Jerry Seinfeld ignited a fire when he blamed "the extreme left and PC crap" for ruining comedy in a recent interview with The New Yorker. But is comedy really dead, and if so, who is to blame?
In this week's episode Thomas, Osman, and a fresh-from-her-holiday Mel dissect comedy and cancel culture, before turning to their attention to the claim that we're in the era of so-called "Mid TV". Does Amazon Prime's new rom-com, The Idea of You, starring Anne Hathaway, show the demise or potential of television in 2024?
Plus, our pop culture recommendations for the week.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Jerry Seinfeld ignited a fire when he blamed "the extreme left and PC crap" for ruining comedy in a recent interview with The New Yorker. But is comedy really dead, and if so, who is to blame?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In this week's episode Thomas, Osman, and a fresh-from-her-holiday Mel dissect comedy and cancel culture, before turning to their attention to the claim that we're in the era of so-called "Mid TV". Does Amazon Prime's new rom-com, &lt;em data-stringify-type="italic"&gt;The Idea of You&lt;/em&gt;, starring Anne Hathaway, show the demise or potential of television in 2024?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Plus, our pop culture recommendations for the week.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Drop with Osman Faruqi

Did 'woke culture' really kill the sitcom? Plus, the era of 'Mid TV'

Did 'woke culture' really kill the sitcom? Plus, the era of 'Mid TV'

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