“No, I think that’s kind of a wrap,” Jackson said when asked if he believes cancel culture is still a threat. “Yeah, I think people realize that there is someone for everyone, and if someone’s not for you, then just don’t watch them.”<\/p>\n
FOX NEWS’ GREG GUTFELD DELIVERS MASSIVE RATINGS BOOST TO FALLON’S \u2018TONIGHT SHOW\u2019 WITH CROSS-NETWORK APPEARANCE<\/a><\/p>\n Stand-up comic Nate Jackson heralds the end of cancel culture in a new interview with Fox News Digital.\u00a0 (Stephen J. Cohen\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Jackson\u2019s latest special, “Super Funny,” reached the third spot in Netflix\u2019s top ten list when it premiered in July. The veteran comic\u2019s set features a mix of high-energy crowdwork \u2013 where he improvises jokes based on audience interaction \u2013 and his more traditional stand-up material. The comic is also currently on his “Super Funny World Tour<\/a>.”<\/p>\n Having been a rising fixture in the comedy sphere over the last few years \u2013\u00a0he even opened up his own comedy club<\/a> in Washington state during the height of COVID \u2013 Jackson told Fox News Digital he sees clear signs that cancel culture is dying off.<\/p>\n He noted that even the most controversial comedian or voice has an audience these days.\u00a0<\/p>\n “The craziest person who has an opinion, [their] podcast got a following,” he said.<\/p>\n Again, he said that viewers who don\u2019t find someone funny have plenty of options for entertainment these days and shouldn\u2019t get hung up on their gripes with a particular artist.\u00a0<\/p>\n “So, if you don’t like it, just swipe away from it.”<\/p>\n JERRY SEINFELD HAD ‘LOTS OF FIGHTS’ WITH HUGH GRANT WHILE WORKING TOGETHER ON UPCOMING FILM: ‘HE’S HORRIBLE’<\/a><\/p>\n Nate Jackson performing stand-up in Pasadena, California, earlier this year. (Michael S. Schwartz\/Getty Images for ABA)<\/p>\n Cancel culture peaked shortly after 2020, with woke online mobs targeting public figures who made controversial or unpopular statements, encouraging others to boycott their work or call for an end to their careers. Comedians have felt the pressure of these efforts to curb their speech, with stars like Dave Chappelle<\/a> and Jerry Seinfeld alleging that the phenomenon has restricted their ability to tell certain jokes.<\/p>\n In his 2019 special, “Sticks & Stones,” Chappelle referred to cancel culture as “celebrity hunting season,<\/a>” and declared, “This is the worst time ever to be a celebrity. You\u2019re gonna be finished. Everyone\u2019s doomed. Michael Jackson has been dead for 10 years, and this n—- has two new cases!”<\/p>\n Seinfeld said in April 2024 that there\u2019s not as much mainstream comedy anymore because the “extreme left” has deemed a lot of humor too offensive.<\/p>\n During a segment on The New Yorker\u2019s Radio Hour<\/a>, he said, “It used to be, you would go home at the end of the day, most people would go, \u2018Oh, \u2018Cheers\u2019 is on. Oh, \u2018MASH\u2019 is on. Oh, \u2018Mary Tyler Moore\u2019 is on. \u2018All in the Family\u2019 is on.\u2019 “You just expected, \u2018There\u2019ll be some funny stuff we can watch on TV tonight.\u2019 Well, guess what \u2014 where is it?”<\/p>\n He concluded<\/a>, “This is the result of the extreme left and PC crap and people worrying so much about offending other people.”\u00a0<\/p>\n The comic would walk back his comments during a podcast later that year, saying, “I said that the \u2018extreme left\u2019 has suppressed the art of comedy. I did say that. That\u2019s not true.”<\/p>\n CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE<\/a><\/p>\n Jackson provided his perspective on what cancel culture really is, noting that a group of people coming together to bash certain jokes or artists is not necessarily a form of canceling, but rather consumers giving their opinion, which they\u2019re entitled to have.<\/p>\n The comedian noted that the cancel culture happens when consumers make a concerted effort to end a person\u2019s career.\u00a0<\/p>\n “You have a right to your opinion and [to] say if you thought somebody’s art was good, bad, or whatever. Like, that’s the point of art. You put your stuff out for the world to perceive. Cancel culture is, \u2018I saw your art, and now I don’t ever want you to do it again.’ You don\u2019t gotta like it, but you don’t get to dictate whether or not somebody continues to do a thing. That’s the difference.”<\/p>\n “But if you go, \u2018That was so trash, they should never make another movie again. Shame on James Gunn<\/a>‘,” he continued, using the “Superman” director as an example. “I think that there’s a clear difference between cancel culture and just, \u2018Oh, I didn’t like it.\u2019”<\/p>\n “Tearing something down is your right to do as well. Telling the creator of it to never create again is the problem \u2013 or to not even exist. People have seen some people’s art and been like, \u2018Yeah, yo, don’t you make another thing. We never wanna see you. That’s what cancel culture<\/a> [is].”<\/p>\n![\"Nate](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/nate-jackson.jpg\")
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