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Seinfeld slams woke student audiences: “Back when I dated high school girls, they found me hilarious!” (www.thebeaverton.com)
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HOLLYWOOD – With his Netflix comedy film Unfrosted debuting to abysmal reviews, 70-year-old comedian Jerry Seinfeld blames the failure on “extreme left, and PC college campus audiences”, unlike in his heyday, when the teenage girls he dated were fans of his comedy.

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[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Dangerfield was all about self-deprecation. That's like one of the most popular attitudes of the current generation. I think Dangerfield would find a welcoming audience today. He'd probably have to tweak his material when referencing women, but otherwise he'd nail it.

[-] stinerman@midwest.social 2 points 5 months ago

I probably used a bad example. I like his comedy, but you hear it and it's immediately dates itself. It's the same when you see a old 70s Friar's Club roast vs a Comedy Central one. The jokes are still funny but trying to take that sensibility and make relevant today would be difficult.

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