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Legendary Hollywood comedy filmmaker Mel Brooks warned Wednesday that political correctness is killing comedy.
In an interview on BBC 4 Radio’s Today program, the veteran producer — perhaps best known for his politically incorrect comedy classics, The Producers (1967) and Blazing Saddles (1974) — said an overly sensitive society has ruined good comedy.
“We have become stupidly politically correct, which is the death of comedy. It’s not good for comedy,” Brooks said.
“Comedy has to walk a thin line, take risks,” Brooks said. “Comedy is the lecherous little elf whispering in the king’s ear, always telling the truth about human behavior.”
In recent years, comedy veterans like Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock have come out against the rise of political correctness in America.
In 2014, Seinfeld slammed the idea of creating comedy strictly through the lens of race, gender, or one’s sexual preference.
“It’s more about PC nonsense than ‘Are you making us laugh or not?’” he said.
Rock told New York magazine in 2014 that he decided to stop doing stand-up on college campuses, saying political correctness was “back [and] stronger than ever.”
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In an interview on BBC 4 Radio’s Today program, the veteran producer — perhaps best known for his politically incorrect comedy classics, The Producers (1967) and Blazing Saddles (1974) — said an overly sensitive society has ruined good comedy.
“We have become stupidly politically correct, which is the death of comedy. It’s not good for comedy,” Brooks said.
“Comedy has to walk a thin line, take risks,” Brooks said. “Comedy is the lecherous little elf whispering in the king’s ear, always telling the truth about human behavior.”
In recent years, comedy veterans like Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock have come out against the rise of political correctness in America.
In 2014, Seinfeld slammed the idea of creating comedy strictly through the lens of race, gender, or one’s sexual preference.
“It’s more about PC nonsense than ‘Are you making us laugh or not?’” he said.
Rock told New York magazine in 2014 that he decided to stop doing stand-up on college campuses, saying political correctness was “back [and] stronger than ever.”
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Mel Brooks: 'Stupidly Politically Correct Society is the Death of Comedy'
'We have become stupidly politically correct, which is the death of comedy. It’s not good for comedy,' Mel Brooks said.
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