Jerry Seinfeld sees the 'extreme left' and 'PC crap' as major impediments to current comedy, but writers who are 'agile and clever enough' should be able to navigate it.
A good comedian's job "is to be agile and clever enough" to navigate changing cultural tastes, the comedian says.Christian Holub is a writer covering comics and other geeky pop culture. He's still mad about 'Firefly' getting canceled.may be one of the most famous funnymen of all time, but he doesn't think highly of the current state of comedy.
"Nothing really affects comedy. People always need it, they need it so badly and they don't get it," Seinfeld said. "It used to be, you would get home at the end of the day and most people would say, 'ohis on.' You just expected, 'there'll be some funny stuff we can watch on TV tonight.' Well, guess what? Where is it?"Seinfeld continued, "this is the result of the extreme left, and PC crap, and people worrying so much about offending other people.
But, Seinfeld argues, if David was a young up-and-coming comedy writer today who wanted to pitch a concept like the's classic send-up Israel/Palestine relations, he probably wouldn't have the creative freedom to do so. "If Larry was 35, he wouldn't get away with the watermelon stuff and 'Palestinian Chicken,'" Seinfeld said. "HBO knows that's what people come for. But they're not smart enough to figure out, 'how do we do this now? Do we take the heat, or just not be funny?'", if you want to know how deep the connection can be between a standup comic and their audience. Seinfeld does see hope, for those comedians who are clever enough to navigate changing tastes.
"We wouldn't do that joke with Kramer and the rickshaws today. We would come up with another joke," Seinfeld said. "They move the gates, like in skiing. Your job is to be agile and clever enough that wherever they put the gate, you're gonna make the gate.
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