Legendary comedians Jerry Seinfeld and Steve Martin discussed the historic snubbing of comedies at the Oscars. The two comedians got together for an hour-long virtual discussion about their careers as part of the New Yorker Festival Wednesday night, where the duo mentioned how Netflix has helped comedians gain a little recognition in the movie industry. “I think for a long time, and actually until Netflix, comedians were just not as important, not as valuable, not considered major artists or real artists.
But when Netflix came along and they started doing these specials with people and paying them like movie-star money, [it] was the first time people started to look at comedians like, ‘These people are as good as the actors, or as.
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