Comedian Adam Carolla said on Monday that shows like “Saturday Night Live” were “afraid” of attacking Democrats like President Joe Biden or New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for fear of being “canceled”.
In the first episode since Biden took office, the sketch comedy program practically ignored his administration, instead of making segments or parties celebrating Georgia turning blue, sparking the controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., And even even remembering the 2017 attack on Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.
“Honestly, I understand what there is to hate about Donald Trump,” said Carolla in America’s Newsroom. “What’s there to love about Joe Biden? That’s the biggest question if you’re SNL. OK, you hated Trump, okay. Why do you love Joe Biden? There’s nothing to love about Joe Biden, unless you have fear of being canceled, and the fact that this culture of cancellation has turned into comedy is absolutely insane. “
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The SNL left little doubt during the 2020 elections that it preferred Biden to win, and even referred to his inauguration this month as good news during his “Weekend Update” segment.
The Cuomo nursing home scandal was also untouched by the program. Cuomo was criticized for underreporting coronavirus deaths in nursing homes last year, according to a report by state attorney general Letitia James.
“No comedian is saying anything about the Governor [Gavin] Newsom or Governor Cuomo. Where are the comedians? They are scared, and this is a scary place, “said Carolla.
“Unfortunately, their hand is forced now,” he added. “They have to show their hypocrisy … You made 7,000 episodes about what the idiot Trump is, and then you don’t play the next administration? I would do one even if I loved Biden if I were SNL, just then I don’t look hypocritical . “
The first SNL of 2021 was criticized by the Los Angeles Times, when critic Lorraine Ali wrote that Donald Trump had potentially killed the satire.
“If Trump had a victory in the last month, it may be that ‘SNL’ suddenly seems lost without him,” she wrote.
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The show became famous in mourning for Trump’s victory in 2016, with Hillary Clinton impersonator Kate McKinnon doing a serious interpretation of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” in its first opening after the election.