Ricky Gervais isn’t alone anymore.
This week another stand-up comedian decided enough is enough when it comes to Cancel Culture. Only this comic sounded a tad insincere.
Iliza Shlesinger, star of several Netflix comedy specials along with a self-titled sketch series on the platform, took her turn guest-hosting on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Monday.
Shlesinger used the opportunity to do something Kimmel himself rarely does on the show — speak out against Cancel Culture. Only the comedienne’s attempt to defang the woke mob came with a caveat.
More than one, actually. And anyone familiar with Kimmel’s hard-left monologues or Shlesinger’s progressive shtick may see it coming.
The comic gives us a quick history of online commentary during her monologue, complete with yuk-yuk lines and self-deprecation. Plus, she slams astronaut Neil Armstrong’s iconic “one small step for man” line for not including “women.”
To be fair, he didn’t mention LGBTQ souls, either. Let the cancellation commence!
She finally gets to the heart of the matter.
“But here’s what I’ll say to the Internet. Internet, people should be allowed to evolve and not have their career ended by something they drunkenly tweeted in an uberx after a Fallout Boy concert in 2015. Hypothetically.”