Steve Harvey blames "cancel culture" for why he's given up on standup comedy

The Hollywood Reporter

Harvey claimed at the TV press tour that he wouldn't be able to say what he wants in a standup special these days because "political correctness has killed comedy." “We’re in the cancel culture now,” he added. “Nobody can say anything he wants to — Chris Rock can’t, Kevin Hart can’t, Cedric the Entertainer can’t, D.L. Hughley can’t. I can go down the list. The only person that can say what they want to say on stage is Dave Chappelle because he’s not sponsor-driven. He’s subscription...If I had tried to continue as a standup, there’s no way I could maintain it because political correctness has killed comedy, has killed it. Every joke now, it hurts somebody’s feelings. What people don’t understand about comedians is that a joke has to be about something. It has to be about somebody. We can’t write jokes about puppies all the time. The joke can’t be about bushes all the time. Some of these jokes have to be about people — because that’s the most interesting topic. So if I come back, I have to wait until I’m done (with my TV career). And I’m not done. I’d have to call it This Is It or something like that.”