Comedian John Crist said comedy is booming post-pandemic because its easier to make jokes that are considered 'across the line.'
Crist said COVID spurred an environment where ‘comedy is really at its best’ because all you have to do is ‘question everyday normal things.’
Crist said the COVID-19 pandemic spurred an"upside down" state in society where people were told they couldn't do or say certain things, which he saw as a boon for comedy. Crist said that whenever people are told what to think or say, that's when comics want to poke fun of certain ideas or stances. Crist said he can see the cultural pendulum swinging because ultimately when you silence someone or forbid people from saying certain things, people only want to hear it or talk about it more, having the opposite intended effect.
Christ said whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, he could make a joke defending both sides, but argued that most people are very well-meaning and moderate in their beliefs. "Unfortunately, the extremists on either side push the extremists on the other sides," he said."There's, I would say … 90, 95 percent of us [that] are just these people in the middle that would like to work hard, feed their families, pay their taxes and love this country.
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