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1. • • Dame Maureen Lipman has said comedy is in danger of being "wiped out" due to fears over being cancelled. She told the BBC she believes comedians are now so worried about offending, "a revolution" is taking place.
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     Maureen Lipman: Cancel culture could wipe out comedy

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   Is the fear of being 'cancelled' the death of stand-up comedy?

   • The fear of being “cancelled” is real and it will be the death of stand-up comedy as we know it. Chris Rock spoke up against cancel culture this week, saying “ everybody’s too scared to make a move ”. When you are up in front of an audience, you can’t be scared that what you say might lead to your being shamed and cancelled.

   Cancel culture is ruining comedy – it’s time to stand-up to it

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   Should cancel culture keep its nose out of stand-up comedy?

   • Cancel culture needs to keep its nose out of stand-up comedy. I mean, what is the point of being a comic if you can’t mess up? Really. If you haven’t felt your insides hollowed out because something you have said has come across so badly that an entire room hates you, then you are not a stand-up comic.

   Cancel culture is ruining comedy – it’s time to stand-up to it

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   Will comedy be wiped out?

   • She highlighted the world of comedy, which she claims is in danger of being "wiped out" because comedians fear audiences will take offence so they tone down their material. It's a dramatic prediction. "Something has to be forbidden to make you laugh, really belly laugh. It's when you shouldn't be laughing," she said.

   Maureen Lipman: Cancel culture could wipe out comedy

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   Are comedians scared to say things they normally would say?

   • “I’m observing comedians being scared to say things they normally would say,” says Ms. Gold, who adds that some of the edgiest comedians are running jokes past her out of fear of a backlash. “It’s stifling the writing.”

   Cancel culture, comedy, and the Dave Chappelle effect - CSMonitor.com

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   Is rant comedy dying out?

   • Dr. Gill believes that rant comedy – the sort of angry opinionated humor exemplified by the likes of Bill Hicks and Lewis Black – is dying out because fewer people find it funny anymore. Similarly, insult comics such as Gilbert Gottfried seem passé.

   Cancel culture, comedy, and the Dave Chappelle effect - CSMonitor.com

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   Why do comedians hate wokeness?

   • For many comedians, freedom of expression is a fundamental value. That’s why John Cleese, Bill Maher, David Spade, Bill Burr, Ricky Gervais, and Mr. Chappelle complain that so-called wokeness has a chilling effect on comedy and societal customs.

   Cancel culture, comedy, and the Dave Chappelle effect - CSMonitor.com

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3. www.independent.co.uk › voices › cancel-cultureCancel culture is ruining comedy – it’s time to stand-up to it

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   The fear of being “cancelled” is real and it will be the death of stand-up comedy as we know it. Chris Rock spoke up against cancel culture this week, saying “ everybody’s too scared to ...

4. www.latimes.com › cancel-culture-comedy-emergenceThe rise and fall of cancel culture in comedy - Los Angeles Times

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   Dec 12, 2022 · Comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff and comics Donnell Rawlings and Tiffany Haddish explain the origins of modern-day cancel culture and its historical equivalents.

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5. www.spectator.co.uk › article › it-s-too-late-toIt's too late to save comedy from 'cancel culture' | The ...

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   Dec 22, 2021 · Contemporary comedy has been complicit in creating cancel culture. It has nourished a mood of censure in which people feel afraid to say the wrong thing, for fear of being scorned or shamed.

6. www.psychologytoday.com › us › blogCancel Culture Will Kill Stand-Up Comedy | Psychology Today

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   Dec 22, 2022 · Many people state that cancel culture will be the death of comedy as we know it - psychological research can tell us why that is probably the case if we don't reflect on ideology.

7. www.csmonitor.com › The-Culture › 2021Cancel culture, comedy, and the Dave Chappelle effect ...

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   Nov 29, 2021 · As cancel culture sweeps the United States, often targeting comedians, the question looms: Is it protecting people from harmful laugh lines or stifling a valuable form of expression?

8. theconversation.com › friday-essay-is-wokenessFriday essay: is ‘wokeness’ killing comedy – or are ageing ...

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   Aug 15, 2024 · Bill Burr, Chris Rock, John Cleese, Sarah Silverman and Bill Maher are among the many famous comedians to declare that some combination of political correctness, cancel culture and wokeness is...