PWThe debauched daily planner
Josh Ostrovsky , compared with Patrick Walsh
A day-planner page blocks out hours of partying and hedonism, then ends with a sober appointment to discuss 401K options with an accountant.
“"drugs and alcohol" … "crush pussy" … "meet with accountant to discuss 401K options."”
@thefatjewish (Instagram), 2014quote source ↗find on YouTube ↗
Walsh, a comedy and TV writer, made the planner joke image; a friend later saw it on the Fat Jew account without knowing Walsh made it. (paraphrase)
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The same image reposted with Walsh's name, handle, face and date removed, so premise, layout and payoff all match.
- Premise 40/40
- Structure 30/30
- Punchline 28/30
- Premise40/40The same planner image of a day of partying ending in a dull 401K meeting.
- Structure30/30It is the same image, so the order of planner entries is unchanged.
- Punchline28/30Same closing entry about the accountant and 401K; Walsh's original wording is not quoted on record.
Setup
A day-planner page laid out hour by hour.
Setup
A day-planner page laid out hour by hour.
Turn
Hours blocked out for drugs, alcohol and hedonism.
Turn
Hours blocked out for partying and hedonism.
Punchline
Ends with meeting an accountant about 401K options.
Punchline
Ends with a sober 401K meeting with an accountant.
Scores and beats are our editorial reading of the public record, not a ruling.
Context
When and where
Walsh posted the daily-planner joke on social media. In 2014 a friend showed him the same image on @thefatjewish's Instagram. Walsh says it was 'nearly identical' but with his name, handle, face and date removed.
What followed
Walsh publicly called it out in 2014 and spoke to Rolling Stone in 2015, when comics from Patton Oswalt to Kumail Nanjiani piled on after Ostrovsky signed with CAA. Ostrovsky said he "should have been providing attribution," and Comedy Central dropped a show it had in development with him.
Receipts
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Josh Ostrovsky by Guerin Blask was hired by Josh Ostrovsky and his manager to take this photo., CC BY-SA 4.0