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The rise and fall of cancel culture in comedy
LA TimesFor as long as people have been able to publicly voice their dissent, some version of cancel culture has existed. “Social media creates the illusion that hostility is greater because you’re scrolling all day,” said former stand-up comic and comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff. Today the social media equivalent, we’re never throwing out the newspaper.” Back in the analog days, “If 100 people wrote to complain, would just publish one letter,” said Nesteroff. Even if you had a contract, it would be negated.” “You could go to certain states and you couldn’t say certain words, you couldn’t cuss, you couldn’t talk about sex or homosexuality,” said Haddish. if the fans don’t drop you, cancel culture is nonexistent.” “I really think people are overly critical of stand-up comics,” he added.
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