re: Jerry Seinfeld talks about why comedy isn't what it used to be...

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Comedies are notoriously low budget, due to less stunts, special effects, CGI, etc

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Hollywood does not distribute these films hardly at all anymore.

There are a few niche horror studios who have deals with big distributors, but that's pretty much the only genre getting small budget movies into nationwide theaters.

You don't see this with dramas, action movies, comedies, etc. anymore. The model just doesn't work economically...or at least Hollywood thinks so.

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21 Jump Street was made for 42 million, made 3x that domestically.

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You can always look bad at the successes with hindsight bias.

I'm sure you can find some action, drama, etc. success stories, too.

But as a model, the mid-tier movie doesn't get distributed by Hollywood anymore. I don't like the model, but it has nothing to do with PC/Leftism.

That's why all the comedy movies are made by streaming services now.