'I reserve the right to boo anyone who says anything that offends me, while also respecting their right to free speech,' Julia Louis-Dreyfus said of creating comedy today.
FILE - When asked about Jerry Seinfeld 's comments on political correctness, Julia Louis-Dreyfus said she doesn't share her former co-star's beliefs.” and the “extreme left.” He said sitcoms today fail to tickle funny bones because comedy writers and creators are too worried that they will offend their audiences.
“If you look back on comedy and drama both, let’s say 30 years ago, through the lens of today, you might find bits and pieces that don’t age well,” she explained. “And I think to have an antenna about sensitivities is not a bad thing. It doesn’t mean that all comedy goes out the window as a result.”On a new episode of The New Yorker Radio Hour, Jerry Seinfeld talks with David Remnick about his new film on the history of Pop-Tarts, the changing norms in comedy, and turning 70.
“My feeling about all of it is that political correctness, insofar as it equates to tolerance, is obviously fantastic,” she said. “And of course I reserve the right to boo anyone who says anything that offends me, while also respecting their right to free speech.” Louis-Dreyfus said the “bigger problem” in the entertainment industry is not political correctness, but rather “the consolidation of money and power.”
She said the siloing of production studios, streaming platforms and distributors may be stifling creative voices and threatening art as a whole.could be made for TV today because it’s difficult to get backing and support for new and original TV ideas.was made, it was really unlike anything that was on at the time. It was just a bunch of losers hanging out,” she recalled. “Particularly nowadays, everyone’s sort of running scared.
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