Jerry Seinfeld walks back claim of ‘extreme left’ killing comedy

Jerry Seinfeld said in April 2023 that 'PC crap' and the 'extreme left' put an end to true TV comedy at a time when people need lighthearted laughter the most.

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld has seemingly changed his tune, expressing “regret” over comments he made earlier this year claiming the “extreme left” killed comedy.

In April, the 70-year-old Unfrosted creator said ” PC crap ” has altogether put an end to true TV comedy at a time when people need lighthearted laughter the most.

During a conversation with The New Yorker, Seinfeld said current TV programs are unfunny because writers are “worrying so much about offending other people.”

Now, Seinfeld is walking back those comments. In an appearance on comedian Tom Papa’s Breaking Bread podcast, Seinfeld insisted he has to “take back” what he said in April.

Seinfeld said it “is not true” that the “extreme left” has suppressed the art of comedy. He used a skiing analogy to illustrate his point.

“If you’re a champion skier, you can put the gates anywhere you want on the mountain and you’re going to make the gate. That’s comedy,” Seinfeld said. “Whatever the culture is, we make the gate. You don’t make the gate, you’re out of the game. The game is where is the gate and how do I make the gate to get down the hill.”

Seinfeld admitted that culture has changed, and there are certainly things he would have said in his comedy act years earlier that are no longer appropriate.