Cancel culture allows people to express their opinions. Cancel culture has been around for about forever, but people did not give it a term until modern day. This is because Cancel culture is just negative reviews. This has always been around and has not destroyed comedy.

Your argument mistakes criticism for censorship and assumes that discomfort for comedians is the same thing as the death of comedy. It isn't. First, comedians have always faced consequences for their material. In previous decades, they risked being banned from television, arrested for obscenity, blacklisted by networks, or boycotted by communities. Public backlash is not a new phenomenon—it is simply amplified by social media. The existence of criticism does not mean free expression has disappeared. Second, self-censorship is not automatically harmful. Every speaker, including comedians, considers their audience and the potential impact of their words. Choosing not to tell a joke because it relies on harmful stereotypes or because it is unlikely to land is part of artistic judgment, not evidence that comedy is dying. Third, the claim that edgy voices are disappearing is contradicted by reality. Many controversial comedians continue to sell out arenas, dominate streaming platforms, and build massive online audiences. The market for provocative humor clearly still exists. What has changed is that audiences now have an equally powerful ability to respond, criticize, or withdraw support. Finally, accountability and creativity are not opposites. Great comedy pushes boundaries intelligently rather than relying on shock value alone. If a joke can only survive in an environment where nobody is allowed to object, perhaps the issue is not with modern audiences but with the quality of the material itself. True innovation adapts to changing cultural norms instead of demanding immunity from criticism.