Chris Kattan, an actor and comedian best known for his years starring on “Saturday Night Live,” recently sounded off on the subject of cancel culture. Seems Dave Chappelle is inspiring a parade of fellow comedians to weigh in on the mainstream trend.
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— Late Night with Seth Meyers (@LateNightSeth) December 12, 2021
Chris Kattan Talks Cancel Culture
Kattan told Fox News that he isn’t personally impacted by cancel culture because he himself is not “a provocative person.” It might surprise you to know that the Night At The Roxbury star describes his personal brand of comedy as “family-friendly”.
“I write and direct shorts, but it’s really family-friendly,” he explained. “You just need to think about what a family would like because we’re all in this same space together. Because of COVID, we went back to the people we love and we spent more time together at home. And I think with humor, if you can look at any age or sex and they’re laughing, then I think you’re in the right place when it comes to comedy. And that’s where I almost always have been. My humor is family-friendly.”
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‘Everyone Has To Be Careful About What They Say Or Do’
“The reality is that right now, everyone has to be careful about what they say or do,” Kattan continued. “But [I’m] already careful… I naturally don’t swear. I say things like ‘what the frick’ or ‘dang it’ and ‘darn it.’ I don’t know why, it’s just a strange habit. Even my mom was like, ‘You’re not swearing so much lately.’ I know it’s weird.”
Kattan went on to say that comedy has changed in the last few years, and that performers need to keep that in mind when trying to win over today’s audiences.
“If you want to do something funny, you can’t be outrageous anymore,” he said. “You do have to be careful, but I think family-friendly is the way to go right now. And that’s the kind of humor I like anyway. And that’s the humor I like doing.”
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Chris Kattan Talks ‘Saturday Night Live’
In this same interview, Kattan said that he has been watching “Saturday Night Live” lately, and that he thinks the show is “great.”
“[The cast] works so well together,” he said. “I love seeing that chemistry. It’s making me laugh a lot lately and it’s great that they’re allowing guests to poke fun at themselves or to just show how funny they can be too. ‘SNL’ has this great sixth sense when they can tell if someone is genuinely funny, but they haven’t had the chance to show an audience that, let alone the world. Like, look at Harry Styles. Who would have thought? ‘SNL’ allows the person to have a space where they can be funny. And it’s neat that we’re seeing that more with the guests.”
Yes, we need more family-friendly content, but that doesn’t mean a comic can’t tailor his material to a mature audience. “Mature” being the key word.
Dave Chappelle’s brand of comedy may not be for everyone but neither is Chris Kattan’s. While he may not be personally impacted by cancel culture now, you’d at least expect him to defend the art of comedy and a comic’s right to offend.
Kattan is right that “you can’t be outrageous anymore” without expecting a target on your back. But you know how the old saying goes – “any press is good press”.
At the end of the day, Chappelle is the one dominating headlines with his “equal opportunity offender” brand of comedy. Which one would you watch?
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