Posted on 05/15/2018 9:48:36 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Celebrities have opinions they like to share. Sometimes, what they have to say comes and goes without a blink, and other times it dominates a news cycle. In most cases, their thoughts are insignificant and don’t matter. President Trump is attacked on a regular basis by alleged comedians on late night talk shows. Jimmy Kimmel is one of Trump’s most prominent attackers. But has Kimmel become bored with his verbal assaults?
Recently, Deadline interviewed Kimmel. He was asked if there was a “barrel full of barbs” for Trump in his upcoming ABC standup routine show. He surprisingly said he only had a few shots and wanted to focus on other things to make fun of. Kimmel went on to say that he believes Americans are getting tired of constant Trump bashing.
Kimmel is not the only one who has consistently assaulted Trump. Saturday Night Live, Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert and many others have been on a tirade for well over a year and a half. However, the president has continued to thrive despite the opposition and pushback from his party as well.
The constant anti-Trump punchlines can only go on for so long.
Americans know that comedy is supposed to be funny, not a political lecture. However, the left seems to have a problem understanding this. Their lack of comprehension should not be surprising given the inability to understand sarcasm. Right, Hillary?
Jerry Seinfeld understands that comedy and politics don’t marry well. David Letterman interviewed Seinfeld on his Netflix series “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction.” Letterman asked Seinfeld if he has any Trump jokes. He said there are no Trump jokes, but he does have some “raisin stuff” quickly changing the subject.
Seinfeld gets it. He understands that comedy is supposed to be an outlet. Many people use laughter as a way to escape reality for a few moments. Only a miserable person would read or watch the news all day, just to come home and want to be bombarded with more stories in the form of fake comedy.
Leftism has polluted television in other ways as well. Just ask the Nation Football League. The left has pushed politics into televisions during sports events. Now, during halftime of football games we have to listen to Bob Costas lecture us like children. Forcing political agendas is getting old.
Kimmel is right about one thing. Americans are tired of the jokes. We also see the hypocrisy. Kimmel gave a monologue where he cried in favor of Obamacare with his son in his arms. People don’t tune in to see the host crying while using his son as a political prop.
People like Kimmel are making Trump a victim. Their vicious attacks have become childish and worn out. The left is starting to help Trump at this point.
The days of Johnny Carson and Jay Leno are gone. They were real comedians with excellent delivery. Kimmel, Colbert and the others are political operatives who can’t tell a joke with a political slant.
Jerry Seinfeld is the only comedian that understand politics and comedy don’t mix well. How’s that for the man who created a magnificent show about nothing?
It's almost as if there is some message from Soros or the DNC telling them to scale it back until after the November mid-terms or something.
Naw. Just a coincidence.
I remember hearing years ago that Seinfeld would no longer do shows on college campuses because the students were so easily offended & basically had no sense of humor. Can you imagine a show with those snowflakes??
I swear I haven’t seen that PR in ages.
But they’ll still show the cigar-store Indian ep...man I love that.
That was just last year or so, and it made big news because it was itself “offensive”.
Just saw his act at Caesar’s Palace a couple of weeks ago. Zero politics, and funny as hell!
I find it revealing that Seinfeld refuses to play college campuses anymore. Joe Rogan made the same decision and was talking about it on his show. He said you can’t use any of your best material without offending someone so you have to water down your act and get a reputation for not being funny. Both agree that it just isn’t worth dealing with the PC nonsense to perform there. And neither of these performers are “conservative” by a long shot.
RE: I remember hearing years ago that Seinfeld would no longer do shows on college campuses because the students were so easily offended & basically had no sense of humor.
Yes, here it is for those who missed the news (that was about 3 years ago):
http://college.usatoday.com/2015/06/08/jerry-seinfeld-espn-college-campuses-politically-correct/
RE: Politics and comedy mix fine, many excellent comedians have stuck mostly to politics. But there’s a method, you can’t stick to one side, you always have to be willing to hit whoever is charge no matter you’re opinion of them.
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OK, tell me, is this scene from a 1940 Bob Hope film “The Ghost Breakers” ,considered funny or insulting to Democrats?
In the scene shown, Larry Lawrence (played by Bob Hope) and Mary Carter (played by Paulette Goddard) inquire of Geoff Montgomery (Richard Carlson) about the nature of creatures known as “zombies,” providing the set-up for a Bob Hope zinger:
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWpU8sX10_4
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Lawrence: “You live here?”
Montgomery: “Yes.”
Lawrence: “Then maybe you know what a zombie is”
Montgomery: “When a person dies and is buried, its seems there are certain voodoo priests who … who have the power to bring him back to life.”
Carter: “How horrible!”
Montgomery: “It’s worse than horrible because a zombie has no will of his own. You see them sometimes walking around blindly with dead eyes, following orders, not knowing what they do, not caring.”
Lawrence: “You mean like Democrats?”
Many years ago I went to one of his anniversary shows in Burbank and we had a blast. Tom Hanks was on the show for Stupid Pet Tricks and it was one of the last performances from Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Haven’t like DL for quite a while. Cannot even stand the S.O.B. now.
That was a great one too. The sheer awkwardness of him trying to hit on that Native American girl while tripping all over himself was great.
“you’re in that special .0000001%”
Seems like there are a few in every pop culture thread who need to let us know how special they are.
Maybe Seinfeld can speak for himself, but humor and laughter can easily help legitimize a viewpoint. Politics and comedy actually mix very well. Seinfeld has simply chosen to mix comedy with something else.
Me too! Disliked BOTH shows, Thought they were ridiculous and the public was under some kind of mass hypnosis in loving those mediocre shows. (everybody else loves it so i better too) syndrome.
I’m also left handed with blue eyes with some rare bone thingy in the roof of my mouth.
Man am i special!
“Seinfeld” was just that frigging awesome huh?
I must be a moron for not liking it huh?
Maybe i misread your post....sorry
Why let the cat out of the bag? Let the Left sink itself with its own crazy behavior.
He’s a smart businessman.
Best comedy on Netflix
“Jerry Before Seinfeld”
Chris Rock, as well. He used to rain hell on his own group as well as other groups, and it was a healing thing for all concerned. But the participation trophy generation can't take a joke.
It’s both. And the reason Hope could get away with it is there were republican jokes in other material. You can’t be a one sided guy in political material, for one set or movie maybe, but across the board no. Then you just become a tool. Also remember back then both sides were more civil, they could drink together.
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