Julia Louis-Dreyfus says comedians complaining about political correctness is a 'red flag': 'I believe being aware of certain sensitivities is not a bad thing.'
Political correctness isn’t killing comedy. There have always been social taboos and subjects that were best handled carefully (or avoided entirely). This has been true for as long as comedy has existed.
A good comedian can dance on the edge of acceptability without falling over that edge. Other comedians can be funny by going in a different direction entirely.
Commercialism kills comedy. Studio interference kills comedy. Execs hiring the cheapest staff instead of the best staff kills comedy. Excessive analysis kills comedy. Feel free to add any culprits I’ve missed.
I love reading youtube comments on older tv shows.
“These days nothing like that would ever air on tv.”
Yeah southpark for example really has to walk on eggshells.
I just saw a live comedy show this Saturday where the women used the ghosts of their aborted fetuses to attack the Supreme Court. It was very funny, in poor taste, well executed and didn’t feel like it crossed a line.
You can do edgy humor, you just also have to make sure it’s fun and actually funny to most people.
Political correctness isn’t killing comedy. There have always been social taboos and subjects that were best handled carefully (or avoided entirely). This has been true for as long as comedy has existed.
A good comedian can dance on the edge of acceptability without falling over that edge. Other comedians can be funny by going in a different direction entirely.
Commercialism kills comedy. Studio interference kills comedy. Execs hiring the cheapest staff instead of the best staff kills comedy. Excessive analysis kills comedy. Feel free to add any culprits I’ve missed.
Comedians killed comedy! Damn comedians! They ruined comedy!
And the line moves as society changes. People complaining about PC ruining comedy may just be too lazy to update their acts.
To illustrate that, here is Stuart Lee getting the audience to give a round of applause for terrorists
I’ve seen good comedians expertly handle anything, no limits. It’s funny because you know it a joke and you know better.
I love reading youtube comments on older tv shows. “These days nothing like that would ever air on tv.” Yeah southpark for example really has to walk on eggshells.
DEI kills comedy
I just saw a live comedy show this Saturday where the women used the ghosts of their aborted fetuses to attack the Supreme Court. It was very funny, in poor taste, well executed and didn’t feel like it crossed a line.
You can do edgy humor, you just also have to make sure it’s fun and actually funny to most people.