&#8220;The Daily Show&#8221; senior correspondent Desi Lydic mocked Jesus in her defense of the White House&#8217;s decision to move forward with recognizing the &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-biden-honors-trans-day-of-visibility-on-easter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Transgender Day of Visibility</a>&#8221; despite the fact that it coincided with Easter Sunday.
Lydic appeared to be arguing that because Christians believe in a triune God — the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit — they were essentially worshipping a being that embraced multiple identities and that was the same as embracing radical gender ideology.
Grabien founder Tom Elliott shared several clips on the subject, beginning with an MSNBC panel discussion claiming that &#8220;the Jesus [Christians] celebrate today would have been inclusive of the transgender community.&#8221;
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Comedy Central&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/DesiLydic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DesiLydic</a>: &quot;By total coincidence, Trans Visibility Day happened to fall on Easter this year. Which seemed like, I don’t know, a good fit to me. I mean, Jesus did identify as the father, the son, and the Holy Spirit. Live your truth, queen!&quot; <a href="https://t.co/PER4YlN1cb">pic.twitter.com/PER4YlN1cb</a>
&mdash; Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href="https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1775849064518537706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Elliott followed with a clip of Lydic addressing the topic: &#8220;By total coincidence, Trans Visibility Day happened to fall on Easter this year. Which seemed like, I don’t know, a good fit to me. I mean, Jesus did identify as the father, the son, and the Holy Spirit. Live your truth, queen!&#8221;
&#8220;Now, you wouldn&#8217;t think that Easter falling on a holiday that&#8217;s been March 31st for 15 years would be that big of a deal,&#8221; Lydic continued. &#8220;But conservatives processed this like a child meeting the Easter Bunny: by losing their f**king minds.&#8221;
A number of conservatives did criticize Biden for going ahead with Trans Visibility Day despite the fact that it fell on what is arguably the holiest day in the Christian calendar — particularly when he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-blasted-for-proclaiming-trans-people-made-in-the-image-of-god-on-easter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">went out of his way</a> to post several times on X in support of the trans community while his administration only mentioned the Easter holiday in passing.
&#8220;Today, on Transgender Day of Visibility, I have a simple message to all trans Americans: I see you. You are made in the image of God, and you&#8217;re worthy of respect and dignity,&#8221; one such post read.
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Today, on Transgender Day of Visibility, I have a simple message to all trans Americans:
I see you.
You are made in the image of God, and you&#39;re worthy of respect and dignity. <a href="https://t.co/ihvsJrXEyd">pic.twitter.com/ihvsJrXEyd</a>
&mdash; President Biden (@POTUS) <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1774511985700352189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Correctly saying trans people are made in the image of God while simultaneously celebrating these same people for altering God&#8217;s perfect &amp; intentional creation is 100% blasphemous. On EASTER nonetheless &#8230; &#8216;Be not deceived; God is not mocked,'&#8221; Riley Gaines posted in response.
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Correctly saying trans people are made in the image of God while simultaneously celebrating these same people for altering God&#39;s perfect &amp; intentional creation is 100% blasphemous. 
On EASTER nonetheless&#8230;
&quot;Be not deceived; God is not mocked&quot; <a href="https://t.co/2UaW63Sh3x">https://t.co/2UaW63Sh3x</a>
&mdash; Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1774643561885003954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/adam-sandler-shares-advice-hes-given-daughters-if-they-plan-to-have-a-career-in-hollywood" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adam Sandler</a> and more Hollywood stars reacted on Tuesday to the news that the original cast member of the hit SCTV series comedian Joe Flaherty had died at 82.
Flaherty &#8212; who played memorable characters on the popular Canadian sketch comedy series in the late 70s and early 80&#8217;s before he appeared in movies like &#8220;Happy Gilmore&#8221; and TV shows like &#8220;Freaks and Geeks&#8221; &#8212; died Monday after a brief illness, Flaherty&#8217;s daughter Gudrun told the <a href="https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/joe-flaherty-star-of-sctv-and-freaks-and-geeks-dies-at-82/article_d24aa200-f0fa-11ee-98a2-d7a191b21e90.html">Canadian Press</a>.
&#8220;Dad was an extraordinary man, known for his boundless heart and an unwavering passion for movies from the &#8217;40s and &#8217;50s,&#8221; the daughter&#8217;s statement read. &#8220;His insights into the golden age of cinema didn&#8217;t just shape his professional life; they were also a source of endless fascination for me. In these last few months, as he faced his health challenges, we had the precious opportunity to watch many of those classic movies together — moments I will forever hold dear.&#8221;
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Joe Flaherty, the actor, writer and comedian known for his roles on the Canadian sketch comedy series &#8216;Second City Television&#8217; and &#8216;Freaks and Geeks,&#8217; has died at the age of 82, his daughter confirms. <a href="https://t.co/t7gt5J6E2L">https://t.co/t7gt5J6E2L</a>
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Shortly after news of his death surfaced, stars like Sandler, Mark Hamill, and more shared <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/joe-flaherty-tributes-sctv-freaks-and-geeks-happy-gilmore-1235864651/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tributes</a> to the actor/comedian, The Hollywood Reporter noted.
&#8220;Oh man. Worshiped Joe growing up,&#8221; Sandler wrote on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C5REMMCuSlk/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=c941f5f3-b651-4330-8d96-8f9ad7fc2b1c">Instagram</a>. &#8220;Always had me and my brother laughing. Count Floyd, Guy Caballero. Any move he made. He crushed as border guard in &#8216;Stripes.'&#8221;
&#8220;Couldn&#8217;t be more fun to have him heckle me on the golf course,&#8221; he added. “The nicest guy you could know. Genius of a comedian. And a true sweetheart. Perfect combo. Much love to his kids and thanks to Joe for all the greatness he gave us all.&#8221;
Flaherty&#8217;s &#8220;Freaks and Geeks&#8221; co-star John Francis Daley took to <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnFDaley/status/1775121073299759207?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1775121073299759207%7Ctwgr%5E39267f1bd3256f2d830ecca912773ef59e456a1f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hollywoodreporter.com%2Ftv%2Ftv-news%2Fjoe-flaherty-tributes-sctv-freaks-and-geeks-happy-gilmore-1235864651%2F">X</a> and wrote, &#8220;Joe Flaherty made me crack up so hard it ruined takes. My favorite days on set were the ones where we had scenes together. What a lovely guy.&#8221;
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And &#8220;Freaks and Geeks&#8221; creator Paul Feig <a href="https://twitter.com/paulfeig/status/1775209159526383694?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1775209159526383694%7Ctwgr%5E39267f1bd3256f2d830ecca912773ef59e456a1f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hollywoodreporter.com%2Ftv%2Ftv-news%2Fjoe-flaherty-tributes-sctv-freaks-and-geeks-happy-gilmore-1235864651%2F">wrote</a>, &#8220;So sad to hear about dear Joe. He was my TV dad and a true comedy hero. Always happy to tell any story about your favorite SCTV sketch, he was just the greatest guy. I will truly miss him and always be grateful to have known him. Rest in comedy, Joe.&#8221;
&#8220;Star Wars&#8221; legend Mark Hamill shared on social media that, &#8220;SCTV was easily one of the greatest sketch comedies in the history of television with some of the most brilliant comic actors ever assembled in one show. Thank you Joe Flaherty- your legacy of laughs will last from here to eternity.&#8221;
While comedian Joe Green <a href="https://twitter.com/tomgreenlive/status/1775239319130607783?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1775239319130607783%7Ctwgr%5E39267f1bd3256f2d830ecca912773ef59e456a1f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hollywoodreporter.com%2Ftv%2Ftv-news%2Fjoe-flaherty-tributes-sctv-freaks-and-geeks-happy-gilmore-1235864651%2F">wrote</a> that, &#8220;So sorry to hear about the loss of comedy legend Joe Flaherty today. One of my true heroes from SCTV. Growing up watching him made me think about comedy in a completely different way.&#8221;
&#8220;I was so lucky to get to work with him and spend time with him,&#8221; he added. &#8220;In fact he was our first celebrity guest on &#8216;The Tom Green Show&#8217; and I was so excited to interview him &#8211; before we we were on MTV on this clip from a pilot we shot for the CBC in Ottawa Canada in the late 1990&#8217;s. Joe was one of the greatest of all time.  My condolences to his friends and family and to all of his fans around the world. Rest in peace Joe.&#8221;

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Comedian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/comedian">Dana Carvey</a> addressed a racy skit he did on “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/saturday-night-live">Saturday Night Live</a>” with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sharon-stone">Sharon Stone</a> back in 1992, saying that type of content would never be allowed today.
The “SNL” alum discussed the “Airport Security Sketch” during a recent episode of the “Fly on the Wall With Dana Carvey and David Spade” podcast featuring Stone as a guest, per <a href="https://deadline.com/2024/03/dana-carvey-apologizes-saturday-night-live-sketch-undressed-sharon-stone-1235865481/">Deadline</a>. Spade called it “so offensive.”
Carvey told Stone she was “such a good sport” about the skit. The 68-year-old comedian also mused about how the content would not be well-received in today’s politically correct climate. “We would be literally arrested now,” he said.
In the skit, Carvey played an Indian airport security guard who encourages Stone to take off various items of clothing as she passes through the metal detector. When she stops setting off the alarm for real, he, Kevin Nealon, and Rob Schneider make the beeping noises themselves to encourage her to keep undressing.
When Chris Farley sets off the alarm, they let him go through the metal detector without checking him at all.
The sketch ends with Carvey taking photos of Stone for what he calls &#8220;security reasons.&#8221; Then the men all run off after hearing an announcement that Cindy Crawford is boarding at another gate.
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“I want to apologize publicly for the security check sketch where I played an Indian man and we’re convincing Sharon, her character, or whatever, to take her clothes off to go through the security thing,” Carvey said on the podcast. “It’s so 1992, you know, it’s from another era.”
The actress said the sketch didn&#8217;t bother her.
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“I know the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony,” Stone replied. “And I think that we were all committing misdemeanors [back then] because we didn’t think there was something wrong then. We didn’t have this sense. I had much bigger problems than that, you know what I mean? That was funny to me, I didn’t care. I was fine being the butt of the joke.”
“When I was doing the Indian character… there was no malice in it,” Carvey added. “It was really me rhythmically trying to get laughs. So I just want to say that watching it — comedy needs a straight person and you were perfect in it. You were completely sincere and you made us funny.”

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Howie Mandel first grabbed our attention by inflating a rubber glove over his head. Now, he’s making headlines for defending <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/comedy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">comedy</a> from the woke mob.
The comedian’s physical shtick led to a breakout role in “St. Elsewhere” as the medical drama’s cutup. He’s been gainfully employed ever since.
Mandel isn’t edgy by current standards. His brand of humor is perfectly suited for broadcast TV, witness gigs like “Deal or No Deal” and “America’s Got Talent.”
He hasn’t been “canceled” in any way, shape or form.
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So why did he attack woke comedy handcuffs on the “Stand-up World” podcast, hosted by Mike Binder? Mandel knows comedy better than many, and he sees what happens when a stand-up isn’t allowed to broach certain topics for fear of serious repercussions.
He compared the woke bylaws to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD6YBbLmyNw&amp;t=1306s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">being a painter with a limited palette</a>.
<blockquote>If you think of comedy as an art, they started telling us there are certain colors you can’t use. If you’re a painter you shouldn’t say, ‘you can paint anything you want, but don’t use black, don’t use any yellows and it’s really not right to use blue.’ Art suffers, and there isn’t anything we shouldn’t talk about.</blockquote>
Mandel also discussed an obvious problem with the woke agenda. Comedy can be cruel. It’s inherent to the art form.
<blockquote>All humor comes out of darkness. That’s why the Tragedy and Comedy masks are so close together &#8230; if you’re a little kid and you go to the circus you’re laughing at a clown falling down. You’re laughing at the misfortune of somebody you don’t know.</blockquote>
He’s exaggerating, but not by much. Think pies in the face, stepping on rakes and slipping on a well-placed banana peel.
Humor writer Andy Borowitz <a href="https://www.salon.com/2012/03/24/does_comedy_have_to_be_cruel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared something similar</a> in 2012, years before what Elon Musk dubbed the “woke mind virus” captured the culture.
<blockquote>There’s a strong vein of cruelty running through a lot of comedy.</blockquote>
Why would Mandel’s comments cut through the media noise? He still does stand-up comedy, but he’s better known for being a clean, TV-based entertainer.
His inoffensive style matters in this debate. It’s one thing for a professional firebrand like Ricky Gervais to attack woke critics. His brand is directly threatened by those easily offended (and willing to raise a stink on social media).
When a genial comic like Mandel takes a stand on the subject, it hits home. 
Remember how many headlines Jerry Seinfeld inspired in 2015 when he said college students of the era <a href="https://ew.com/article/2015/06/08/jerry-seinfeld-politically-correct-college-campuses/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">are too easily offended</a>. It’s why some of Seinfeld’s peers stopped playing university gigs. He felt their professional pain.
Seinfeld’s shtick was, and remains, squeaky clean. For a G-rated comic to grasp the larger issue of triggered college crowds means the problem is larger than anyone thought.
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The creative community has been too silent for too long on the subject of woke restrictions. That is starting to change. 
Slowly.
Tom Hanks lashed out <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/tom-hanks-rewritting-modern-sensitivities-woke-b1080697.html">at so-called “sensitivity readers”</a> last year following the release of his first book, “The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece: A Novel.”
In the past few weeks other stars have taken a stand against woke bylaws, putting their brands on the line in the process.
Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett blasted trigger warnings tied to art. The red flags have been attached to older animated films like “Dumbo” as well as comedy classics such as 1974’s “Blazing Saddles.’
She told The Sunday Times why they’re <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cate-blanchett-interview-the-new-boy-oscars-religion-husband-2lrc0rvpm">a terrible way to digest art</a>.
<blockquote>We are terrified of tough conversations &#8230; but we need the &#8230; We talk about radical candor, but when there’s a trigger warning in front of something you are implying that there is a lack of mutual respect or that the subject hasn’t been properly interrogated &#8230; It may offend you. It may challenge you. You may laugh uproariously. You just don’t know, but you are going to surrender to what is coming.</blockquote>
Her 2022 film “Tar” embodied that sentiment. The film features a Cancel Culture-style attack on Blanchett’s character, a musical superstar facing a professional crisis. A critical scene in the film finds her character, Lydia Tar, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/scene-cate-blanchetts-film-tar-praised-being-anti-woke" target="_blank" rel="noopener">berating a woke music student.</a>
&#8220;Don&#8217;t be so eager to be offended. The narcissism of small differences leads to the most boring conformity.&#8221;
“Will &amp; Grace” alum Eric McCormack spoke to a similar woke constraint – straight actors being questioned for playing gay characters.
“There’s no part I’ve ever played where I wasn’t playing something I’m not. It’s part of the gig. And I’ve always said, if gay actors weren’t allowed to play straight actors, Broadway would be over.&#8221;
Would he land that part today given the current cultural climate? He’s hopeful.
&#8220;I would like to think in general that the best person for the role, the one that comes in and knocks it out of the park, is the one that gets the part.”
Meritocracy matters. So do prominent artists standing up for free expression and casting a withering eye on the woke movement.
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Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News’ Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@HollywoodInToto</a>.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Howie Mandel Leads Mini Anti-Woke Comedy Revolt: ‘There Isn’t Anything We Shouldn’t Talk About’

Howie Mandel Leads Mini Anti-Woke Comedy Revolt: 'There Isn’t Anything We Shouldn’t Talk About'

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A Seattle comedy club abruptly canceled four comedians&#8217; shows, citing the neighborhood&#8217;s &#8220;progressive values.&#8221;
Capitol Hill Comedy Bar dropped shows from April to October for comedians Dave Smith, Luis Gomez, Jim Florentine, and Kurt Metzger.
Two of the comedians, Florentine and Metzger, shared the email they said they received from the comedy club informing them their shows were canceled.
The club called it a &#8220;challenging situation&#8221; and said it considered the matter with investors, local comedians, and neighborhood advocacy groups.
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I guess I need to clean up my act. My comedy shows in Seattle are cancelled along with <a href="https://twitter.com/luisjgomez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@luisjgomez</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ComicDaveSmith?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ComicDaveSmith</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/kurtmetzger?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kurtmetzger</a>.
After careful consideration and discussions with our team, investors, local comedians, and neighborhood advocacy groups, we&#39;ve encountered a…
&mdash; Jim Florentine (@Mrjimflorentine) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mrjimflorentine/status/1761071406467473577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2024</a></blockquote>
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I’m sorry, but this is too funny not to immediately put on blast! Also, am I mistaken that this club is in Seattle’s historic “CHAZ” district? (Kurt looks up toward heaven.) THANK U GEORGE FLOYD! For the fun Im about to have with this on Twitter after I take a quick shit! BRB! <a href="https://t.co/K4gGSGoPkW">pic.twitter.com/K4gGSGoPkW</a>
&mdash; Kurt Metzger (@kurtmetzger) <a href="https://twitter.com/kurtmetzger/status/1760824699624505541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Capitol Hill is known for its progressive values, and we&#8217;ve received significant feedback expressing concerns about the alignment of these upcoming shows with the neighborhood&#8217;s ethos. This feedback includes concerns from local advocacy groups that are deeply embedded in our community and work towards upholding its values,&#8221; the comedy club wrote in the email. &#8220;This decision was not made lightly, and we want to ensure it does not reflect on your talent and the quality of your work but is instead a reflection of our commitment to our community&#8217;s values.&#8221;
The club added that it would refund people&#8217;s tickets for these events and promised that &#8220;we truly value the art of comedy and the diverse perspectives it brings.&#8221;
&#8220;I guess I need to clean up my act,&#8221; Florentine posted Friday on X.
Metzger expressed how hilarious he found the decision.
&#8220;I’m sorry, but this is too funny not to immediately put on blast!&#8221; Metzger posted Thursday on X.
&#8220;Also, am I mistaken that this club is in Seattle’s historic “CHAZ” district? (Kurt looks up toward heaven.) THANK U GEORGE FLOYD! For the fun Im about to have with this on Twitter&#8230;,&#8221; the comedian added.
The comedy club is located in the former Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) area of Seattle, the six-block area leftist anti-police protesters barricaded and declared &#8220;autonomous&#8221; after George Floyd died in police custody in 2020.
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Gomez commented on his podcast that it is &#8220;the right of any business&#8221; not to book him but called the comedy club &#8220;super woke.&#8221;
“Are they idiots for booking us and then unbooking us? Yes, it’s a dumb move. Is my former agent an idiot for booking me at a super woke progressive venue that like the entire lineup is like f***ing blue-haired f***ing freaks?” Gomez <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Supg09fMTgI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
He added that another factor could be &#8220;young, jealous&#8221; local comics.
&#8220;This is what happens when comics don&#8217;t have anything going on. They just look for drama,&#8221; Gomez said.

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Seattle Comedy Club Cancels 4 Comedians Over 'Progressive Values'

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Actress <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Dakota Johnson</a> recently reflected on her one-time cameo in the hit NBC comedy “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television">The Office</a>,” saying she wasn’t happy with the result.
The 34-year-old star said she was excited to get a part on one of her favorite <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">shows</a>, but disappointed with how little screen time she had in the series finale, which aired in 2013.
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“That was honestly the worst time of my life,” Johnson said during a Wednesday appearance on “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” 
She continued, “I love that show so much, and they were like, ‘Do you want to be in the series finale?’ and I was like, ‘Of course,’ thinking that I’d show up for, like, half a day. I was there for two weeks and I’m barely in the f***ing show.”
Meyers asked if the cast of “The Office” was “super sad” about the show ending. 
“They were sad and also, like, there were weird dynamics that had been going on for the last 10 years,” Johnson explained. 
“Some people didn’t speak to each other,” she said. “And I’m coming in like, ‘So excited to be here!’ No one wanted to talk to me. No one gave a f***. I was like, in the background of all of these scenes, faxing things.”
During a previous interview, Johnson had explained that she was included in the finale as a means to set up a potential spinoff series that never happened.
“If everything else just falls away, maybe you’ll find me in that Office spinoff that no one wants to watch,” she <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/dakota-johnson-the-lost-daughter-fifty-shades-of-grey-chris-martin-1235040691/">told</a> The Hollywood Reporter in 2021. “I don’t know in what world that would’ve worked for me creatively. I have found that when something is successful, even when there’s nothing left, they just keep trying to wring out the towel of story. Sometimes things need to end when they’re supposed to end.”
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rumors-of-the-office-reboot-heat-up-again-as-strike-ending-looms">Rumors</a> of a remake of the popular series have been circulating for years. A female-led version of the show is currently in development in Australia. “The Office” is based on a U.K. comedy by the same name starring Ricky Gervais.

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Dakota Johnson Said Appearing In ‘The Office’ Finale Was ‘The Worst Time Of My Life’

Dakota Johnson Said Appearing In 'The Office' Finale Was 'The Worst Time Of My Life'

Television

TV’s crankiest character is kvetching for the last time.
Larry David’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” kicks off its 12th and final season on Feb. 4, ending a remarkable run that changed TV comedy for the better.
Or, rather, the show’s lack of change gave us hope in the Age of Woke.
David’s ability to spoof his image remains a wonderful bit of performance art. He wasn’t a household name prior to the HBO series’ debut in 2000. It didn’t take long for him to go from “the guy who co-created ‘Seinfeld’” to “Curb’s” signature jerk.
He might be the least likable main character since “All in the Family’s” Archie Bunker. Each episode gave us a new reason to boo him and his selfish ways. Like actor Carroll O’Connor of “Family” fame, David made his Larry doppelgänger oddly lovable, flaws and all.
“Curb’s” improv-heavy style delivered a different brand of sitcom, stripped of canned laughter and stale setups. Like “Seinfeld,” “Curb” often introduced several plotlines that came together in the show’s waning moments.
And we never saw it coming.
Of course, “Curb” was and remains hilarious, thanks to a deep cast including Richard Lewis, Ted Danson, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin, and, most of all, J.B. Smoove. The latter’s introduction in season six gave Larry the ultimate on-screen partner.
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The show’s protracted run could have been “problematic” for David and fans alike. The show started at a time when “safe spaces,” “trigger warnings” and Cancel Culture weren’t part of the vernacular.
David and co. had nearly free reign in the early years. No one could “cancel” a “Curb” installment for bruising their feelings.
Would David’s “Curb” bow down to the woke mob? Could his on-screen character be less monstrous and more of an “ally?” The show would crumble as a result, of course, but we’ve seen more than a few comedy institutions decay under the weight of our woke age.
“Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!”
Not “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”
Even the Left-leaning Guardian applauded David’s showcase for not bowing to modern sensibilities – <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/oct/03/curb-your-enthusiasm-review-if-it-aint-woke-dont-fix-it" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“If It Ain’t Woke, Don’t Fix It,”</a> read one headline.
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Signature episodes showed David’s fearless approach to comedy. A 2011 episode dubbed “Palestinian Chicken” found Larry torn between his fellow Jews and a delicious new restaurant. Larry ends up siding with a beguiling Palestinian woman named Shara (Anne Bedian) who ran a restaurant teeming with anti-Semites.
She even called him an “occupier” as they make love. David recently dubbed it his <a href="https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1752523735842566307" target="_blank" rel="noopener">favorite “Curb” episode</a>.
The show’s complicated politics shouldn’t be over-examined. David’s approach is nuanced and absurd, his willingness to be true to the character triumphs in the end.
David’s character came of age when other antiheroes ruled the small screen. Think Tony Soprano and Walter White, to name just two. The on-screen Larry wasn’t whacking mobsters or cooking meth. He went through life being offended by everyone crossing his path.
And, more often than not, he selfishly used his money and fame to keep the world at arm’s length.
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“Curb” rarely dabbles in modern politics, but when it does Larry and co. aren’t crashing any Libertarian dinners. And it wouldn’t be authentic if the on-screen Larry, a product of the Hollywood ecosystem, rocked a MAGA hat sans irony.
“Curb’s” antihero was liberal to the core, but the show dedicated an episode to Larry using that red Trump hat to his advantage. He realized strangers would flee from the sight of any MAGA hat wearer, so he proudly wore it to fend off strangers.
Pure “Curb.”
How did David keep “Curb” honest? Like his on-screen persona, he doesn&#8217;t dwell on <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/curb-your-enthusiasm-boss-larry-davids-willingness-offend-1276219/">what other people think of him</a>, according to the show’s executive producer Jeff Schaffer.
“Here’s the thing for us: Nothing is really off limits. I think it’s just how you do it. Any subject is totally fair game; it’s how you execute it. Larry is willing to address issues other people just might not want to touch at all, and I think there’s a very good reason for that, and that’s that he doesn’t care if you watch.”
Some media outlets decried a <a href="https://observer.com/2020/02/larry-david-hbo-curb-your-enthusiasm-metoo-happy-new-year/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Curb” MeToo plotline as “clumsy,”</a> a commentary that didn’t impact David or the show. Wokesters sensed David and co. didn’t have time for such complaints, so they rarely rose up to attack him or the series.
Even when Garlin, a fixture on “Curb” as Larry’s best bud, got booted from his other gig at ABC’s “The Goldbergs” for <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/03/jeff-garlins-exit-from-the-goldbergs-was-a-long-time-coming-says-wendy-mclendon-covey#:~:text=The%20Goldbergs%20have%20been%20through,was%20a%20long%20time%20coming.%E2%80%9D">allegedly coarse comments and “unwanted hugs”</a> David professionally stood by him.
“Curb” delivered a quasi-“Seinfeld” reunion in season seven, one served up on the show’s unique terms. The sitcom’s main characters joined Larry David for a “new” episode, but we saw it all go down behind the scenes.
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Plus, Larry used the plot to reunite with his ex-wife, played by Hines, lowering expectations for “Seinfeld” fans demanding a perfect reunion moment.
Like “Seinfeld,” “Curb” is leaving at the top of its game with no regrets or talk of “jumping the shark,” the phrase used for shows that outlast their welcome.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
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Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News’ Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@HollywoodInToto</a>.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 12 Premiere

The Final Season Of ‘Curb’ Has Arrived. Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/larry-david">Larry David</a> swears it’s not a joke this time; “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television">Curb Your Enthusiasm</a>” will be coming to an end.
“It’s time,” the 76-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">television series</a> creator told <a href="https://variety.com/2024/scene/columns/larry-david-why-curb-your-enthusiasm-ending-hbo-last-season-1235892968/">Variety</a> before the show’s Season 12 premiere at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles. “Twelve seasons – that’s a lot for a television show – over 24 years. It was time.”
The “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/comedy">Seinfeld</a>” producer admitted he had said the show was done before only to come back, but he insists this time is different. “Yeah, I said it before. But I wasn’t 76 when I said it,” David added.
David attended the premiere with castmates Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman, J.B. Smoove, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Ted Danson, and Vince Vaughn.
Hines, who plays David’s ex-wife Cheryl in the long-running comedy, said the announcement that it was really over wasn’t too theatrical.
“Larry would always say, ‘I think this is the last season,’ and he said that again and I said, ‘OK, I’ll believe it when I see it in print,’” she said. “So it wasn’t a big ceremonious moment. I just thought OK, it’s not the last season.”
Essman said the series is ending partly because it’s been on the air for so long.
“I think he just feels done. He did all those ‘Seinfelds.’ He did 120 ‘Curbs.’ Plus, the pilot hour. So I think he just feels done, and it’s time to move on to some other craziness,” the actor said. “We talk a lot,” Essman continued. “We’re very close friends so we talk on the phone a lot and we test a lot, and I think in a conversation before we started shooting this season he told me it was over. He’s told me that before.”
Garlin, who plays David&#8217;s manager and best friend Jeff Greene on the show, said he was the only one who cried when it was all over. 
“But only one person cried – me!” he said, per Variety. “No one else cried. People got a little bit teary, but I bawled. [Larry] patted me on the back. He showed support. You have to understand, it was overwhelming in that moment. This is 25 years of my life. It was very emotional, but I’m so happy that we’re done.”
Meanwhile, Smoove said even though they filmed a finale, he still believes the show could come back. 
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“I don’t trust Larry,” he said. “I think he’s going to get home, sitting around his fancy living room with his fancy little coffee table, drinking one of those espressos with his leg crossed over. He’s going to get bored. Larry is going to get bored, and Larry is going to call everybody one at a time. Might be two years from now, might be three years from now. Might be four. I don’t know when but Larry will get bored.”
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” premiered in 2000. The sitcom follows David&#8217;s life as a semi-retired television writer and producer with many celebrities and guest stars playing fictionalized versions of themselves. It has been nominated for 47 Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series for ten seasons. It won the 2002 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy.

Larry David Insists He’s ‘Not Lying’ Over ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Ending

Larry David Insists He's 'Not Lying' Over 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Ending

Elmo did it. He opened the can of worms.
Elmo, as you may know, is the red, furry Muppet from Sesame Street. He made a big booboo yesterday. He went on X and <a href="https://twitter.com/elmo/status/1751995117366296904" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a>, “Elmo is just checking in. How is everybody doing?”
And then the world unleashed its hellfire on Elmo, with users from all across the political spectrum immediately unloading on Elmo to tell him how disappointed, upset, and depressed they were.
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Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?
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One user replied, “Elmo, I&#8217;m suffering from existential dread over here.” Another replied, “Every morning, I cannot wait to go back to sleep. Every Monday I cannot wait for Friday to come. Every single day and every single week for life.”
Rachel Zegler, the actress from “Snow White” — a film that was reshot after she made obnoxious comments about how terrible Snow White was — tweeted that she was “resisting the urge to tell Elmo that I&#8217;m kind of sad.”
This was going on everywhere. And it&#8217;s a funny joke because a Muppet asking how everybody is doing and then everybody responding to a Muppet that they are experiencing existential angst and are upset is really funny.
Elmo then <a href="https://twitter.com/elmo/status/1752378693446508842">replied</a>, “Wow, Elmo is glad he asked. Elmo learned that it is important to ask a friend how they are doing. Elmo will check again soon, friends. Elmo loves you. #EmotionalWellBeing.”
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Then Joe Biden came in from the wings with a chainsaw to massacre the joke. He <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1752518567239536821">tweeted</a>, “I know how hard it is somedays to sweep the clouds away and get to sunnier days. Our friend Elmo is right: We have to be there for each other, offer our help to a neighbor in need, and above all else, ask for help when we need it. Even though it&#8217;s hard, you&#8217;re never alone.” 
So here&#8217;s my question today: What the hell happened to our sense of humor? Why can&#8217;t we just laugh at this? It&#8217;s really funny. Why can&#8217;t we just laugh when Elmo asks X how everyone is doing and people answer with their angst-ridden thoughts?
It&#8217;s ok for us to laugh at things, but it seems as though, in this country, it&#8217;s now not ok to laugh at pretty much anything anymore. Comedy really died during the Obama administration, when all of our comedic leaders decided they were actually politicians and Barack Obama was actually a celebrity.
The complete merger of celebrity and politics that occurred when Obama became president was a total comedy because comedians decided they were going to effectively become spokespeople for Obama&#8217;s administration. 
Chris Rock suggested that Obama was like his father, that he was like a father figure to all of us. Comedians suggested that it was impossible to make fun of Obama because there was nothing funny about the man — which, of course, is in and of itself pretty funny.
Barack Obama was a highly marketable character. He thought he was a transformative figure when in fact he was just a corrupt Chicago politician with delusions of grandeur.
But because comedy decided it could not stay separate from politics, one of the common spaces we had as a society was undermined — when comedy was once a space we shared as a society.
No matter where you stood politically, funny was just funny. That was the basic idea for decades in American life. It didn&#8217;t matter where you were on the political spectrum. Richard Pryor was funny. George Carlin was funny. Johnny Carson was funny. Jay Leno was funny.
But as the social fabric breaks down, it is very difficult to laugh. Laughter becomes incredibly difficult because if you believe the person who&#8217;s making the joke is laughing at you, you are no longer laughing along. And if you believe the person who is making the joke is actually not joking, that underneath that joke is failure and rage and wrath, that&#8217;s not funny either.
Sadness, depression, anger. These are not emotions that can coexist with laughter.
As a society, we&#8217;re having a kind of mental breakdown. That&#8217;s what&#8217;s happening because we should all be able to laugh at the Elmo gambit. This is part of what I found hilarious about the rap song that Tom McDonald and I released, which hit number one on the charts. The number one song.
That&#8217;s hilarious. It&#8217;s the best cultural troll of all time. I don&#8217;t need to explain the joke, but look at me: I am not a rapper. I have no ambitions to be a rapper. In fact, if two weeks ago you had polled people who knew my name and asked, “What is the thing Ben Shapiro is least likely to do,” their answers would probably have been that song.
That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s funny. And yet, people are already starting to get angry at the song, people who can&#8217;t laugh at the very idea.
It&#8217;s a joke. It&#8217;s funny. I&#8217;m going to attribute their anger to the fact the social fabric is breaking down and that&#8217;s having some really deleterious effects on all sides of the political aisle.
A prime example: the weird cultural breakdown we are now having over Taylor Swift.
The idea that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s romance is a plant by the NFL or her stage managers or whomever is a funny idea. It&#8217;s funny. It&#8217;s a joke.
We can all laugh at that because Swift has spent her entire life in music writing and singing songs about her horrible history with men and breakups with very famous people.
If she really is in a sincere romance at this point, we all wish the best for her. If Swift actually does marry Kelce and they end up having babies, there will be a Swift baby boom because that&#8217;s how stupid our culture is. People take pop culture too seriously.
I&#8217;ve been making jokes about it since the NFL started showing her in the skybox as she acted like, “Oh, I love football now.&#8221;
It&#8217;s just so ridiculous. It&#8217;s super silly, but the joke can never just stay the joke because people hate each other too much. So you can&#8217;t even joke about Swift.
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Members of the Trump campaign are reportedly angry about Swift. They&#8217;re suggesting Swift is a plant, as if 20 years ago the CIA figured, “We&#8217;re going to make Taylor Swift a star. You know what else we&#8217;re going to do? We&#8217;re going to craft an entire football league and then breed an incredibly talented tight end. And then we are going to fix up these two in perfect alignment just in time to reelect a doddering old man.”
Let&#8217;s just laugh.
Politics and life in general are tragicomedy. Politics is hysterically funny when viewed from one lens and then deeply tragic when viewed from another — because politics can have such an impact on all of our lives.
But if you lose the comedy, you are not losing it because all this isn&#8217;t funny. You&#8217;re losing the comedy because you don&#8217;t like the people who are around you. You don&#8217;t like the country you&#8217;re in; you don&#8217;t like the people who are existing.
This may be the funniest time in the history of American politics.
We have Donald Trump, a real estate magnate who was president of the United States once and is acting like a stand-up insult comic running against a vegetable.
And in the middle of this, we have projected it all onto a football star dating a pop star in the middle of the NFL playoffs while pretending this has world-shaking historical importance, which it does not.
Perhaps the predicate for us rebuilding a social fabric in this country is to be able to laugh at funny things.
But nobody&#8217;s laughing.
Biden doing the “trust me” routine when it comes to politics no longer helps.
Comedy requires trust, and so does political success.

TODAY – Season 72

Lost In America: Nobody Laughs Anymore

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Taylor Swift

Comedian Jon Stewart plans to return to Comedy Central&#8217;s &#8220;The Daily Show&#8221; for the 2024 election cycle, acting as executive producer and hosting the program himself on Monday evenings.
According to a <a href="https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/jon-stewart-daily-show-return-monday-1235885955/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> posted Wednesday by entertainment site Variety, Paramount Global network has scrapped the search for a permanent host — more than a year after the last host, comedian Trevor Noah, announced his exit — and has instead opted to bring Stewart back. He will &#8220;run the show&#8221; in addition to hosting every Monday night beginning February 12, and according to reports, might remain in that role until 2025.
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&#8220;Jon Stewart is the voice of our generation, and we are honored to have him return to Comedy Central’s &#8216;The Daily Show&#8217; to help us all make sense of the insanity and division roiling the country as we enter the election season. In our age of staggering hypocrisy and performative politics, Jon is the perfect person to puncture the empty rhetoric and provide much-needed clarity with his brilliant wit,&#8221; Chris McCarthy, President/CEO of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios, said in a statement.
Stewart added his own thoughts as well, posting on X, &#8220;Friends. After much reflection I have decided to enter the transfer portal for my last year of eligibility. Excited for the future! 5’7” ish, 165, 14.8 second 40. #Blessed #NILBABY #TDSnation #LFGM.&#8221;
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Friends. After much reflection I have decided to enter the transfer portal for my last year of eligibility. Excited for the future! 5’7” ish 165 14.8 second 40<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Blessed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Blessed</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NILBABY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NILBABY</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TDSnation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TDSnation</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LFGM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LFGM</a>
&mdash; Jon Stewart (@jonstewart) <a href="https://twitter.com/jonstewart/status/1750199599703162955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Stewart left &#8220;The Daily Show&#8221; in 2015 — after hosting the show for well over a decade — after which Noah took the helm until 2022. Since then, he has been involved in a number of other projects, including AppleTv&#8217;s &#8220;The Problem With Jon Stewart&#8221; and a stint as executive producer on &#8220;The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.&#8221;
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According to Variety, the plan may be to mimic what MSNBC did with popular liberal host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rachel-maddow-taking-hiatus-from-her-msnbc-show">Rachel Maddow</a>, negotiating a deal to keep her hosting on Mondays while the network circulated other hosts throughout the rest of the week.

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Comedian and HBO host Bill Maher issued a &#8220;New Rule&#8221; during his Friday evening show, &#8220;Real Time with Bill Maher,&#8221; telling his audience that he had taken an informal poll and determined that Americans would like to make 2024 &#8220;the year of sanity.&#8221;
Maher reflected on the state of national politics going into 2024&#8217;s presidential election cycle, and said that he no longer saw a battle between the political left and the political right – instead, he said that it was down to &#8220;normal vs. crazy.&#8221;
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The battle for the soul of America isn’t right vs. left. It’s normal vs. crazy. <a href="https://t.co/xRDMuJpAGT">pic.twitter.com/xRDMuJpAGT</a>
&mdash; Bill Maher (@billmaher) <a href="https://twitter.com/billmaher/status/1748573431250202925?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;And finally, New Rule for 2024, America has to go back on its meds,&#8221; Maher began, explaining that he had talked to a number of people over the holidays and that the majority said they would like to see 2024 be &#8220;the year of sanity.&#8221;
&#8220;Let&#8217;s make this the year of sanity,&#8221; he said again. &#8220;Everybody thinks we&#8217;ve gone bonkers. And a lot of it is because the far ends on both left and right have gotten way too much attention — which begs the question, how do you suck all of the oxygen out of the room and still not get any to your brain?&#8221;
Asking whether it was even possible to find the middle ground anymore, Maher went on to list a series of issues that proved America had &#8220;gone bats***.&#8221;
&#8220;What does strike a sane person as crazy?&#8221; he asked, and then answered: &#8220;I don&#8217;t know, if you were going to ask me, I would start with the fact that I still occasionally still see someone driving alone with a mask on. Who do they think they&#8217;re going to get it from? The lady in the next car putting on her makeup?&#8221;
Maher went on to describe what he saw as the middle ground: &#8220;Socially liberal but not stupid woke. Fiscally sane but not cruel. Is this really that hard? Trans people should be respected and protected, but no penises in women’s prisons maybe? Legalize pot but maybe stop giving drugs to hard drug addicts? Nikki Haley says America’s never been racist, and social justice warriors say there’s been no progress since &#8216;Amos and Andy&#8217;?&#8221;
He concluded with a mention of the October 7th Hamas terror attack in Israel, saying that it was equally crazy to see Americans marching and rallying in support of the terrorists.
&#8220;A terrorist organization in the Middle East that treats women like slaves, invaded Israel last October and shot hundreds of young people at a music festival in the desert,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And now America’s streets are full of parades in support of the shooters, led by the exact kind of people who would be at a music festival in the desert. That’s the literal standard for involuntary commitment: when you’re a danger to yourself.&#8221;
&#8220;The battle for the soul of this country isn’t right or left. It’s normal versus crazy,&#8221; he declared.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/comedian">Comedian</a> Jo Koy started by blaming the writers for his jokes failing to land at the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/golden-globes">Golden Globes</a>. Now he said it was the star-studded audience’s fault.
The 52-year-old stand-up comic agreed to the awards show <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">hosting gig</a> after several other prominent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hollywood">celebrities</a> turned it down. Koy received a lot of backlash for jokes he made from the stage during the January 7 broadcast after he made fun of “Oppenheimer,” Taylor Swift, and “Barbie.” When Koy started hearing boos from the crowd, he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/golden-globes-host-jo-koy-booed-during-monologue-blames-writers-for-bad-jokes">blamed</a> the bad jokes on his writers.
“Some I wrote, some other people wrote,” Koy said when the Golden Globes crowd started booing. “Yo, I got the gig ten days ago! You want a perfect monologue? Shut up! You’re kidding me, right? I wrote some of these, and they’re the ones you’re laughing at.”
Now the “Chelsea Lately” alum claims the audience should have responded better to the jokes. 
Koy addressed the incident during a comedy tour stop in St. Louis on Friday night. &#8220;Lot a marshmallows, man. They&#8217;re delicious, but godd***, they&#8217;re soft,&#8221; the comedian said of his audience, per <a href="https://variety.com/2024/awards/news/jo-koy-slams-golden-globes-stand-up-jokes-1235870905/">Variety</a>. &#8220;I just come from a different time. I see the changes that are happening. I get it, but godd***, can we f***ing laugh at ourselves?&#8221;
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Koy went on to speculate that most of his show’s audience members didn’t watch the Golden Globes anyway.
&#8220;I got a feeling none of you motherf***ers watched it, and I&#8217;m kinda happy. Oh my God. It feels good to live in this country,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;We get to say what we want to say. Don&#8217;t be apologetic about it at all. Be able to…speak your mind.&#8221; 
Koy’s ex-girlfriend, Chelsea Handler, also referenced Koy’s monologue Sunday night while speaking at the Critics Choice Awards show.
&#8220;Unfortunately, Martin Scorsese isn&#8217;t here tonight, but that&#8217;s not going to stop me from letting everyone in this room know that I would toss him around like a little Italian meatball,” she said, reacting to the applause and laughter by saying, &#8220;Thank you for laughing at that. My writers wrote it.&#8221;
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