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Is Cancel Culture Hurting Comedy?

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Ask anyone who consumes right-leaning media (or has an open mind), and the answer is a swift and assured, “Absolutely.” Try creating comedy when the wrong joke or punch line can threaten your gig, if not your entire career. Even past jokes, especially past jokes, can turn a dream job into a missed opportunity.

Jimmy Kimmel Mocks the Dead in Florida to Score Partisan Points

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Late night television is increasingly angry, partisan and often willing to set humor aside to make partisan points. Kimmel’s latest is simply part of that trend. It’s not a shock that Fox News’ “Gutfeld!” now beats “Kimmel” and his peers in the late night ratings war. It’s only a matter of time, though, before even Kimmel loyalists wonder if mocking the dead is how they want to spend their last minutes each weekday.

Will Oscars Go Gender Neutral Next?

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The Gotham Awards shook up Oscar season months before the first nominations are announced. The group will ditch gender-based categories while honoring the best in independent film, effective immediately…The obvious question now – how will other awards groups respond? Can the Oscars now afford to keep its gender divisions?

“God’s Not Dead” Sequel Could Throw Gas on Raging Culture War Fire

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The new film’s cast tells a separate story about the current state of Hollywood. Antonio Sabato, Jr., a veteran actor who says the industry has blacklisted him for his conservative beliefs, is part of the ensemble. So is Isaiah Washington, another star whose personal beliefs clash with Hollywood groupthink. Film critics loathe the “God’s Not Dead” series. The film’s unabashedly Christian perspective doesn’t help…