American stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld says “the far left and PC crap” are holding back comedy today, and that it limits the genres that people still need in their lives. insisted.
During an appearance on the New Yorker Radio Hour podcast, Seinfeld shared his thoughts on the current issues facing comedy and the future of the art form.
“Nothing takes away from comedy. They need it, people need it badly, and they don’t understand it,” Seinfeld, who hosts the podcast David Remnick, editor-in-chief of The New Yorker.
“It used to be that when you got home at the end of the day, most people would say, ‘Oh, the toasts have started.’ MASH is on,” he said. “Mary Tyler Moore is in it. The whole family is on. I just expected, ‘We’re going to see something interesting on TV tonight.’ Well, what do you think? Where? “
The self-proclaimed creator of the sitcom “Seinfeld” has pointed his finger at the far left, claiming that modern comedy is less concerned with getting laughs and more focused on not offending viewers. Ta.
“This is a result of the far left and PC shitty people, and people are so worried about hurting other people,” Seinfeld said. “When you write a script and it goes into four or five different hands of a group of committees, you say, ‘Here’s what we think about this joke’ – well, that’s what comedy is about. It is the end. Move the gate like skis. Culture — The gates are moving. Your job is to be nimble and smart enough to allow me to build gates wherever they put them. ”
Seinfeld has been appearing in the press ahead of the release of his comedy film “Unfrosted.” The movie is scheduled to be released next month. I’m drawing Pop-Tarts were born in the 1960s.
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