Jerry Seinfeld was musing lately about the “death of comedy,” which he initially blamed – surprise! – on PC attitudes.
He backed off later, and admitted that a comedian’s job is to make us laugh at the world as it is, not as they wish it was.
Of course, the alleged Joe Rogans of the world think he was right in the first place. When they don’t get laughs, they blame us!
Internet Cats to the Rescue!
It’s not PCers that are killing standup comedy, folks. It’s internet cat videos.
Used to be that your cat would make you laugh now and then. Today, though, you can watch one cat after another busting your gut. When one video ends, youtube recommends ten more.
Who needs comedians?
No Future in Whining
There’s a deeper problem, though. When your entire schtick is predicated on whining about how mistreated you are – how long is your shelf life?
You might be funny, but once we hear your whines, it’s old news. You can’t milk whininess forever (unless your name is Woody Allen).
Bottom line – standup comedy as we have known it is dead.
Art forms have a lifespan. They don’t last forever. Who writes epic poetry today? Or swing songs?
Standup comedy is dead. Long live internet cats!
