r/opieandanthony: How come Jim still hasn't done a Netflix special?

How come Jim still hasn't done a Netflix special?

8 2016-08-22 by CharlieWaflesBR

Seriously, I've seen far worse comics than him get Netflix deals, like Mike Epps and Theo Von, to name a few, so why isn't Jimmy on there? Shitty agent? Stale material?

30 comments

39 xaway3 2016-08-22

He's afraid he'll be influenced by other comics who have done Netflix specials.

22 JMueller2012 2016-08-22

Because he's not a very good comedian

5 247world 2016-08-22

This is the correct answer

10 takyon_deathyon 2016-08-22

Same shit material, lack of internal drive, fear of failure, and who would really watch other than us?

1 CharlieWaflesBR 2016-08-22

Agreed, but I'd take him over hacks like Chris D'Elia and Gabriel Iglesias any day of the week. Are those guys popular? At least Jim's got a big audience on a fairly big platform.

5 stinkskc 2016-08-22

Yeah they're popular

5 rahtin 2016-08-22

D'Elia is relevant. Fluffy is famous as fuck. Not sure where you're going with this.

6 Anarchorenegade 2016-08-22

His dumbass thought Hulu was the better option

8 stinkskc 2016-08-22

He's insanely out of touch

4 CharlieWaflesBR 2016-08-22

And he's arrogant too. I bet he thinks he's on the same level or higher as guys like Bill Burr and Jim Jefferies.

Edit: I like Jim's stand up, but after hearing him bitch about the most mundane things imaginable on his live streams and on the show, I wonder how hard it must be to work with the guy.

5 stinkskc 2016-08-22

Or have to deal with him asking anyone famous for pictures and autographs. I guarantee you that probably held him back from going to the next level. He's at a party or something that a normal person couldn't get into and pulling that shit, embarrassing

2 CharlieWaflesBR 2016-08-22

He's gotta get over that shit. He's in his 50s for fuck's sake.

2 havingmadfun 2016-08-22

I thought it was Epix or some shit like that

2 WiretapStudios 2016-08-22

He's had at least two on Epix right? I seem to remember at least two cringe-worthy opening videos, one with Ozzy and one with Michael K. Williams.

5 dankfranklin 2016-08-22

And didn't they both have the same joke? "Haha, what if I was gay?"

3 WiretapStudios 2016-08-22

Yep. It was a masturbatory celebrity humiliation joke that only worked for Jimmy himself and not for the audience.

2 SHITLORD_CUNTDICK 2016-08-22

It's worse than that. He thought EPIX was the better option. No one knows what Epix is.

2 PharoahFaucet 2016-08-22

You can only go to where you have an option to go.

5 Dennyislife 2016-08-22

He was tied into epix which was also on netflix. They then went off netflix. His next special isn't on epix.

3 herpacin 2016-08-22

Why do that when you can just crowdfund comic snakeoil every few months?

3 [deleted] 2016-08-22

Knowing his business sense, he probably signed himself up for a 20 year exclusive deal with Epix.

2 TheScarletR 2016-08-22

He's had like three on there I think, might have all been Epix ones though. Please be Offended and the last one were on there. I don't think Netflix has paid him to do one the way they did for Bill Burr and others though.

2 AngeloMacon 2016-08-22

Because Netflix doesn't give specials to middle acts.

2 CowsAreCurious 2016-08-22

Because Netflix wants people to watch their specials.

1 eastriverdriveII 2016-08-22

They won't give Anthony an EP credit.

1 stinkskc 2016-08-22

Probably has a shitty agent just like all of the people he gets to work for him

1 TakesTheWrongSideGuy 2016-08-22

He mentioned he liked working with Epix and alot of his specials made it to Netflix.

1 SteveTech74 2016-08-22

Simple answer....he's a fucking worm!