{"id":2233597,"date":"2024-04-30T12:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T16:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seinfeld-actor-john-ohurley-says-we-lost-ability-to-be-silly\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T12:36:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T16:36:21","slug":"seinfeld-actor-john-ohurley-says-we-lost-ability-to-be-silly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seinfeld-actor-john-ohurley-says-we-lost-ability-to-be-silly\/","title":{"rendered":"Seinfeld Star John O&#8217;Hurley Laments Loss of Playfulness"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fseinfeld-actor-john-ohurley-says-we-lost-ability-to-be-silly%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=2233597&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>Actor John O&#8217;Hurley, known for his role in &#8220;Seinfeld,&#8221; has joined Jerry Seinfeld in critiquing the current state of \u2062comedy. They argue that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/demi-lovato-happens-against-gender-reveal-celebrations-there-are-males-with-vaginas-and-women-with-penises\/\" title=\"Demi Lovato HAPPENS Against Gender Reveal Celebrations: \u2018There Are Males With Vaginas And Women With Penises\u2019\">modern society<\/a> has lost the art of being lighthearted \u200cand silly. Seinfeld expressed concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-happens-when-the-queen-dies-heres-the-protocol\/\" title=\"What Happens When The Queen Dies? Here\u2019s The Protocol\">television content<\/a> \u200dbeing influenced by leftist\u200d ideologies and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secretary-of-state-michael-pompeo-time-to-put-wokeism-to-sleep\/\" title=\"Secretary of State Michael Pompeo: Time to 'Put Wokeism to Sleep'\">political correctness<\/a>,\u2064 leading to a lack of comedic \u2064freedom. \u200dActor John O&#8217;Hurley, \u2062famous for \u200chis role in &#8220;Seinfeld,&#8221;\u2064 aligns with Jerry \u2064Seinfeld in criticizing the \u200bpresent comedy landscape. Both highlight \u200cthe\u2063 disappearance of light-heartedness \u2064in today&#8217;s culture. Seinfeld&#8217;s worries stem from\u2064 leftist\u200c influences and political correctness shaping\u200b TV content, \u200brestricting comedic expression.  <\/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<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/seinfeld\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Seinfeld\">Seinfeld<\/a><\/em>  actor John O\u2019Hurley has joined Jerry Seinfeld in criticizing the state of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/comedy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>comedy<\/a>, arguing that people in the modern age have lost the \u201cability to be silly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seinfeld commented in a recent interview that there are no longer any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>television<\/a> programs due to \u201cthe extreme Left\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mindy-kaling-says-the-office-is-so-inappropriate-now-and-most-characters-would-be-canceled\/\" title=\"Mindy Kaling Says \u2018The Office\u2019 Is \u2018So Inappropriate Now\u2019 And Most Characters \u2018Would Be Canceled\u2019\">politically correct culture<\/a> being too concerned about offending people. O\u2019Hurley, who played entrepreneur John Peterman in the <em>Seinfeld<\/em> comedy series, was asked if there was any chance for comedy to make a return, to which he replied that it was an \u201cinteresting\u201d question. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd the problem is that we have lost our ability to be silly,\u201d O\u2019Hurley said on Fox News\u2019s <em>Jesse Watters Primetime<\/em>. \u201cThat\u2019s a sad thing when you think about it. Just let the shoulders go loose and say something silly about yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Hurley noted how many people of differing ethnicities have historically sought to be included in the realm of comedy but that it is no longer possible in the modern age. He added that the demand to be included is no longer present, but rather that \u201cthere\u2019s a select group of those who know better\u201d who believe they should be excluded from being the brunt of a joke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur comedy is no longer silly, it\u2019s not about that,\u201d O\u2019Hurley said. \u201cIt\u2019s mocking and it\u2019s sarcasm, and that\u2019s not comedy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The comedian\u2019s comment prompted host Jesse Watters to encourage people to \u201cMake America Silly Again,\u201d a play on former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d campaign slogan. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Seinfeld, in criticizing the modern state of comedy, argued that many people are turning to stand-up comedians because of how unfiltered they are. He added that stand-up comedians are able to tell their type of comedy rather than having it go through multiple different editors.<\/p>\n<p>Seinfeld\u2019s criticism of modern comedy shows comes as a contradiction to several other shows still on the air, such as <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>South Park<\/a><\/em>  and <em>It\u2019s Always Sunny in Philadelphia<\/em>, both of which are getting new seasons and delve into dark comedy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seinfeld actor John O&#8217;Hurley, echoing Jerry Seinfeld, bemoans the decline of comedy. He believes that modern society lacks the freedom to be whimsical. O&#8217;Hurley and Seinfeld both express concerns over the impact of political correctness and leftist ideologies on television content. 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