This can actually be super effective in a kink context. The comic's punchline is the notion of needing a safeword when being "tortured" with compliments, but legit, for some people, this kind of scene can be as emotionally intense as ones that involve extreme degradation. Indeed, the kind of person who could be tortured with compliments may actually not find degradation to be particularly torturous at all.
This dynamic can be a useful thing to have in one's dom(me) toolbox, but like all kinky stuff, it's important to discuss boundaries, limits and safewords in advance.