Experienced comedy star and Venterlockster Jeff Dunham There are several key reasons to say that he doesn’t want to be a promising comedian today.
Dunham has been entertaining millions with his belly Quass liar (Dunham) for decades Fox News Numbers In an exclusive interview, our current social media and smartphone technology and the over-politicized culture in the United States made him feel lucky that he is not a comedian and wants to name himself today.
“It’s still true. I don’t want to be the new stand-up comic now because of this technology,” he said later. Cancel culture This is the second reason.
Jeff Dunham spoke with Fox News Digital this month about trying to encounter fewer pitfalls in comedy than it is now. (AFP writer/contributor)
Dunham elaborated on his first point, saying it threatens artists’ control over the material because of smartphone recording and uploading content that can be transmitted instantly to the internet.
“What’s worse is that a few years ago they started grabbing phones and so on because people would go into clubs, record your behavior and post it and there’s nothing you can do about it,” he said.
This concern is not only Dunham’s. Other big-name comics, Including Dave Chappelleand even formulated a telephone-free policy during live performances.
Chappelle stood out at the Seminole Hard Rock hotel and casino in Hollywood, Florida in December 2023 after viewers violated his phone-free policy. Venues that enforce these policies often require listeners to leave their phones in neoprene pouches during the show.
Comedy mom, venue owned by Podcaster and comedian Joe Roganalso requested no telephone program and requested attendees to place their equipment called “Yondr Bag“During the show, the staff was locked.
Yondr’s music and event director Dawson Ludwig explains why comedians choose to be in 2022 Interviewsaid: “There is a huge value to create some privacy. Obviously, the entire internet is full of leaks, piracy and comedians, which is very invested in making sure what they say on stage stays in that room.”
Comedian and Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham tell Fox News Digital about the status quo of comedy, compared to his state of grinding. (Fox News figures)
However, Dunham admits that, although some are No phone program requiredsome comedians embrace their fans by recording their scenes and uploading them to social media, as the potential of viral moments can make their careers.
“On the other hand, people are now embracing it because that’s what makes the stars a star,” he said, though he pointed out there was a double-edged sword.
“And, I regret ’em because they got five minutes of excellent material, or they would follow anything to do anything, you know, have the YouTube channel. Then they went out and they tried to entertain, and there wasn’t an hour of material.
He added that the virus moment may give someone a quick success, but they risk that success is just a flash in the pot.
“They’ll sell out a few times and then the word goes away, ‘He’s better off with the 30-second breakout on the internet,” he said.
Dunham Best-selling comics Throughout history, he said he was happy to show up.
“The old school started at the comedy club, started at the open microphone night, failed and died a thousand people – that’s the way – tested it through the fire,” he said.
“That’s what happened when I moved to Los Angeles in ’88.” “I’ve been performing since I was eight. I know how to entertain. I know how to talk to the crowd.”
Dunham said he became interesting enough to succeed in the industry after “a thousand people died before the audience.”
The comic gives him another reason to tend to hone his seal in the 1980s and 1990s: He was able to build his career without fear of being cancelled, a modern threat that sensitive groups want to punish or humiliate outstanding people because whatever they say they think is politically incorrect.
Asked if he felt it was hard to tell jokes due to cancel culture, Dunham agreed, explaining that he was lucky that he had built a solid fan base among his previous generations, which would not only dissipate if social media turned on him.
“Yes. You know, my audience is always there forever. I think when people come back over and over again, they bring family and friends, so there’s a little bit of expectation… because there’s going to be something.
“This is the second reason beyond technology,” he said.
Speaking of cancel culture, Dunham said thanks to the president Donald TrumpReflection, for comics that worry about being cancelled, it looks much better.
“Now, with Trump coming back to office, just as a comedian, you just feel that weight…you feel like you can now joke about things we used to joke about,” the comedian told Fox. “And, over the past few years, that fact has been tied up and almost really squeezed – it’s really shocking – it’s really refreshing now, at least now it can feel like you can do a real stand-up comedy now.”
