Julia Louis-Dreyfus says political correctness in comedy “is not a bad thing”

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus has spoken again on the topic of political correctness in comedy.The Seinfeld star has previously pushed back against the idea that being sensitive towards certain subjects has impacted the comedy industry in a negative way.Speaking with Kara Swisher on her podcast, Louis-Dreyfus addressed the topic, saying: “There’s a lot of talk about how comics can’t be funny now… 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,” Louis-Dreyfus added.“Comedy is risky and it can be offensive, but that’s what makes it so enjoyable.

Zack 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.

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus is not in agreement with her former Seinfeld co-star.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus has THOUGHTS on her old co-star’s take on political correctness.

and Seinfeld co-starred on the massively popular sitcom Seinfeld, and since the show ended, she's gone on to be one of the biggest stars on TV, while he has…well, he made a couple movies and he does stand-up and he's obviously rich and successful, but he's nowhere close to as relevant as he was. So maybe it makes sense that they have very different perspectives on modern comedy.“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.

When you look at comedians who complain that political correctness is ruining comedy, it’s typically said by older white men. They just believe that comedy is dying because you can’t knowingly offend people.

political correctness and how it has affected comedy.“This is the result of the extreme left, and PC crap, and people worrying so much about offending other people,” Seinfeld, 70, said in April to The New Yorker about the deterioration of TV comedy.But Louis-Dreyfus, 63, disagreed with his take and said that political correctness is “fantastic.”“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 told the New York Times in an interview published Saturday.“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.”The “Veep” star continued: “When I hear people starting to complain about political correctness — and I understand why people might push back on it — but to me that’s a red flag, because it sometimes means something else.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus is weighing in on comedians who say political correctness affects their comedy.

Ethan Shanfeld Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ career has been defined by Hall of Fame sitcom roles in “Seinfeld” and “Veep” (not to mention her Emmy-winning turn in “The New Adventures of Old Christine”). But in her years since dominating the small screen, she’s gravitated toward a diverse array of film projects. She played an oblivious Brentwood mom in Kenya Barris’ race relations comedy “You People,” a writer betrayed by her husband in Nicole Holofcener’s Sundance dramedy “You Hurt My Feelings” and the conniving CIA director in a handful of Marvel projects, including the upcoming “Thunderbolts.” But perhaps her boldest project to date is A24’s “Tuesday,” the debut film from writer-director Daina O.

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