Twitterer of the Week: Anthony Jeselnik

Anthony Jeselnik was a writer for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, until he left in March of 2010 to pursue his own stand-up career. His comedy is offensive, bitter, and very well crafted. His ability to conceive a tight joke is perfect for Twitter.

He also has the distinction of winning Doug Benson's "Leonard Maltin Game" (over Rob Huebel) by identifying a movie having been given the following 3 clues:

• The movie came out in 1998
• It was a disaster movie
• In his review, Maltin wrote about one performer in the movie that she "seems a bit of a flyweight as [an] ambitious TV newswoman."

…then identifying the 2nd movie with the following three clues:

• It was a disaster movie.
• It was released in 2006
• Maltin wrote in his review: "its characters are flat and uninteresting."

Jeselnik claims he never saw either movie.

Most Recent Tweet:

• Last year I gave my girlfriend eyeglasses for her birthday. This year I got her Lasik surgery. Because she didn't need the glasses.

Four Older Tweets:

• People say it's easy to make fun of retarded people, but it's not. You REALLY have to explain it to them.
• I let a friend set me up on a blind date. It was a disaster. She ended up being a burn victim. By the end of the night.
• I'm getting pretty worried. My girlfriend hasn't gotten her period. And she's already 14.
• Today is the 20th Anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger crashing into the World Trade Center. Never forget.

Jimmy Fallon Holds Back the Man

Jimmy Fallon has been accused by a former employee of discriminating against men. The NY Daily News reports that former Late Night stage manager, Paul Tarascio, claims he was told that Fallon "just prefers to take direction from a woman."

Tarascio was not promoted from his position, and eventually lost his job. The woman who replaced him, he says, "was far less qualified."

NBC says the accusations are "without merit," but I'm sure they are sensitive to the plight of men striving for equality in the workplace.

One day, brothers. One day soon.