Adolescence Is #1 on Netflix—and It’s Got the Manosphere Shook
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Hi Friends,
This week I wanted to share my thoughts on the hit Netflix show adolescence. It has been the number one show on Netflix for 4 weeks straight and has amassed somewhere around 100 million views making it Netflix’s most popular English speaking show.
It stars Stephan Graham and Owen Cooper, who made his acting debut in the series.
The show deals with topics like the manosphere, red pill, incels, and the coded language teenagers use to communicate ideas around the topics.
This set reminded me of my own struggles as a young man and how things could have gone very differently for me.
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Recorded at the Majestic Theatre in Dallas, TX
@JoshJohnsonComedy
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
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@arissa1762
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
it's too accurate, bcus when i was in third grade, my on-off 'boyfriend' (named 'devon bizer' lmao) broke up with me. and i was crying my eyes out on the bus ride home, wholeheartedly thinking "it's because i wore uggs with my jean shorts. he thinks i'm ugly. or my feet stink bcus they're sweating so bad right now. i knew i shouldn't have worn boots with my shorts! stupid!" 😭💀
@Johnsoncomedy-k3q
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
Pure comedy gold this week 😂🔥
@ninagilliam9568
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
Reminds me of a phrase my therapist uses: Kids are great observers, but poor interpreters.
Not all the time, of course. Sometimes a child's interpretation is spot on. But so many times, the experiences we have as kids — good or bad — can impact how we look at ourselves and our lives in ways that aren't based in reality.
@UmmNaailah
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
Way too many ads
@BluebearArtz373
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
the way you combine humor with genuinely important life lessons is brilliant. Brilliant.
@MissJayBird
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
Men used to have deeper loving relationships with their bros. Share far more meaningful conversations with each other, They’d hug too!
And then homophobia came into the mainstream, and men everywhere avoided anything that could possibly be interpreted as gay. Even to the point of avoiding “girly” drinks, as if they don’t taste damn good! That closeness disappeared for a lot of men.
I am seeing this start to change with the next generation, the stigma of being gay isn’t as bad. Gives me a bit of hope.
@butterflystampede1945
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
This is probably one of the best and most needed comics of today. While some keep the same old material for years, he quickly comments on current topics flawlessly. I sometimes learn about current events from his new show on YouTube. Also him giving the flowers to the spectators not the other way around, is the kinda fresh thinking I simply adore. He's a cool role model for men in a time men really need it. There's too many bad apples with pure self interest as intent corroding our interpersonal culture, or too many spoons of pitch in our barrel of honey. This dude is honey for sure. No homo!
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@seanmace8331
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
I actually got fired recently for trusting a coworker with some heavy and embarassing information about myself that i thought i could trust her with. She deleted her responses in the conversation where she consented to me telling her after giving a warning and her sympathetic & encouraging responses before reporting it to the GM, making it look like i just trauma dumped all that on her against her will. Worst betrayal so far in my life so yeah, definitively understand the backlash from being vulnerable and open with the wrong person.
I agree, if I was Gen Z i almost definitely would have fallen into the manosphere trap. I did have a misogynist phase in my mid-20s due to self-loathing, as you say. Fortunately i wad able to pull myself out of it, not sure i could have if the manosphere was around.
@maileorourke
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
@JoshJohnsonComedy
I’ve been following you for quite a while, I’m 49 I can honestly say you’re my favorite comedian ever! I usually watch reels/shorts/clips. I’m rarely watch longer videos on YouTube. I watched 3 over the last few hours and they all have nearly brought me to tears. You are just incredible, so deep. But right before I cried you brought back the humor. I think you are one of a kind. You go deep, you spread knowledge, and spread meaningful messages without emphasis on fear. while still inspiring us to make a difference. Thank you, Josh. I hope to make it to one of your life shows remember that YOU are 27:16 making a huge difference in the world. Thank you
@eijahholness337
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
"Normally when you fall on a to-go plate…" As if there's anything normal about that. 🤣
@nikkilegille
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
Toc have mercy lord oh my lord toc
@lillianwolfe8314
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
I love how you seem to so effortlessly tackle these huge, existential problems and questions with such compassion and empathy… while also weaving in jokes about a guy named Squish.
@LaUnicaEsperanza
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
1. "if you're in the world, you're worth the world."
2. If anyone–esp. a man–opens up to you, how you respond is going to make the difference between him being willing to open up again or that wall going right back up, but with another layer of bricks.
3. "Word!"
@ryanc5572
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
"Who taught you to hate yourself?" My god…
@OptimusProvost
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
I hate how relatable the statement“did the cookie mean nothing?!” feels
@violethairr8731
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
This man is beyond insightful and incredibly intelligent 💜
@catchmeifucan6721
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
Ok I am absolutely dying laughing, cuz my Mother was a horrible 'cook' lol and I would get these sores in the corners of my mouth. When she took me to the pediatrician, he was VISIBLY (even too me, as a child – "oooo, Mom's in big trouble now" 😂) in shock, as he informed her I had SCURVY – "What do you FEED this child? I haven't seen SCURVIES since the WAR!" ROTLMFAO!
She could Bake like a Mo'Fo though (I DO NOT like sweets to this day)🤣!
@christabean6537
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
I cherish a person who is thoughtful, reflective about life and who is genuinely funny af!!! Therefore I love Josh!! What a human being!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@LucindaR
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
I had that same kinda lunchtime deal with an errr affluent student at school. Mannnnn “soccer moms” pack the BEST lunch.
@ric1666
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
37:00
@Carla-v4g3v
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
Josh Johnson, you are loved.
@chandrafiskeson
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
"Who taught you to hate yourself" stopped me in my tracks. I'm fairly happy now, or at least am able to convince myself that I am, but that really hit. I have a lot to unpack there.
@onyinyechinatha-amadi2313
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
The sound effects, mehn!! How are you so good at it?!😄
@onyinyechinatha-amadi2313
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
"It's not really about who has it worse when we all have it bad." 📌🔥
@jimmaughan1898
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
Insight, wisdom all wrapped up in hilarity.
@ConqueringServant
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
You paint masterpieces of joy! Thank you.
@iHopeyoure0ffended
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
45:00 nonono, anyone can have kids, look at almost all the southern states and the bible belt, just because theure here, doesnt mean theyre worth anything.
@jodie6925
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
Listening to Josh Johnson is better than going to therapy.
@jodie6925
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
"They don't really hate women – they hate themselves". Spot on. Thanks for this wonderful set.
@juliatanno1582
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
I bet Josh gave his friend the bigger half of the cookie. 💖
@jefferynighswander2410
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 pm
Stop calling it the "Manosphere." You're giving them ownership over masculinity and don't have any. They only fake it. They don't represent real men. Real men aren't threatened by LGBTQIA people, feminism, etc. They aren't the manosphere they are the bitter betasphere. Also, just a side note, Janelle Monae is a national treasure…you say her name with RESPECT.
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