{"id":2234087,"date":"2024-04-30T20:09:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T00:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jerry-seinfeld-doubles-down-says-seinfeld-jokes-would-never-be-written-today\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T20:12:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T00:12:04","slug":"jerry-seinfeld-doubles-down-says-seinfeld-jokes-would-never-be-written-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jerry-seinfeld-doubles-down-says-seinfeld-jokes-would-never-be-written-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerry Seinfeld stands firm: &#8216;Seinfeld&#8217; jokes wouldn&#8217;t make the cut today"},"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\">22<\/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-doubles-down-says-seinfeld-jokes-would-never-be-written-today%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=2234087&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>Renowned comedian Jerry Seinfeld\u200b sparked controversy by criticizing the impact of the &#8220;extreme\u200d left&#8221; \u200bon comedy in a\u200c recent interview with The \u200dNew Yorker. He expressed concerns about the lack of universally praised comedy TV shows due to political correctness. Seinfeld also discussed \u200chow &#8220;Seinfeld&#8221; might \u200dnot have thrived in\u2063 today&#8217;s\u2064 environment, highlighting the changing landscape of humor. The summary\u2063 you provided effectively captures Jerry Seinfeld&#8217;s criticism \u2062of the &#8220;extreme left&#8221; in comedy and\u2064 the changing landscape \u2062of humor. It highlights his concerns about the impact of political \u200dcorrectness\u2063 on comedy and how it could affect the success of shows like &#8220;Seinfeld&#8221; in today&#8217;s\u200d environment. This summary is concise and informative, conveying the key points of\u200d the interview.  <\/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\/entertainment\/\">  Entertainment <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/maustin\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/maustin\/%20\"><span>Michael Austin<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 30, 2024 at 4:56pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Renowned stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld made headlines this week for criticizing the \u201cextreme left\u201d for ruining comedy.<\/p>\n<p>The quote came out during a wide-ranging Sunday interview with The New Yorker about the state of comedy and Seinfeld\u2019s upcoming film \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/seinfeld-returns-big-screen-directing-starring-new-film-long-list-comedy-legends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unfrosted<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked about how the \u201cserious aspects of the world\u201d are impacting comedy, the \u201990s sitcom star claimed that \u201cthe extreme left and P.C. crap\u201d are to blame for the lack of universally praised comedy television shows.<\/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. Oh, \u201cm*a*s*h\u201d is on. Oh, \u201cMary Tyler Moore\u201d is on. \u201cAll in the Family\u201d is on.\u2019 You just expected, There\u2019ll be some funny stuff we can watch on TV tonight. Well, guess what\u2014where is it? This is the result of the extreme left and P.C. crap, and people worrying so much about offending other people,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/culture\/the-new-yorker-interview\/the-scholar-of-comedy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>As mentioned above, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jerry-seinfeld-unleashes-extreme-left-devastating-impact-comedy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that story<\/a> was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-factors-in-the-red-wave-that-wasnt\/\" title=\"Three Factors in the Red Wave That Wasn\u2019t\">covered ad nauseam<\/a> this past week.<\/p>\n<p>What was not quite as well-covered, however, was what Seinfeld said next.<\/p>\n<p>After his above comments, The New Yorker pressed about Larry David\u2019s \u201cCurb Your Enthusiasm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If Seinfeld was correct about how P.C. culture had ruined comedy television, then how had \u201cSeinfeld\u201d co-creator David been able to create such a successful comedy show in today\u2019s day and age?<\/p>\n<p>The stand-up legend then clarified.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you agree with Seinfeld?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cLarry was grandfathered in,\u201d Seinfeld said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s old enough so that\u2014\u2019I don\u2019t have to observe those rules, because I started before you made those rules.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If \u201cSeinfeld\u201d had been made today, with David and Seinfeld not having yet earned their stripes in the entertainment industry, many of the show\u2019s most famous jokes would not have flied, in Seinfeld\u2019s opinion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did an episode of the series in the nineties where Kramer decides to start a business of having homeless people pull rickshaws because, as he says, \u2018They\u2019re outside anyway.\u2019 Do you think I could get that episode on the air today?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In his opinion, under the same circumstances \u2014 i.e. if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-larry-david-enraged-cnn-anchor-asking-net-worth-none-fing-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Larry David<\/a> had not been \u201cgrandfathered in\u201d \u2014 many of the best \u201cCurb Your Enthusiasm\u201d jokes would not have been allowed either.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight, right. If Larry was thirty-five, he couldn\u2019t get away with the watermelon stuff and Palestinian chicken . . . and HBO knows that\u2019s what people come here for, but they\u2019re not smart enough to figure out, How do we do this now?\u201d Seinfeld said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo we take the heat, or just not be funny? And what they\u2019ve decided to be is, Well, we\u2019re not going to do comedies anymore. There were no sitcoms picked up on the fall season of all four networks. Not one. No new sitcoms.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"author-info-45247\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/maustin\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Manager of Writing and Reporting<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45247\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45247\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45247\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45247\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Michael wrote for a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/variety-woke-festivals-punish-problematic-films\/\" title=\"Variety: Woke Festivals Punish \u201cProblematic\u201d Films\">entertainment news outlets<\/a> before joining The Western Journal in 2020 as a staff reporter. He now manages the writing and reporting teams, overseeing the production of commentary, news and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/audiences-crave-older-movies-theatrical-re-release-trend-gains-steam-worldwide\/\" title=\"Movie Buffs Desire Vintage Films: Global Resurgence of Theatrical Re-Releases\">original reporting content<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Ames, Iowa <\/p>\n<p>  Nationality <\/p>\n<p>  American <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  Iowa State University <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Culture, Faith, Politics, Education, Entertainment <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stand-up legend Jerry Seinfeld stirred controversy by calling out the &#8220;extreme left&#8221; for its impact on comedy. 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