Today's comedians--with perhaps the sole exception of Louis CK--aren't funny because they're afraid of what happened with Margaret Cho or Michael Richards: they're terrified of having their careers ended by politically correct watchdogs.
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Also disappointed to hear "too British" is a thing
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Tom Segura, btw, is an interesting case in point: in his first Netflix special he was REALLY funny. But then he lost all his weight, and simultaneously with the next two specials, his humor declined and I noticed that he was being very PC about what he said.
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Anyway. Funny or not, I dont think their ability is restricted by what you say. I dont think any of them - +a few more - are scared by the PC brigade
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Yeah, just no giants amongst them. A disappointing generation by contrast with the previous generation of Robin Williams, Dana Carvey, Eddie Murphy, and then before them of Rickles, Dangerfield, Mel Brooks, etc.
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I disagree man. Probably your age init
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The game's moved on. As much as I love those guys they dont make me laugh much these days.
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