The former Seinfeld co-stars have different views on political correctness and comedy
is on.’ You just expected there will be some funny stuff we can watch on TV tonight. Well, guess what – where is it?” asked Seinfeld. “This is the result of the extreme left and PC crap, and people worrying so much about offending other people.”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus says it is important to remain vigilant and sensitive when creating comedy today.However, his former co-star disagreed, arguing that it is important to be sensitive when writing and performing comedy now.. “It doesn’t mean that all comedy goes out the window as a result. When I hear people starting to complain about political correctness — and I understand why people might push back on it — but to me, that’s a red flag because it sometimes means something else.
Louis-Dreyfus starred as Elaine on the beloved sitcom, which was created by Seinfeld and Larry David,The cast of Seinfeld, including Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Elaine .“I can’t judge if it’s better or not,” she said in response to her newfound sensitivities in comedy. “I just know that the lens through which we create art today — and I’m not going to just specify it to comedy, it’s also drama — it’s a different lens. It really is.
After Seinfeld, Louis-Dreyfus went on to play a fictional Vice President of the United States, Selina Meyer, in the satirical comedyalongside Florence Pugh and Harrison Ford.
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