Roy Wood Jr. Encourages Comedians to Find Their Niche Audience in the Cancel Culture Age

BALLASY I ve talked ░░░░░░░░ a lot of comedians ░░░░░░░░ ve done some interviews ░░░░░░░░ them talking about just ░░░░░░░░ environment of cancel culture ░░░░░░░░ know if you tell ░░░░░░░░ wrong joke you got ░░░░░░░░ watch your material And ░░░░░░░░ have to worry about ░░░░░░░░ correctness How do you ░░░░░░░░ the landscape right now ░░░░░░░░ it fair to comedians ░░░░░░░░ do you think WOOD ░░░░░░░░ I think that anyone ░░░░░░░░ doesn t want to ░░░░░░░░ something has an absolute ░░░░░░░░ to voice their opinion ░░░░░░░░ that I don t ░░░░░░░░ far as I can ░░░░░░░░ no comedian is going ░░░░░░░░ jail for anything they ░░░░░░░░ said They ve had ░░░░░░░░ bear the brunt of ░░░░░░░░ opinions That s free ░░░░░░░░ that s the free ░░░░░░░░ that s all in ░░░░░░░░ game And I think ░░░░░░░░ people should have a ░░░░░░░░ to that and at ░░░░░░░░ end of the day ░░░░░░░░ s about what the ░░░░░░░░ wants and if certain ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ that you can t ░░░░░░░░ that venue but it ░░░░░░░░ t mean you can ░░░░░░░░ go find the people ░░░░░░░░ want to hear what ░░░░░░░░ re talking about So ░░░░░░░░ work a little harder ░░░░░░░░ a comic to find ░░░░░░░░ people that want to ░░░░░░░░ what you re saying ░░░░░░░░ change up what you ░░░░░░░░ saying but I don ░░░░░░░░ think that there is ░░░░░░░░ ideology that you did ░░░░░░░░ wrong joke and you ░░░░░░░░ never make a dollar ░░░░░░░░ again in life You ░░░░░░░░ to find the people ░░░░░░░░ And like with happened ░░░░░░░░ Chappelle that s an ░░░░░░░░ of you know you ░░░░░░░░ activist groups who are ░░░░░░░░ for certain causes like ░░░░░░░░ LGBT community for example ░░░░░░░░ get upset based on ░░░░░░░░ certain joke Do you ░░░░░░░░ Chappelle handled that well ░░░░░░░░ back on that situation ░░░░░░░░ JR I think what ░░░░░░░░ did worked for him ░░░░░░░░ know at the end ░░░░░░░░ the day we can ░░░░░░░░ Chappelle as an example ░░░░░░░░ cancel culture but after ░░░░░░░░ of the LGBTQ uproar ░░░░░░░░ signed him to four ░░░░░░░░ hour specials 20 mil ░░░░░░░░ pop Find your audience ░░░░░░░░ know it s unfortunate ░░░░░░░░ that s what it ░░░░░░░░ I think the mistake ░░░░░░░░ we ve made in ░░░░░░░░ society right now is ░░░░░░░░ that corporations put morality ░░░░░░░░ money and they don ░░░░░░░░ Most corporations including Netflix ░░░░░░░░ even where I work ░░░░░░░░ Paramount and Viacom like ░░░░░░░░ some point it s ░░░░░░░░ profitability first and then ░░░░░░░░ there s room for ░░░░░░░░ morals you ll sneak ░░░░░░░░ in And I think ░░░░░░░░ s ultimately what you ░░░░░░░░ with pretty much every ░░░░░░░░ every person every group ░░░░░░░░ think at the end ░░░░░░░░ the day we have ░░░░░░░░ right to speak out ░░░░░░░░ be heard and it ░░░░░░░░ opportunities for other voices ░░░░░░░░ have a place at ░░░░░░░░ table and I think ░░░░░░░░ s the most important ░░░░░░░░ to come from cancel ░░░░░░░░ is that other voices ░░░░░░░░ finally being heard and ░░░░░░░░ to and understood so ░░░░░░░░ there is more understanding ░░░░░░░░ the world.”