{"id":2232611,"date":"2024-04-29T11:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T15:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jerry-seinfeld-unleashes-on-the-extreme-left-for-its-devastating-impact-on-comedy\/"},"modified":"2024-04-29T11:58:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T15:58:22","slug":"jerry-seinfeld-unleashes-on-the-extreme-left-for-its-devastating-impact-on-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jerry-seinfeld-unleashes-on-the-extreme-left-for-its-devastating-impact-on-comedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerry Seinfeld Criticizes the &#8216;Extreme Left&#8217; for Its Comedy Effects"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fjerry-seinfeld-unleashes-on-the-extreme-left-for-its-devastating-impact-on-comedy%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=2232611&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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-love-reproductive-choice-until-women-choose-to-stop-taking-the-pill\/\" title=\"Media supports reproductive choice until women opt to discontinue using contraception\">summary discusses<\/a> how comedian Jerry Seinfeld criticizes the \u200bimpact of \u200dpolitical correctness on comedy\u200d due to\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sheryl-crows-attempt-to-blast-jason-aldean-over-try-that-in-a-small-town-flops-when-internet-digs-into-her-past\/\" title=\"Sheryl Crow's failed attempt to criticize Jason Aldean backfires as internet uncovers her past.\">left-wing\u2062 politics<\/a>. Seinfeld&#8217;s frustration is evident, highlighting the\u200c challenges\u200b faced in creating humor\u200c in today&#8217;s landscape of excessive sensitivity. The article emphasizes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-bond-writer-worried-amazon-will-water-down-character-to-appease-the-woke\/\" title=\"James Bond Writer Worried Amazon Will Water-Down Character to Appease the Woke\">stifling effect<\/a> of PC culture on creativity, especially within Hollywood,\u2064 echoing concerns raised by the right for \u200byears.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/%20\"><span>Allison Anton<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 29, 2024 at 8:45am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>When even Hollywood personalities who have donated to Democratic candidates express their frustration with the current state of left-wing politics, you know the pendulum has shifted dramatically.<\/p>\n<p>Comedian Jerry Seinfeld has long expressed disdain for the impact of political correctness on his profession.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t play colleges \u2026 I hear a lot of people tell me, \u2018Don\u2019t go near colleges. They\u2019re so PC,&#8217;\u201d he said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/radio\/play\/_\/id\/13010973\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2015 interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While Seinfeld <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochesterfirst.com\/new-york-state\/jerry-seinfeld-among-biggest-donors-to-ny-gov-kathy-hochul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gave $50,000<\/a> to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul\u2019s 2022 campaign, he is now blaming the \u201cextreme left\u201d for the sorry state of comedy today.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on\u00a0David Remnik\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/podcast\/the-new-yorker-radio-hour\/jerry-seinfeld-on-making-a-life-in-comedy-and-also-pop-tarts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New Yorker Radio Hour<\/a>\u201d on Friday, he spoke frankly about the problem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing really affects comedy,\u201d Seinfeld said. \u201cPeople always need it, and they need it so badly, and they don\u2019t get it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt used to be you would go home at the end of the day, most people would go, \u2018Oh, \u201cCheers\u201d is on.\u2019 \u2018Oh, \u201cM*A*S*H\u201d is on.\u2019 \u2018Oh, \u201cMary Tyler Moore\u201d is on.\u2019 \u2018\u201cAll in the Family\u201d is on.\u2019 You just expected there will be some funny stuff we can watch on TV tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cWell guess what? Where is it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the result of the extreme left and PC crap and people worrying so much about offending other people,\u201d Seinfeld said. \u201cWhen you write a script, and it goes into four or five different hands, committees, groups \u2014 \u2018Here\u2019s our thought about this joke\u2019 \u2014 well, that\u2019s the end of your comedy.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@newyorker\/video\/7362296649592605998\" data-video-id=\"7362296649592605998\">\n<section><a title=\"@newyorker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@newyorker?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@newyorker<\/a> On a new episode of The New Yorker Radio Hour, Jerry Seinfeld talks with David Remnick about his new film on the history of Pop-Tarts, the changing norms in comedy, and turning 70. Listen to their full conversation at the link in our bio. <a title=\"jerryseinfeld\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/jerryseinfeld?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#jerryseinfeld<\/a> <a title=\"unfrosted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/unfrosted?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#unfrosted<\/a> <a title=\"podtok\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/podtok?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#podtok<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c original sound - The New Yorker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7362296738935573291?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 The New Yorker<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Of course, this was something the right has been saying for years, but he was absolutely correct.<\/p>\n<p>The dependence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jerry-seinfeld-rips-modern-day-films-movie-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">modern Hollywood<\/a> on using focus groups and making entertainment by committee \u2014 along with its embrace of left-wing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">identity politics<\/a> \u2014 has stifled creativity in all genres but has been especially devastating for comedy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mr-bean-breaks-silence-message-cancel-culture-job-comedy-offend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safe comedy<\/a> is anti-comedy. Comedy, by its nature, involves poking fun at something or someone, viciously or otherwise, to make a point about its absurdity.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/seinfeld-returns-big-screen-directing-starring-new-film-long-list-comedy-legends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comedy<\/a> has always been incredibly subjective, someone is bound to get offended by even the most innocuous joke.<\/p>\n<p>And when a team of talented writers is placed under the watchful eye of a group of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disney-projected-worst-flop-year-faith-based-film-zooming-past-expectations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">humorless executives<\/a> wanting to maximize profit, as well as being terrified of falling afoul of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/star-wars-actor-unloads-disney-company-makes-politically-correct-change-franchise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PC police<\/a> \u2014 well, it would be incredibly hard to make anything interesting, let alone funny, under those circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Seinfeld went on to tell Remnik, \u201cThey move the gates, like in skiing. Culture \u2014 the gates are moving. Your job is to be agile and clever enough that, wherever they put the gates, I\u2019m gonna make the gate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow they\u2019re [the audience] going to see stand-up comics because we are not policed by anyone. The audience polices us. We know when we\u2019re off-track, we know instantly, and we adjust to it instantly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion begins around the 32-minute mark below:<\/p>\n<p>Now, again, commentators on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/comedy-club-cancels-performances-4-popular-comedians-leftists-throw-fit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">right<\/a> have been sounding the alarm on extreme leftism stifling comedy and creativity for years.<\/p>\n<p>But for one of the biggest names in comedy to have recognized and denounced this in such clear terms \u2014 even including calling the left out by name \u2014 was a pretty big deal.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Are you a fan of Jerry Seinfeld?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Audiences have grown tired of having the message of wokeness and tolerance \u2014 unless you were a conservative Christian \u2014 forced down their throats when all they wanted was to relax after a long day living in the real world.<\/p>\n<p>Ordinary folks want <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-report-whines-api-representation-entertainment-absurdly-stupid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">entertainment<\/a> that is funny, thought-provoking and above all, creative.<\/p>\n<p>And, as Seinfeld pointed out so clearly in this interview, you won\u2019t get any of that if you\u2019re so focused on not offending people that you\u2019re afraid to take risks.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. 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She calls the metro Atlanta area home, and when she\u2019s not writing, she\u2019s creating a loving home for her amazing husband.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a commentary by Allison Anton on April 29, 2024, at 8:45 am, Hollywood personalities supporting Democratic candidates voice discontent with left-wing politics. 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