{"id":1926526,"date":"2023-05-08T08:28:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T12:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-killed-comedy-check-out-the-frightening-numbers\/"},"modified":"2023-05-08T08:31:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T12:31:32","slug":"woke-killed-comedy-check-out-the-frightening-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-killed-comedy-check-out-the-frightening-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedy Died Due to Wokeness (See the Alarming Stats)"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fwoke-killed-comedy-check-out-the-frightening-numbers%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=1926526&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--><h2>Why Big-Screen Comedies Are Dying Out<\/h2>\n<p>Numbers don\u2019t lie, and they often confirm our worst suspicions. Take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/six-comedians-who-kill-as-dramatic-actors\/\" title=\"Six Comedians Who Kill As Dramatic Actors\">big-screen comedies<\/a>. When was the last gut-busting feature that rocked the box office in the \u201cStep Brothers,\u201d \u201cBridesmaids\u201d tradition? Sure, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-replaces-humans-with-v-r-puppets-on-reality-tv-show\/\" title=\"China Replaces Humans with V.R. Puppets on Reality TV Show\">animated films<\/a> are often humorous, and some MCU films deliver laughs along with superhero action.<\/p>\n<h3>The Funniest Moment In Every Marvel Movie<\/h3>\n<p>Old-school comedies, often R-rated and brimming with anti-heroes, are an endangered species at the cineplex. Podcast giant Joe Rogan said as much last year, and now we have the facts to back it up.<\/p>\n<p>Former Amazon Studios head Roy Price noticed some raw data regarding feature comedies and shared it via Twitter.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The-Numbers.com shows how comedies made up 20 percent of the total movie market share in 1997. Six years later, that number peaked at 21.44 percent.<\/li>\n<li>By 2020, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-killed-comedy-check-out-the-frightening-numbers\/\" title=\"Comedy Died Due to Wokeness (See the Alarming Stats)\">comedic market share shrunk<\/a> to 3.8 percent. Now, it stands at 6.73 percent after 2023\u2019s first quarter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What changed? Isn\u2019t it obvious?<\/p>\n<p>The culture changed and, along with it, our ability to laugh at ourselves. Lovable characters like Bluto from \u201cAnimal House\u201d are now too offensive. Select groups cannot be teased lest accusations of racism or bigotry emerge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jokes now \u201ctrigger\u201d select audience members who revel in victimhood and scurry to social media to share their performative outrage. And, sadly, these souls hold sway over the culture in ways that scare cowardly Hollywood silly.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Comedy guru Todd Phillips abandoned the genre for that very reason.<\/p>\n<p>Big screen comedies like 2015\u2019s \u201cGet Hard\u201d came under fire as being racist, despite black comedian Kevin Hart co-headlining alongside Will Ferrell. Amy Schumer uncorked two comedies, \u201cSnatched\u201d (2017) and \u201cI Feel Pretty\u201d (2018), which both got blasted as racist and\/or problematic.<\/p>\n<p>She hasn\u2019t made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comedy-renegades-together-t-j-miller-joins-adam-carolla-on-new-truth-yeller-episode\/\" title=\"Comedy Renegades Together: T.J. Miller Joins Adam Carolla On New \u2018Truth Yeller\u2019 Episode\">big-screen comedy<\/a> since.<\/p>\n<p>Woke isn\u2019t entirely to blame for the dearth of big-screen comedies. Some switched from theatrical releases to streaming, although very few have broken through like the \u201cOld Schools\u201d and \u201cStep Brothers\u201d of yore.<\/p>\n<p>Is anyone quoting \u201cVacation Friends?\u201d \u201cMurder Mystery 1 or 2?\u201d \u201cThe Wrong Missy?\u201d \u201cSpirited?\u201d \u201cComing 2 America?\u201d \u201cWine Country?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>This should be a golden age for comedy, much like how horror is firing on all cylinders. Not only is modern culture ripe for ridicule, but it can be done at a fraction of the cost of the average blockbuster.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Comedies don\u2019t demand A-list talents, for starters, and the hefty price tags they require. One of the best comedies of the modern era, \u201cThe 40-Year-Old Virgin,\u201d featured actors who weren\u2019t A-listers at the time, including Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd and Elizabeth Banks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funny films rarely require CGI-laden budgets which might make a Return on Investment (ROI) harder to justify.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Modern audiences crave escapism, and the best way to make them forget their troubles is with laughter. It\u2019s why rebel comics like Ryan Long, Chrissie Mayr, Tyler Fischer, Tim Dillon and, of course, Joe Rogan thrive on alternative platforms.<\/p>\n<p>This comedy video, with no marketing or studio behind it, generated millions of views within a few days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When She Catches You Staring at the Gym<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Andrew Schulz sold his \u201cInfamous\u201d special independently and quickly turned a profit. Louis C.K., canceled by mainstream Hollywood for his gross sexual acts, sold out Madison Square Garden earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re desperate for laughter, but Hollywood is too cowardly to meet us halfway.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LIKE HOLLYWOOD IN TOTO? THEN YOU\u2019LL LOVE THE HOLLYWOOD IN TOTO PODCAST<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TweetShare38ShareEmailReddit38 SharesNumbers don\u2019t lie, and they often confirm our worst suspicions. Take big-screen comedies. When was the last gut-busting feature that rocked the box office in the \u201cStep Brothers,\u201d \u201cBridesmaids\u201d tradition? Sure, animated films are often humorous, and some MCU films deliver laughs along with superhero action. 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