BUT SERIOUSLY FOLKS – AT 11:29 A.M. ET:  And it is serious, even though it's about laughter.  One of our truly funny men sounds off on political correctness, and its damage to comedy. 

This is important.  Humor is important.  When humor dies, what do we have?  We have the grim, gray world that the far left plans for us.  I've always felt that the state of a nation's comedy tells us much about the state of the society.  From The Telegraph: 

Society's "stupidly politically correct" sensibilities will lead to the "death of comedy", the veteran Hollywood comedian Mel Brooks has warned.

Brooks, known for his plethora of acclaimed comedy movies, said political correctness was becoming a stranglehold on comedians.

"It's not good for comedy. Comedy has to walk a thin line, take risks," he said.

"Comedy is the lecherous little elf whispering in the king's ear, always telling the truth about human behaviour."

The producer and director said that his iconic western parody Blazing Saddles could not be made in today's political climate.

The 1974 comedy western starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder featured a black sheriff in a racist town.

Brooks said it was the racial prejudice portrayed within the film that was the mechanism behind its cultural significance. 

"Without that the movie would not have had nearly the significance, the force, the dynamism and the stakes that were contained in it,” he said.

COMMENT:  Comedians, when they're good, are the best commentators.  As Brooks said, comedy is that lecherous little elf, whispering the truth.

Other comedians, like Jerry Seinfeld, have also expressed their frustration with political correctness, and some have stopped playing colleges.  Political correctness is killing comedy, and the human spirit.

September 22, 2017