{"id":1775172,"date":"2022-12-14T14:02:54","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T19:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1775172"},"modified":"2022-12-14T14:03:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T19:03:00","slug":"saddest-thing-in-the-world-tim-allen-says-comedic-greats-like-richard-pryor-and-george-carlin-couldnt-tell-jokes-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saddest-thing-in-the-world-tim-allen-says-comedic-greats-like-richard-pryor-and-george-carlin-couldnt-tell-jokes-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Saddest Thing In The World\u2019: Tim Allen Says Comedic Greats Like Richard Pryor And George Carlin Couldn\u2019t Tell Jokes In 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsaddest-thing-in-the-world-tim-allen-says-comedic-greats-like-richard-pryor-and-george-carlin-couldnt-tell-jokes-in-2022%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1775172&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Tim Allen said the \u201csaddest thing in the world\u201d to him is that comedic greats like Richard Pryor and George Carlin would not be able to tell jokes in 2022 because of the political climate.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/tim-allen\">69-year-old actor<\/a> said that as a comedian he never means to hurt anyone with his jokes and that it\u2019s all meant to \u201cmake them laugh,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/tim-allen-addresses-current-state-of-comedy\">Fox News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got into this business because of my college attraction to Lenny Bruce and eventually late college I saw Richard Pryor in concert and George Carlin,\u201d Allen explained. \u201cYou never thought of what they were doing as infuriating people to make them laugh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNowadays, you know, I don\u2019t think they would be allowed to say that,\u201d he added. \u201cSo, that\u2019s the saddest thing in the world to me. That everything is OK as long as I\u2019m not being offended.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tim Allen addresses the current state of comedy: &#8216;We&#8217;re all in the same boat here&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sDpOQrxS2p\">https:\/\/t.co\/sDpOQrxS2p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/1603037119529848832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Santa Clause\u201d star said what he does is \u201clie to tell the truth. That\u2019s what comedy is about. You\u2019re overextending yourself so that people go, \u2018S***, that is weird.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also said he hopes attacking comedians is just a phase that will end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t get anybody, hopefully, getting mad enough to hurt me or yell out screaming in my big concerts,\u201d Allen said. \u201cComedy isn\u2019t about hurting people, it\u2019s herding \u2013 get everybody together to laugh at this thing. If you get hurt by it, that\u2019s unfortunate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cToy Story\u201d star, an open Republican, also hasn\u2019t hidden his thoughts about \u201cwoke\u201d culture.<\/p>\n<p>In October, Allen trolled those he labeled \u201cwokees\u201d as he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/tim-allen-trolls-wokees-asks-the-question-everyone-is-wondering-about-this-group\">tweeted<\/a> \u201cWho is the face of woke?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo wokees have a club house in someone\u2019s backyard or maybe a cute yet safe playpen somewhere?\u201d the \u201cLast Man Standing\u201d star tweeted to his hundreds of thousands of followers.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the superstar actor appeared to take a swipe at Disney\u2019s pro-LGBTQIA+ programming when he tweeted about his latest trip to its famous theme park in southern California.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTook some kids to Disneyland and overheard a 13 year old boy wondering if he may be pansexual since he loves skillets,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ofctimallen\/status\/1536782789596434432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1536782789596434432%7Ctwgr%5E8088668e3a5cfd63ac67e5a9eafa9cc4f7b2c44e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Ftim-allen-trolls-wokees-asks-the-question-everyone-is-wondering-about-this-group\">tweeted<\/a> at the time.<\/p>\n<p><em>Disclosure: The Daily Wire has announced plans for kids\u2019 entertainment content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/tim-allen-says-hes-better-as-santa-claus-than-other-roles-says-new-christmas-series-doesnt-ignore-christian-holiday\">Tim Allen Says He\u2019s \u2018Better As Santa Claus\u2019 Than Other Roles, Says New Christmas Series Doesn\u2019t \u2018Ignore\u2019 Christian\u00a0Holiday<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tim Allen said the \u201csaddest thing in the world\u201d to him is that comedic greats like Richard Pryor and George Carlin would not be able to tell jokes in 2022 because of the political climate. 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