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Guess it depends what you mean by "cancelled". There are accusations of misconduct which caused specials and projects to be temporarily or permanently halted (L
by jimmygrapes 5y ago
Guess it depends what you mean by "cancelled". There are accusations of misconduct which caused specials and projects to be temporarily or permanently halted (Louis CK/the TV show Louie, Roseanne Barr, TJ Miller, Chris Hardwick), there are attempts to censor or delete (Dave Chapelle, Joe Rogan), and outright disappearance from the comedy scene (Bill Cosby). Each accusation has its merits and detractors, but there is no doubt that everyone above has had their comedy output affected by (usually) unrelated aspects of their personal life being called to question.
- klodolph 5y ago> …and outright disappearance from the comedy scene (Bill Cosby). Yes, a prison sentence has a certain je ne sais quoi about it that makes comedy clubs reluctant to schedule you, at least until you’re released. He’s also, you know, 84 years old and incredibly wealthy.
- salt-thrower 5y agoAre you saying Cosby’s serial drugging and raping habit was unrelated to his career? I know you’re not defending him, but that’s still a crazy take in my mind. His career and popularity helped put him in the position to be able to do that, and to get away with it for so long.
- jimmygrapes 5y agoThat's why I threw the qualifiers like "usually" in there. I doubt Cosby would have much of an audience or desire to tour even if none of that occurred.
- Jeff_Brown 5y agoIt seems like it ought to be called "cancellation" only when a relatively small number of people cause the artist/speaker to go silent. If the vast majority of their audience vanishes, then nobody in particular has done anything to them. But it might be hard to distinguish those two cases -- a few clubs/publishers/etc. might refuse to book you, and that could cause your audience to dry up.