There’s been much discussion of so-called “cancel culture” over the past year, as comedians are finding themselves under fire for material from the past that barely made a ripple at the time but is now deemed controversial enough for cancellation.
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LOS ANGELES -- If leaving the storied role of “The Tonight Show” host mandates retirement, Jay Leno ignored the memo.Since his longtime late-night gig ended in 2014, Leno has kept up a brisk pace. He pops up regularly on TV projects from fellow comedians Jerry Seinfeld, Larry Wilmore, Tim Allen, Dennis Miller and others.His passion for anything with wheels and an engine is on display in “Jay Leno’s Garage,” returning Sept.
22 on CNBC. And he's got a new game show, a syndicated reboot of “You Bet
.There’s been much discussion of so-called “cancel culture” over the past year, as comedians are finding themselves under fire for material from the past that barely made a ripple at the time but is now deemed controversial enough for cancellation.
Jay Leno is once again getting candid about how cancel culture has changed the rules of comedy. During an appearance on the "PEOPLE Every Day" podcast, the 71-year-old comedian emphasized that the only way to survive was to change. "I think it's like any other thing, you either change or die," Leno told host Janine Rubenstein, echoing comments he made earlier this month.
People Every Day podcast about the era of cancel culture.The comedian has been on the receiving end of cancel culture when he was criticized for his history of racist jokes about Asian-Americans.During the podcast interview, the “Tonight Show” alum also explained his metamorphosis in the comedy industry and likened the change to being an athlete. “In football, you have certain rules.
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Jordan Moreau Jay Sandrich, the prolific Emmy-winning TV director behind series like “The Cosby Show,” “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and more, has died, CAA announced on Thursday. He was 89.Sandrich earned five Emmys for directing throughout his career, including two for “The Cosby Show” in 1985 and 1986, plus two for “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” in 1971 and 1973.
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