The death of comedy

The death of comedy

Intro: I know this topic is redundant, but it's still worth talking about. My taste in comedy may be questionable, but that doesn't mean I don't see the problem.    

For over ten years, comedy has become lifeless. I don't remember the last time someone bragged about a comedy show or movie. Heck, I don't know the last time I rolled on the floor laughing. The only time I get that reaction these days is when I look at memes or see someone on the internet ranting and raving. (Heck, that has lost its novelty over the years.) Despite my issue with R-rated comedy films, they are starting to fade. After The Hangover, Hollywood didn't make an R-rated comedy that stood out. We have the Deadpool films, but I notice some restrictions with them. For example, the last movie wanted to make a Spider-Man joke, but couldn't. The same thing goes for teen comedies that has become a lost art.       

An actress from The Office was asked does she thinks that show would work today? She said no. That says a lot about the time were in today. There are two reasons why comedy is in the state that it's in. In case you're wondering, no! I don't blame Will Smith for why comedy has gone downhill, but he has become the face of what's wrong with it now. After the slap, there have been stories of this happening to other comedians. Granted, this isn't new, but it made the public more aware of it happening. 

One of the reasons why comedy is dying is that there is a disconnect, thanks to streaming. Before streaming, when we wanted to watch a sitcom, we were at the mercy of the network. You have to be home before the show airs on TV. If you miss an episode, someone will tell you about it at work or school. It may be annoying, but it created a shared experience. Now that we have streaming, that shared experience is gone. We have people watching old and new sitcoms, which makes it hard to know what is considered funny anymore. Heck, people are talking about The Office again thanks to streaming. We even got clones of that show like Abbott elementary and Jury Duty.   

Another reason is boundaries. Yes! We had boundaries in the past, but now it's getting out of hand. Everyone is so touchy and sensitive to the point where you don't appreciate or care to appreciate the nuance of offending someone. For example, there was a time where you call someone who has mental problems retarded. It's hard to appreciate why we shouldn't call people with mental problems that word, because that word is used to call someone stupid. People also project themselves onto the jokes. 

That's what annoys me about women when it comes to rape jokes. Like I said before, rape jokes can be funny because women do things to put themselves in that potions even til this day. For example, there are videos of women getting flown out or going on trips with a guy, then be dump founded that he wants sex. Come on, ladies, you can't be this stupid. 

When you try to please everyone, you end up pleasing no one. That's why comedy has lost its magic. I find it funny that people want to play it safe when come to comedy but not have that same energy when it comes to world peace. In order to fix this, you have to be willing to push the boundaries. 

 We had films that got us to laugh at things we shouldn't laugh at. 

    

 

   Other movies failed to do that. 

That's another thing people don't know how to read between the lines when it comes to comedy. I'm not sure if comedy can get its magic back. Considering that we could get another lockdown, we need something to laugh at. That's all I have to say about this topic for now.