In a recent interview, Jennifer Aniston expressed her desire for people to be able to laugh more at themselves rather than having to monitor every word that is said in comedy carefully. The 54-year-old revealed to AFP in Paris that she believes people have become too sensitive and easily offended, causing comedy to suffer as a result.
“Comedy has evolved, movies have evolved,” Aniston told the news outlet. “Now it’s a little tricky, because you have to be very careful, which makes it really hard for comedians because the beauty of comedy is that we make fun of ourselves, make fun of life.”
Jennifer Aniston says the comedy industry has witnessed a tremendous culture change
Aniston recently commented on how the culture has evolved since her time on the hit TV show Friends in the 1990s. She remarked that the landscape of entertainment and the way people communicate has significantly shifted
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“In the past, you could joke about a bigot and have a laugh — that was hysterical. And it was about educating people on how ridiculous people were,” she said. “And now we’re not allowed to do that. There’s a whole generation of people, kids, who are now going back to episodes of Friends and find them offensive.”
She also revealed that the content of the show at the time were peculiar to the time and age. “There were things that were never intentional and others where we should have thought it through,” Aniston added. “But I don’t think there was a sensitivity like there is now.”
Jennifer Aniston states that comedy is essential in the world of today
The actress mused that as the world keeps evolving, comedy becomes the only tool that holds everyone together. “Everybody needs funny! The world needs humor! We can’t take ourselves too seriously,” Aniston said. “Especially in the United States. Everyone is far too divided.”
Adam Sandler, her co-star in the Netflix movie Murder Mystery, has also commented on the changes in the comedy genre since his early days in the entertainment industry. “You know what else has changed about comedies? The look,” he said. “Remember when we used to make comedies? They would give you a budget, not too much money, and say: ‘Do whatever you can with that.’ And now they want us to look pretty awesome. We work harder on that.”