Jerry Seinfeld Admits It: The “Extreme Left” Has Ruined Comedy

Remember funny sitcoms?

Sitcoms that were family friendly and family centered?

No matter what was going on, at least you had an episode of Home Improvement, King of Queens, Last Man Standing or Community to look forward to.

But those types of shows have seemed to take a vacation, replaced by a subsitute sitcom called Commie Woke Anti-Anything-Good Propaganda.

Even The Simpsons, an animated show that millions look forward to every Sunday wasn’t immune and has also gone the way of woke.

Thank goodness Tim Allen is at work creating a new proper sitcom, Shifting Gears (working title).

Make comedy legal again!
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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 28, 2024

Forbes reports:

Jerry Seinfeld’s claim that the “extreme left” ruined the state of comedy on television roiled critics Monday and drew praise from the likes of Elon Musk, who posted an excerpt of Seinfeld’s controversial interview with the comment “Make comedy legal again.”

Seinfeld told journalist David Remnick on “The New Yorker Radio Hour” that “the extreme left and P.C. crap” and “people worrying so much about offending other people” has extinguished comedy on television, alleging networks have decided: “We’re not going to do comedies anymore.”

Seinfeld said viewers once had the ability to turn on the television at night and find a funny show, like “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” or “All In The Family,” but asked: “Where is it?”

Stand-up comics are the only comedic outlets left that aren’t “policed by anyone,” Seinfeld claimed, slamming the multiple groups and committees television scripts likely have to go through before they can be aired.

Seinfeld said that “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” an edgier comedy show created by “Seinfeld” co-creator Larry David, only survived its 12-season run on HBO because David is an older industry veteran who was working in comedy television before the “P.C.” rules were written.

(The irony is, Larry David is a huge Trump-hater, so I’m sure there’s plenty of woke blood flowing through him.)

Seinfeld’s comments attracted significant social media attention, with some countering his remarks by pointing out that several sitcoms perceived to be less politically correct have thrived in recent years.

One post on X, liked more than 10,000 times, noted David had a successful 24-year-run (with several multi-year breaks) with “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” while Julia Louis-Dreyfus starred in “Veep” (2012-2019) and won six Emmy Awards for her portrayal of a non-politically correct politician.

The post also pointed to several provocative animated shows, like the long-running “Family Guy” and “American Dad,” as non-politically correct shows on television. Other comments noted “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia,” the FX sitcom known for its provocative brand of humor, has aired since 2005.

The Guardian film and television writer Stuart Heritage slammed Seinfeld’s comments as unreflective of his comedic career, writing that Seinfeld has positioned himself as a “deliberately inoffensive” stand-up comic who has previously stated he stays away from swearing and sexual content during stand-up routines, calling those topics the “easiest laughs.”

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The Independent editor Adam White suggested Seinfeld’s comments were misguided in a column, instead suggesting “modern-day viewing habits” are to blame.

“If you’re Netflix, why bother investing money in a potentially unpopular new sitcom when millions are happy to watch old episodes of ‘Friends,’ ‘The Office’ and, oh look, ‘Seinfeld’ instead?” White wrote.

It will be nice to have some normal sitcoms again.

Until Hollywood is fixed, and until Tim Allen’s show, which I’m looking forward to, we still have the old comedy shows on DVD and Netflix to watch.

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— Tim Allen (@ofctimallen) March 7, 2024

So, in the spirit of bringing back good humor, and needing a good laugh in these dark times, here’s some non-PC friendly comedy for you.

Be sure there’s no liberals around you first.

Did you check?

I’m serious.

Okay, here you go.

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And a standup routine from Kvon:

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Jerry Seinfeld Shuts Down a “White Guilt” Reporter

“Woke” is kryptonite to comedy.

And Jerry Seinfeld knows it.

Seinfeld famously places comedy above almost everything…

If it’s funny, it’s in.

If it’s not funny, it’s out.

The only thing that matters is if the audience laughs.  If they don’t laugh, it’s not funny and Jerry’s not interested in it.

It’s an almost religious devotion to finding and producing comedy that has driven him his whole life, and it’s one reason (in addition to Larry David) that his sitcom is widely considered to be the best of all time.

Because they obsessed about making every moment funny…and nothing else.

No lessons learned at the end of the episode…

No boring scenes to set up another scene…

Every bit was either funny or it got cut!

And that means there’s zero tolerance for things like Diversity, Inclusion and Equity.

Comedy doesn’t respect DEI.

You’re either funny or you’re not, and it doesn’t matter what your skin color is on either side of that equation.

Babu (you’re a very bad man, Jerry, a very bad man!) was funny.  He was Indian and he was funny.

The Soup Nazi was funny and he was Iranian or something, who even knows.

Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer were all white….and guess what?  They were funny!

So Jerry was not amused when a Woke Buzzfeed reporter tried to ask him about the lack of diversity on Seinfeld:

And that my friends is exactly how you do it!

Bravo Jerry!

Backup here if needed:

Jerry Seinfeld shuts down reporter who tries to guilt him for having too many White people in his projects. Woke activist reporters need to feel as insane & racist as they sound. pic.twitter.com/b7hOyPXD8J

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 18, 2024

Jerry is getting almost universal praise for dismantling that reporter and I agree 100%:

This whole interview reminds me of something I posted recently, and I think Jerry would appreciate it:

A Call For Comedy! [From NOAH]

This is going to be a little different of an article from what I normally post, but I think it’s needed right now…

…and I think you’re going to like it.

Simply put, it’s a call for comedy.

I don’t know if you’ve noticed but there’s almost NO new comedy anymore.

Stand-up comedians are about the last we have, and that would be stand-ups in clubs or doing specials.

But put them on TV or in movies and it all turns to crap.

Why?

Because they go woke.

Everything woke turns to shit, and that’s what’s happened with comedy.

It’s been virtually destroyed.

This is an opinion I’ve been working on for a while now, but then I came across this video I’m going to show you below and this man perfectly articulated everything I’ve been feeling and haven’t quite been able to put my finger exactly on it.

But he does.

You might think: Noah, who cares?

But comedy is a powerful sword….

Laughter is the best medicine when sick, but comedy and satire are also some of the best swords against tyranny and tyrannical governments.

And when that sword has been dulled or even completely lost, it’s a very bad thing.

I was just saying the other day to someone: “tell me the last truly funny movie that was released in theaters.”

She couldn’t name one.

You literally have to go back at least a decade, maybe longer.

Then I said: “tell me the last truly funny TV show you have watched…”

Again, there’s virtually nothing!

As the man says below in the video I’m about to show you, you do have South Park but they can’t do it alone.

You also have Seth McFarlane who has pretty successfully also pushed back against woke.

But who else?

Hollywood is bankrupt of new ideas.

And that’s not just some cranky old guy saying “things were better in my day”.

Sorry folks, it’s a demonstrable, observable fact.

Hollywood can’t seem to make anything new.

Everything is a reboot.

And the reboots all suck.

Take Frasier.

The original series is easily in the Top 3 sitcoms of all time.

Absolutely brilliant actors surpassed only by more brilliant writing.

The episodes were masterpieces.

Now?

Even the Frasier reboot is just “ok”.

It’s almost like it’s written by fans who know the building blocks of what made Frasier funny, but they don’t have the skill in writing or casting to actually DO it.

Hollywood has forgotten how to actually DO funny!

Why?

Because they are more concerned with social justice and ESG and all this other crap that is quite literally DESTROYING creativity and humor!

I could go on all day with examples….

Leno and Letterman?

Genuinely funny!

Late Night now?

It’s not watchable.

It’s not even comedy, it’s mostly still hateful and mercilessly unfunny attacks on Donald Trump even though he’s been out of office for 3 years now!

Even moving off comedy to drama, tell me the last truly great action or dramatic movie you saw in the movie theaters?

I can’t think of one without going back to the early 2000s or 1990s.

Instead we just get gross out, unfunny “Seth Rogan” movies.

I know someone in the comments will say “you just don’t get it” …. and you’d be right!

I don’t get it.

Those movies are not funny.

They don’t know how to structure a funny joke, let alone a funny scene.