Extreme left has killed TV comedy, says Seinfeld

Jerry Seinfeld on how woke 'crap' killed comedy | Western Standard | Jen Hodgson:

April 29, 2024 - Comedian Jerry Seinfeld, star of the hit ‘90s show Seinfeld, has commented on the sad state of comedy.... Seinfeld, whose 70th birthday is Monday, told the New Yorker's David Remnick on his show Radio Hour the 'extreme left’s' attack on comedy and “PC (politically correct) crap” has all but ruined the industry for audiences and comedians alike. 

"There once was a day, Seinfeld said, where people could come home from a long day at work and expect something funny to be on television each night, such as Cheers, M.A.S.H., and All in the Family  — now, though human nature still craves comic relief, it’s nowhere to be found. 

“'Nothing really affects comedy. People always need it. They need it so badly and they don't get it,' said Seinfeld. 'Well, guess what? Where is it? This is the result of the extreme left and PC crap and people worrying so much about offending other people.'

"Seinfeld almost a decade ago started warning other comedians about performing at college campuses. They are becoming too politically correct, he said in 2015, per the Daily Mail. The stand-up comedian however said there is still hope for people to get their laughs on without being smacked down by the woke mob. 

“'Now they're going to see stand-up comics because they are not policed by anyone. The audience polices us. We know when we're off track. We know instantly. And we adjust to it instantly,' said Seinfeld. 'But when you write a script, and it goes into four or five different hands, committees, groups … well, that's the end of your comedy.

"'With certain comedians now, people are having fun with them stepping over the line, and us all laughing about it. But again, it's the stand-ups that really have the freedom to do it because no one else gets the blame if it doesn't go down well. He or she can take all the blame.'"

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Dave Smith releases comedy special Sept. 11 (video)

Libertarian Comedian Dave Smith on the Alt-Right, Christopher Cantwell, and How the Left 'Went Off the Rails' - Reason.com - Nick Gillespie & Mark McDaniel:

September 8, 2017 - "New York comedian Dave Smith says he 'became a libertarian through the Ron Paul movement. He challenged all of my preconceived notions about what government was [and]...inspired me to read all of these people, like Rothbard, Mises, and Friedman.'

"When Bernie Sanders became a national figure, what Smith hated most about the Vermont senator was that he was aesthetically like a carbon copy of Paul — 'a kind of disheveled, older guy who's just a truth teller.'

"[The difference was that] 'Bernie would go around to these kids and be like, "Hey, so you're a college kid in 2017, you're among the richest, freest, most privileged people who have ever existed, [so] billionaires should be paying your bills for you" ... It was the difference between a propagandist and a truth teller.'

"Smith, 34, is a regular on the New York City stand up circuit and hosts two popular podcasts on the GaS Digital Network, Legion of Skanks and Part of the Problem. On September 11, he'll release his first comedy special, Libertas, which will be available for download here."

Read more: http://reason.com/reasontv/2017/09/08/dave-smith-ron-paul-libertas-comedy
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Libertarian solo show opens in LA

Maximum Verbosity Presents INDEFINITE ARTICLES: A LIBERTARIAN RAGE, 6/14-6/27 - Broadway World:

June 14, 2014 - "Maximum Verbosity is proud to present Indefinite Articles: A Libertarian Rage. Featuring playwright, actor and director Phillip Andrew Bennett Low, this political satire will fill the room with maximum verbosity, rage and comedy. The solo show will Open June 14th at Theatre Asylum's Elephant Studio. Tickets are $10.00.

"It's a midterm election year -- just the time for a collection of classic jokes, stories, and rants by libertarian activist and internationally touring storyteller Phillip Andrew Bennett Low! Pull up a chair, down some whiskey*, laugh, get angry, and tip your servers....

"Warning: This show contains profanity, graphic language, and other reckless exploitation of the First Amendment....

"Indefinite Articles: A Libertarian Rage Opens June 14th and runs through June 27th, 2014. The Venue is Theatre Asylum's Elephant Studio located at 1078 Lillian Way (Just south of Santa Monica & Lillian Way), Los Angeles, CA. 90038."

Read more: http://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/Maximum-Verbosity-Presents-INDEFINITE-ARTICLES-A-LIBERTARIAN-RAGE-614-627-20140613
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