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

Without watching

People are soft

The last moderately decent comedy movie to come out in the last 5 years is Ricky Stanicky

And even that is clearly neutered

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The last moderately decent comedy movie to come out in the last 5 years is Ricky Stanicky

And even that is clearly neutered

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You're talking about big budget hollywood comedies, right?

Joke's on Jerry. He's a part of the political apparatus that cause this.

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Now the comedy movie issue is another thing that has nothing to do with PC/Leftist crap.

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You are not a serious person.

You are trying to be contrarian.

Movieweb's top comedies since 2020 all queer/gay/women-centric. Only one was big budget. . .and also was very successful.

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

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

I feel like this picture sums up the face of comedy over the last 6-7 years:

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Hollywood does not distribute these films hardly at all anymore.

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I mean, I agree that the budgets for all films are too bloated and prohibitive to risky IP. But most of what makes them risky is the constant threat of cancellation (or at the very least bad press) by the left after BLM and (more importantly) MeToo.

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This is part of it and, by extension, audiences have gotten more sophisticated (pushed by prior works) and demand more than Full House could deliver.

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Correct, led by shows like Seinfeld, Arrested Development, and networks like HBO.

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That said, there is still a large audience for garbage like Young Sheldon and the like.

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And how many of them aren't on CBS?

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The medium has just shifted, in terms of TV, like with most TV/film content. There are lots of comedy shows, just not your typical dumb sitcoms*. Those are for boomers and trailer parks.

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You have a point, but I think the point is that now for truly edgy comedy you have to go out of your way instead of, say, just waiting for the next Mel Brooks movie.

That being said, I think it's the result of caving to the "vocal minority", which - admittedly - this country has always had a bad habit of doing.

I have plenty of friends who would call themselves pretty liberal who lament the lack of comedies like those in the past. I think they prefer it when everyone laughs at themselves as well at others, and I think THAT is what changed.

No one is willing to laugh at themselves anymore. A black comedian who makes fun of white people but also makes fun of black people (like Dave Chapelle) isn't going to trigger any but the most "determined to be angry regardless" folks (which I believe aren't any more plentiful than they were before, they just have a much easier time being heard).

I don't think any particular political group is responsible, at least compared to people who - despite being a small minority - insist certain things are off-limits.

John Stewart made a good point when he asked, "Why do people always ask comedians 'Where's the line?' but never seem to ask politicians that question?"

I think a lot of comedians got tired of being asked "Why are you pushing the line?" and instead just decided to tell jokes about food.

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Comedy on “TV” still exists - like Always Sunny, Curb (though it just ended), Veep (though now over), etc

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Two cancelled shows and one that should have been. I would go with Bookie on HBO as an example of good comedy although it has a lot of woke themes.