Tim Allen addresses the current state of comedy: 'We're all in the same boat here'
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"Santa Clause" star Tim Allen spoke with Fox News Digital about the current state of comedy and who influenced him the most at the start of his comedy career.
"I got into this business because of my college attraction to Lenny Bruce and eventually late college I saw Richard Pryor in concert and George Carlin," Allen said. "You never thought of what they were doing as infuriating people to make them laugh." Janelle Ash is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital.
The actor explained that comedians such as Pryor, Carlin and Bruce would most likely not be able to tell their jokes in 2022.
"Nowadays, you know, I don't think they would be allowed to say that. So, that's the saddest thing in the world to me. That everything is OK as long as I'm not being offended," he said.