Former Seinfeld star Julia Louis-Dreyfus has pushed back against Jerry Seinfeld’s criticism of cancel culture, saying it’s “good to be vigilant” to sensitivities. In April, Seinfeld criticised the “extreme left” for ruining contemporary comedy . “It used to be, you would go home at the end of the day, most people would go, ‘Oh, Cheers is on.
Oh, M*A*S*H is on. Oh, Mary Tyler Moore is on. All in the Family 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. Credit: Getty Images However, his former co-star disagreed, arguing that it is important to be sensitive when writing and performing comedy now. “I think to have an antenna about sensitivities is not a bad thing,” she told The New York Times .
“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. I believe being aware of certain sensitivities is not a bad thing.
I don’t know how else to say it.” Louis-Dreyfus starred as Elaine on the beloved sitcom, which was created by Seinfeld and Larry.
