Comedian and television host Howie Mandel praised comedians who are genuinely committed to their art and said the pendulum is swinging away from woke audiences because of comedians who refuse to be censored.
Mandel appeared in “.stand up world podcast” and began with a reminiscence of the days when comedy fans could go to clubs and watch comedians “seemingly breaking the rules.”
The comedians were “talking about things you don’t hear people talking about publicly” unlike what you see on “The Tonight Show” and other mainstream comedy formats.
The former “Deal or No Deal” host then spoke about a time when he thought viewers were starting to get offended by politically correct viewpoints.
“A few years ago, political consciousness started to creep in. Even before that, whatever people called ‘woke’, it started in college. You know? A lot of my friends I played in college, and you think you’re going to do that too.” “Because it’s young, open-minded guys, you can go far. We were the first people to do that, but I think the pendulum has swung really far,” Mandel explained.
But Mandel said the pendulum has swung too far in the “woke” direction and cited a number of comedians who he believes have brought back authentic comedy.
“Guys like Shane Gillis and Bert Kreischer and Ari Shaffer and the Austin comedians and the new guys and Mark Normand and all these people, they believe without saying a word about it. I feel like I’m with the people.’ The purity of what it is. ”
”[They] “They’re swinging the pendulum back and they’re selling more numbers than anyone trying to follow what they believe they need to follow,” he argued.
Movie starring comedian Kreischer 2023 movies Shafir’s successful comedy feature about his life YouTubeand Gillis’ incredible comeback, which includes an appearance on “Saturday Night Live” and a Bud Light sponsorship, are just some of the accolades these comedians have earned.
Mandel went on to describe the hypocrisy of viewers who are offended by comedy: “Humor comes from darkness.”
“That’s why the masks of tragedy and comedy are so close together,” Mandel continued. “If you were a small child and went to the circus, you would laugh at the clowns falling down. You would laugh at the misfortune of someone you didn’t know.”
“It’s not funny unless something bad happens. It’s not funny unless something embarrassing happens. It’s not funny unless something embarrassing happens,” he explained.
Mandel touched on cancel culture and explained how easy it is to simply not listen to what a comedian is saying if you find it offensive.
“You don’t have to laugh at the joke. You don’t have to like the joke. You don’t even have to understand the joke.”
He added that the joke never actually hurt anyone, and that those who claim they were harmed because of the comedy actually did no harm.
“Who gets damaged by this? Has anyone been damaged by comedy? Ever? Ever?!… They’re not getting damaged, they’re complaining.” ” Mandel concluded.
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