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If by "successfully cancelled" you mean "disappeared" or "eradicated" the answer is no. If you mean "lost gigs", "no longer welcome in certain locations", "lost
by hagbard_c 5y ago
If by "successfully cancelled" you mean "disappeared" or "eradicated" the answer is no. If you mean "lost gigs", "no longer welcome in certain locations", "lost income" or "forced to find another line of business" the answer is very much "yes". So-called "cancel culture" - another term would be weaponised political correctness - has had a deleterious effect on comedy by laying minefields around many areas which used to be available for comedians. Step on a mine and "boom", the mob comes out in force. While big names - Chapelle, Cleese, Rogan - have enough clout to survive this is not true for up-and-coming or beginning comedians. They can no longer expect to have the same freedom the court jesters of old had, they are no longer free to point out the king is indeed not wearing any clothes. In short, they are no longer free to sharpen their skills without being shouted down - not for bad comedy but for violating some shifting narrative. The net effect will be a dearth of comedians and comedy, a void which will be filled by "comedians" who follow the narrative and as such are anything but funny.
Let's hope the tide turns and that it turns fast.