Jerry Seinfeld Says ‘Extreme Left’ Ruined Comedy With ‘PC C—‘

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld is calling out the “extreme left” for ruining comedy. On a recent episode of the New Yorker‘s Radio Hour, Seinfeld criticized the censorship of comedy and its lack of accessibility today. 

“Nothing really affects comedy. People always need it. They need it so badly, and they don’t get it,” Seinfeld said. “It used to be that you’d go home at the end of the day, most people would go, ‘Oh, Cheers is on. Oh, M.A.S.H. is on . . .’ You just expected [there will] be some funny stuff we can watch on T.V. tonight.”

“Well, guess what? Where is it?” Seinfeld questioned. “This is the result of the extreme left and P.C. c— and people worrying so much about offending other people.”

Seinfeld explained that audiences are now tuning in to stand-up comedians and live shows since their performances are not censored. The comedian also mentioned the difference between live and scripted comedies, saying scripted comedies are more regulated than live shows, which may result in jokes being cut out or altogether scrapped.

“Now they’re going to see stand-up comics because they were not policed by anyone. The audience policies us,” he observed. “We know when we’re off track. We know instantly. And we adjust to it instantly. But when you write a script, and it goes into four or five different hands, committees, groups. Well, that’s the end of your comedy.”

Seinfeld’s new feature film Unfrosted is set to be released on May 3 on Netflix. The film is Seinfeld’s directorial debut. Unfrosted stars Seinfeld, Melissa McCarthy, Amy Schumer and Hugh Grant. 

The comic recently floated the idea of a Seinfeld reunion show, but costar Julia Louis-Dreyfus complained that no one had called her about it.