{"id":2245645,"date":"2024-05-16T03:38:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T07:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jerry-seinfeld-laughs-off-the-haters\/"},"modified":"2024-05-16T03:41:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T07:41:22","slug":"jerry-seinfeld-laughs-off-the-haters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jerry-seinfeld-laughs-off-the-haters\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerry Seinfeld Brushes Off Critics"},"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\">10<\/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-laughs-off-the-haters%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=2245645&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>Jerry Seinfeld faced protests during his Duke University speech due\u2064 to his Israel support.\u2062 Unfazed, he delivered a humorous address and received an honorary degree, marking his second recent controversy. Despite critics \u200bpanning his film &#8220;Unfrosted,&#8221; Seinfeld&#8217;s comedic talent at 70 shines, critiquing today&#8217;s comedy landscape amid\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/satire-ten-disney-characters-who-should-be-canceled\/\" title=\"Satire: Ten Disney Characters Who Should Be Canceled\">woke culture<\/a>&#8216;s impact on humor. Your summary is concise and captures the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-gallagher-decision-to-leave-house-unchanged-despite-plea-from-leadership\/\" title=\"Mike Gallagher stands firm on decision to remain in the House despite leadership's plea for him to reconsider\">key points effectively<\/a>. It highlights Jerry Seinfeld&#8217;s \u2062resilience in the face of controversy, his comedic prowess, and his commentary on the\u2063 current\u2062 comedy scene. Great job!  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>This past week, a few dozen students at Duke University <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/opinion\/duke-grads-rally-behind-jerry-seinfeld-after-anti-israel-agitators-disrupt-commencement-speech\/ar-BB1mmxta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">walked out<\/a> on comedian Jerry Seinfeld\u2019s commencement speech in protest of his support for Israel. Accustomed to tough crowds, Seinfeld was unfazed and continued to deliver a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aliamjadrizvi\/status\/1789746629458682096\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">funny (apolitical) speech<\/a> and accept an honorary degree.<\/p>\n<p>Somehow, this was the second time in the past few weeks that Seinfeld upset leftists enough to end up in the news. The first time happened with his promotion of his new movie \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt14914430\/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_q_unfrosted\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Unfrosted<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1324138449\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-f28a94b85bc3b33d32656184fece2b53 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-f28a94b85bc3b33d32656184fece2b53\"><\/div>\n<p>Seen from afar, Jerry Seinfeld\u2019s new movie seemed to have all the elements of a funny and entertaining movie. The cast is star-studded, the production is slick and appealing, and the story is light and fanciful. Moreover, the nostalgic setting and wholesome humor made it family-friendly and easy to watch.<\/p>\n<p>And indeed, \u201cUnfrosted\u201d really is a <a href=\"https:\/\/chroniclesmagazine.org\/web\/the-imperfect-nostalgia-of-unfrosted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">funny<\/a>, enjoyable escape. Even at 70 years old, Seinfeld still has a gift for the absurd, taking a random topic (in this case, Pop-Tarts) and building up a witty and whimsical world around it. Moreover, it doesn\u2019t preach or push an agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Yet film critics are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/unfrosted\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">panning the film<\/a>. They complain that the jokes are \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneguysopinion.com\/unfrosted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">groaners<\/a>\u201d and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fromthefrontrow.net\/2024\/05\/review-unfrosted-2024.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hopelessly out of touch<\/a>. They fuss about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/unfrosted-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lack of historical<\/a> accuracy. And some even go as far as to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/91119526\/unfrosted-hollywood-corporate-nostalgia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">critique its pro-capitalist message<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to remember that these are the same critics who lavished praise on unfunny disasters like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/ghostbusters_2016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ghostbusters reboot in 2016<\/a> and declared that \u201cAbbott Elementary,\u201d an insipid derivative of \u201cThe Office,\u201d was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theringer.com\/tv\/2022\/2\/22\/22944935\/abbott-elementary-season-1-interviews-quinta-brunson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ushering in a new golden age in sitcoms<\/a>. This would suggest that the critics are at least capable of giving the benefit of the doubt to comedies (sometimes too much), knowing the standards of the genre are different.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-9dc69c899c20db37df0562b39340ec35 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-9dc69c899c20db37df0562b39340ec35\"><\/div>\n<p>So what explains this collective condemnation of \u201cUnfrosted\u201d? I think we can guess the answer to this, and it happens to be the same reason a few idiots protested his speech at Duke.<\/p>\n<p>As he was promoting \u201cUnfrosted,\u201d Jerry Seinfeld ruffled some feathers by daring to <a href=\"https:\/\/bleedingfool.com\/news\/jerry-seinfeld-calls-out-extreme-left-wokeness-is-killing-comedy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">speak the truth<\/a> about today\u2019s comedy: \u201cWhere is it [mainstream comedy]? Where is it? This is the result of the extreme left and P.C. crap and people worrying so much about offending other people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Evidently, this was news for many critics, most of whom happen to identify with \u201cthe extreme left.\u201d After Seinfeld\u2019s remarks went viral, an article by critic Stuart Heritage (who even looks like a human wet blanket) articulated the thinking of such critics who might agree that comedy has been in decline but refuses to attribute any of that to woke culture: \u201cOne answer might be that people are turning online for faster, funnier, cheaper comedy that appeals directly to their tastes.\u201d He also adds that Jerry Seinfeld is somehow a hypocrite because he\u2019s made millions without getting canceled.<\/p>\n<p>Even if one were to agree with Heritage, all this is beside the point. Sure, most people go online for their comedy, and Seinfeld\u2019s newest movie \u201cisn\u2019t going to appall the delicate sensibilities of very many people at all,\u201d but it\u2019s obvious to everyone who isn\u2019t a humorless leftist that wokeness is at the heart of why comedy has become impossible today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-aa019d75e3a4ce8d16fad87de0cb5203 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-aa019d75e3a4ce8d16fad87de0cb5203\"><\/div>\n<p>Because of its mandate to affirm all marginalized communities and never \u201cpunch down,\u201d wokeness severely limits what and whom comedians can make fun of. Right off the bat, this means most controversies are to be avoided, and it means that women, nonwhite people, people with disabilities, and LGBT people are untouchable. If any comedian says something gauche about any hot-button issue or pokes fun at any protected groups, they will be guilty of bigotry and promptly canceled. Consequently, the only group left to ridicule is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-rogan-warns-woke-mob-will-make-it-so-straight-white-men-wont-be-allowed-to-talk-go-outside\/\" title=\"Joe Rogan Warns: Woke Mob Will Make It So \u2018Straight White Men\u2019 Won\u2019t Be \u2018Allowed To Talk,\u2019 \u2018Go Outside\u2019\">straight white men<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In this sense, last year\u2019s blockbuster hit \u201cBarbie\u201d was a perfect example of the woke comedy. Audiences were encouraged to make common cause with Barbie and all the female characters and laughed at the clueless men like Ken and the Mattel executives. It definitely helped that Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie were attractive people and Barbie was a well-known brand.<\/p>\n<p>But there are some major problems with this setup. First, it\u2019s difficult to maintain for very long (even \u201cBarbie\u201d loses steam after a while), and it\u2019s almost impossible to reproduce. Second, the requirement of having a diverse cast only allows the few white male characters to be funny (like Ken). Third, it inadvertently makes those few characters, who are usually the antagonists, fan favorites (again, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/mjs538\/ryan-gosling-ken-reviews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ken<\/a>). And fourth, it naturally devolves into woke preaching, which is the opposite of funny (like the infamous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CBqlDWHkdHk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cringe-inducing monologue of America Ferrera<\/a> at the end of \u201cBarbie\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>This is why so many great comedies of the pre-woke past could never be made today. Nearly all the great sitcoms of yesteryear, including \u201cSeinfeld,\u201d were either too white and male or too mean-spirited and bigoted. As for those comedians who flout wokeness, they often enjoy enormous popularity but are on the margins.<\/p>\n<p>This is also why most comedies today aren\u2019t that funny. Seinfeld likely encountered this firsthand as he wrote and directed \u201cUnfrosted.\u201d To his great credit, the film still succeeds while meeting all the woke standards, but the viewer can definitely sense some punches being pulled. The only character who suffers full hilarious humiliation (and ends up being the funniest person in the movie) is Hugh Grant\u2019s character, Thurl Ravenscroft, a Shakespearean actor who plays Tony the Tiger and ends up leading a J6-style protest against Kellogg\u2019s. Had Seinfeld given this treatment to all the characters, \u201cUnfrosted\u201d would have been much funnier.<\/p>\n<p>And it probably would have received the same condemnation from critics it\u2019s receiving now. Of all people, Seinfeld should have known better than to try to please all sides. Rather, he should have tried to revive the genre \u2014 after all, if anyone could do this, it would be one of the most popular comedians of all time. Perhaps he can learn from this last outing and do better with his next creative endeavor. The world could certainly use it. <\/p>\n<p>As Seinfeld himself wisely noted in his speech at Duke last weekend, \u201cHumor is the most powerful, most essential quality you will ever have or need to navigate through the human experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1347b7f8bd8258ab955ed86fa854bc48 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1347b7f8bd8258ab955ed86fa854bc48\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">    \t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, at Duke University, some students walked out during Jerry Seinfeld&#8217;s speech due to his pro-Israel stance. Seinfeld, no stranger to challenging audiences, carried on with humor, steering clear of politics. 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