Comedy has been the rare field where square jaws and chiseled features can count against you. Bob Odenkirk once said that it was impossible for men to be funny and sexy. Attractiveness has entered the maw of the culture war because the stigma against beautiful men has been fading. But you now see handsome men everywhere, even at small Brooklyn shows like the one where a comic introduced the endearingly cute Lucas O’Neil by citing not his credits but his cheekbones. Kumail Nanjiani most famously, but Chris Rock showing off his abs in The Hollywood Reporter took me more by surprise.

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Persons: Bob Odenkirk, John Mulaney, Anthony Jeselnik, Pete Davidson, “, Jimmy Fallon, Lucas, Trevor Noah, Colin Jost —, “ You’ve, Nanjiani, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld Organizations: Twitter, ”, Hollywood, Daily Beast Locations: Brooklyn