Cancel culture isn’t what it used to be, but it’s still a huge force in the West.
We’re seeing it in real time, and it’s affecting singers, comedians, writers, and more alike. This pernicious trend stems in part from Hamas’ October 7 massacre of 1,200 Israelis and the ensuing Middle East war. Put up with protesters who have the “wrong” opinion about the crisis and who try to silence your opinion.
Or worse.
Most Hollywood stars have remained silent about both the Hamas atrocity committed against Israel on October 7 and the terrorist group’s ongoing hostage crisis.
Comedians who have suffered greatly from the wrath of cancel culture are still unable to deliver their jokes in their own way.
A Seattle-based comedy club proved just that.
Capitol Hill Comedy/Bar hired four prominent comedians earlier this month after pressure from “investors, local comedians, and neighborhood advocacy groups,” according to club owner and booker Jess Anderson. The reservation has been “cancelled.”
The four people in question, Kurt Metzger, Dave Smith, Jim Florentine and Luis J. Gomez, said nothing. One What led to the cancellation. All of them could be described as “unwoke,” a description that would apply to most stand-up comedians of yesteryear, from Lenny Bruce to George Carlin.
They say what they want without self-censoring their material.
Mr. Metzger revealed on social media the basis on which Mr. Anderson fired the four comedians. The note ended on a strange note.
“We really value the art of comedy and the diverse perspectives it brings to our lives.”
The four comics took the dismissal mostly well. They also actively mocked it to their respective fanbases.
Comedian Chrissy Meyer won’t have a chance to perform at a Capitol Hill comedy/bar show. She’s comically furious about her woke excesses on stage and through her podcast. She also titled her 2023 comedy album “Live from January 6th.”
So it’s no shock to learn that someone allegedly attacked her after her appearance at a New Jersey club on February 24th. Meyer, who is eight months pregnant, said she was pepper sprayed during her post-show meet-and-greet with fans.
She survived, but given her health, that wasn’t guaranteed.
Jewish musicians have also experienced cancel culture mixed with a touch of anti-Semitism.
Harvard Chabad, a Jewish student group at Harvard Universityinvited singer Ishai Ribo to perform on campus.
Libo sold out Madison Square Garden and barely had a chance to sing a single note. Staff at Cambridge’s Theater Sinclair boycotted the event. The club had to hire employees to keep the show on time.
He had better luck than fellow Jewish musician Matisyahu.
The singer has suffered not one but two proverbial last-minute cancellations in recent weeks: Tucson’s Rialto Theater and Santa Fe’s Meow Wolf. Matisyahu blamed the cancellation on his religious identity.
“They do this because they are anti-Semites or because they confuse empathy for Palestinians with hatred for people like me who have empathy for both Israelis and Palestinians. ” he wrote to X.
The club stated the reason for the cancellation as follows:Safety concerns and staffing shortages”
Veteran actor Brett Gelman, best known for his role in “Stranger Things,” recently tried his hand at screenwriting. Gellman planned his four-city tour to promote his first short story collection, “The Terrifying Realm of Possibilities: Almost True Stories.”
At least two of the bookstore openings have been cancelled.
He claimed that stops in San Francisco and Winnetka, Illinois, were canceled due to “harassment and intimidation from anti-Semitic and anti-Israel protesters.”
Bill Petrocelli, co-owner of San Francisco’s Book Passage store, blamed the cancellation on “careless and injudicious remark that [Gelman] It is created for other ethnic or social groups. ”
Petrocelli did not specify the specific remarks that led to the cancellation.
Late last year, Gelman teamed up with the Israeli sketch comedy series Eretz Nehederet. mock anti-Israel college students.
Most Hollywood stars have remained silent about both the Hamas atrocity committed against Israel on October 7 and the terrorist group’s ongoing hostage crisis.
Not Michael Rapaport.
The pro-Israel actor skewed the X account to denounce Hamas and support Israel’s war against the terrorist organization. This did not sit well with pro-Palestinian activists and Antifa. They lashed out at the actor-turned-stand-up comedian outside a Helium Comedy Club appearance in Portland on January 12.
mob I set off fireworks at the club. and harassed patrons entering the building. Despite intense backlash, the show went on as scheduled.
Undeterred, Rapaport recently appeared with “Eretz Nehederet” and mocked fellow actors who refused to speak out on behalf of the hostages. The sketch featured Rapaport hosting the upcoming Oscars telecast and using video clips from recent Academy Awards to poke fun at the silence of Jewish stars like Seth Rogen.
