Julia Louis-Dreyfus Calls ‘Bulls—‘ Over Complaints That ‘Comics Can’t Be Funny Now’ Due to P.C. Culture: It’s Not an ‘Impossible Time to Be Funny’
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variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Julia Louis-Dreyfus is calling “bullshit” when it comes to comedy being hurt by political correctness.
Speaking on the “On With Kara Swisher” podcast (via The Daily Beast), the Emmy winner pushed back against the idea that comedy has in any way suffered due to a changing social landscape that favors P.C.
content over anything offensive. “There’s a lot of talk about how comics can’t be funny now,” said Louis-Dreyfus. “I think that’s bullshit.
Physical comedy and intellectual comedy and political comedy, I think, has never been more interesting, because there’s so much to do.” “It’s a ripe time,” she added. “Comedy is risky and it can be offensive, but that’s what makes it so enjoyable.
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