ☺️
Yeah it's weird because there's something about him and the show that screams adult swim but he's such a sincere person that it's so different from adult swim's post-ironic schtick. Not that I don't also love that obviously. I guess I'm just glad they gave him a platform.
I feel like we could share a beer on a lazy Thursday. Love this, you and Joe. Thanks Buddy!
This is a very nice, sincere video. Thank you
I hope I did even a sliver of justice to the sincerest of men. Thank you for the kind words.
I started seeing this show some months ago, and i love it, laughed a lot, but joe pera helps you write broke me, the same with the fall drive, i cried so hard in those episodes, and i think if i see them again i'll do the same
The last few episodes of season 2 really shook me. I was grateful for it upon further reflection though and I think it was relaxing all the same. Sometimes a good cry is just a comfy as a good smile.
In a world filled with nihilism, selfishness, depression and overall problems.
It’s nice to have a Joe Pera to unwind with once in a while. Even daily.
I’m sick of modern media, of current events (mainly because people make the problems themselves) and our current culture.
We all need to be more like Joe Pera...
Or how about. Just good people? Is that so hard?
For those who aren't sure, Joe Pera on the show is at least partially a character. Watch his appearances on Late Night and you can see him struggling not to "break".
Living a small quiet life, where you take care of those around you, you create a huge net positive in the world. Thinking globally while acting locally. If you take time to make others around you feel comfortable to be themselves, and make them feel like a momentary friend, you can plant seeds of prosperity for them. Often times we have no idea what others are going through.
Joe Pera Talks you to sleep is one of the greatest videos I have ever watched. It is amazing
We were just watching him make a 3 legged stool on Townshend and Sons today...
I'm 17 & Autistic and to deal with school after the first month or so in of a new year can end up being pretty overwhelming, no matter which grade.
Before ever hearing about Joe Pera or reading David Foster Wallace's This is Water speech, I've been trying to ignore the kinds of annoying and miserable possibilities that Wallace talks about and that come to me often heightened by sensory issues and sometimes a sense of social exclusion.
It takes a lot of effort even at my age to try to be so aware, it can be pretty exhausting at times, and I know it could very well get more necessary as I explore adulthood.
But trying to be like Wallace's ideal or like Joe Pera is, for me at least, a surefire recipe for a calm serenity and even color when things are just a lot.
Joe is in one of Conner O'Malley's videos. It's one of the truth hunters videos. That's the only thing I saw with him as a different character
Love Connor O'Malley too. He's hilarious in the show as well.
I found Joe Pera the exact way like to the T. I’m glad you see him the same as me. After that little animated video I searched for anything else like it and I came across his show and bought it up all immediately just to have that peaceful serene release by watching him and seeing how he took all the mundane things in life and enjoyed every bit of it. He teaches you to take it slow and to not be anxious about your current state in life but be thankful you are experiencing it. It’s funny too cause in one of my classes they showed us David Foster Wallace’s speech and your video just stringed these two perfectly together. Loved the video, keep at it :)
Thanks for the kind words. I also ended up buying up the whole show because I found myself rewatching it so often. Here's hoping this third season helps others see him the way we do.
Thank you for making this! It's so lovely to see exactly how someone else found joe pera and how special his work is to them too
I just found this video and wanted to thank you for including that speech about water, I haven't gotten a chance to watch it in full yet so I really appreciate you referencing parts of it! i found Joe Peras talks you to sleep video this last winter and have been listening to his sleep themed podcast ever since, I have insomnia, agoraphobia and complex PTSD, he helps ground me on days i dont feel human!
I really wish I took the time and watch it cause he surely helped me sleep when I had trouble yesterday.
That was an exceptional video essay. Thank you for making it.
Thank YOU for watching it!
I fell in love with Joe Pera's show when i first saw it. Idk how long ago but we still had cable 😄
Something I find funny is that David Foster Wallace was from Ithaca, NY and Joe Pera went to college in Ithaca, NY. Both spent significant time in the same location, and they both came up with a unique lens to portray an aspect of human existence via an entertainment format that is significantly different in how it is delivered yet comes to a similar conclusion that in the end all we need and all we can do is to examine our world and how we treat others and attempt some form of empathy.
Joe is the most pure soul. I love all of his content, it gives me calmness like no other
I’m 99% sure this only got recommended to me because I just watched the this is water speech and have joe pera in my history but this actually made me want to watch his show
I've always wanted to go to up. And I think this is a better world with him in it.
Sad the show was canceled!
I'm becoming him....
He gives me the same comfort as an adult that Mr. Rodgers gave me as a child.
Thanks. I'll add this to my relaxation videos. I love both David Foster Wallace and Joe Pera. Your analysis helps me understand why they are great teachers.
Whew, that end scene in front of the fish tank got me. Got me good.
Great job! I have only seen snippets of his show but I like what I've seen so far and will definitely take the time out to watch more
Relaxing old footage is free to watch on youtube still I believe - great place to start. Dim the lights and play it before you rest, it's like drinking sleepy tea.
This was a fantastic, well-evidenced video essay with a strong thesis. Thank you for this; it’s changed my perspective on Joe Pera Talks With You, and maybe on simple day-to-day life.
Very well said, thanks for helping me understand why I love the show so much.
Joe seem to understand what Mr. Rogers and Bob Ross did, in a still more accelerating time, where we have less time to think and breathe than ever we need someone like Joe Pera is our lives. Thank the gods for Joe Pera
I wasnt sure what to expect but this was wrll done. 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌10 OK's. A perfect score.
Thank you for this wonderful video. It was inspiring and Joe-like in its helpfulness & sincerity.
I’m going to see him live in June I’m so excited he’s my favorite comedian and he’s hilarious
This was a well-made video. I appreciate how you match Joe's calming, non-confrontational style. Nice audio work and editing.
I liked this show alot.
Same story as with sad blanket on discovering the first Joe Pera video, with the difference that...
I laughed uncontrollably for hours that night - somehow the humour hit on the nail so well on how the "calm, sleep inducing self-help" videos we're all so similar and low-effort. And just the essence of Joe Pera, when one really tends to overthink their or their works' importance and problems. Random thought-patterns are so inviting. :)
This is my new favorite video. Thank you for this I think everyone needs this understanding at some point, I've been a fan of Joe Pera for a while now and actually was introduced the same way you were and it's very refreshing seeing somebody appreciate the little things... you know? I am now a subscriber I wanna thank you
I just discovered him in a larger adult swim "special broadcast" and immediately got scared because I was convinced the show would take the easy cynical rout of crushing this lovely character for a nihilistic comedic bit I was delighted to find out this wasn't the case.
May he outlive us all.
This is as beautiful as the show it's about. Thank you.
Geez that's massively kind. Thank you.
Such a great video! Very well put together
This is what he's like in real life. He's remarkable and wonderful.
Beautiful video, very well done. 👏👏👏
Beautifully done
Thank you for taking the time to make this. I love Joe Pera's show and I also first came across him with that "talks you to sleep" video. You did a really good job describing the show and I think Joe Pera would like this video. Hopefully it gets more people into watching.
great essay dude!!!
really thoughtful and well said.
i love this show i have followed joe since the christmas tree special he did as a sort of pilot
and i have never missed an episode this show makes me appreciate all the liittle things i love it
Thanks! That Christmas tree special was great. I also love those breakfast reviews he did.
It's life-affirming comedy and just wholesome content!
Nicely done sir. Your observations are very refreshing.
One doesn’t need to view the world cynically.
The present is full of riches if we can only be still.
I don’t remember who said it, but I can’t forget how the words made me feel…”Silence is the garden of meditation.”
Everything in this video made a rough day better. Thanks
lmao I just stumbled onto Mr. Pera recently. His haircut clip had me laughing harder than I had in quite some time. His simple and modest humor is delightful.
Love this dude! Such a good and calm voice amongst a cacophony of cold evil in our faces. Thank you for the breakdown sir!
great video, well thought out and insightful. Thank you!
Thank you :)
Imagine meeting joe as a complete stranger not knowing who he was, luckiest person ever
Joe Pera quickly became one of my favorite comics simply because of his sincerity. I instantly felt like I was his best friend. Some times our lives are completely full of chaos and we just need to slow down and take in the little things in life. That is Joe. That is what we need.
An amazing video, thank you
Excellent video! From Joe Pera I 've learnt that we should not live our lives on automatic pilot, but rather enjoy all the small things we take for granted :)
I love this dude. It’s such a beautiful thing, what he’s doing. I first saw HOW TO MAKE IT IN USA, & also loved conner o’ malley. They work so well off each other. Pure gold. Just Had to look up more.
I'd love to be in the same room as Connor and Joe when they're hanging out. Connor's solo stuff is so chaotic and Joe's is so serene - their dynamic must be fascinating.
What a great essay you put together!
We all should practice empathy and mindfulness. Especially in these crazy times... (like it's ever not crazy out there)
Amazing video, Keep em coming. This stuff is brilliant
Hey! I was genuinely surprised to see that you only had a few hundred subscribers, seeing as the video was actually (as in, compared to the video essays one usually finds here which could be shortened to about a minute or two but go on for ten to twenty minutes) good. I hope you keep making more. The DFW bit made a lot of sense here and I'm glad you added it, as I've always thought Joe Pera's comedy is the best answer to the problem DFW addresses with contemporary lit in his E Pluribus Unum essay, that problem of course being irony, which, ironically, is coming from television.
excellent work 💕💕
Thanks for making this.
Such a well-done video, I wish it would've popped up on my explore sooner
Wow that's very kind of you to say. Thank you.
the way David describes the mundanity of shopping as an almost horrific choir and how just changing your perspective can lead to something magical is something I have thought about for years but just couldn't put into words
Joe reminds us that the ordinary, mundane, day to day fabric of reality is incredibly profound. We over look this daily and because of this we suffer.
Joe Pera talks you to sleep got me through many of anxiety ridden otherwise sleepless nights of 2020.