Comedian Rachel Bloom discusses the current environment of comics
Comedian and actress Rachel Bloom told Fox News Digital that while other comedians fear political correctness has taken over the industry, it’s not difficult for her.
Bloom admits that “culturally” comedy will change over time, but she says that in her opinion, the fear of “cancellation” will not affect her jokes.
“For me, the way I write and comedy is, ‘What can I say, I haven’t seen what another person says yet. Or what I want to see is a show – what I want to see is a joke, I haven’t seen a joke that I haven’t seen, usually serves it – but, as long as my North Star reports, it’s my North Star reports,” Bloom served Fox News during the weekend’s event. ”
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(LR) Pauline Chalamet, Lorraine Toussaint, Iain Armitage, Sonequa Martin-Green, Rachel Bloom, Jason Isaacs and Robin Bronk participated in the Creative Alliance at the Madison Hotel on April 25, 2025, which will hold an art feast at the Madison Hotel, Washington on April 25, 2025. ((Getty Images of Tasos Katopodis Photography/Creative Alliance))
“I'll never be a comedian, 'make me angry with people.' That's not my business,” Bloom added. “I'm kind of like a 'shark tank', almost looking at where it is?' What is needed? What can I fill in?” That's why I'm in the music comedy first. ”
While Bloom seems unhappy with the idea of canceled jokes, other comedians (such as Dave Chappelle, Ricky Gervais, Bill Burr, Chris Rock and others are outspoken about the current complaints about the comedian’s environment.
“It starts with something that everyone can agree with and then it quickly gets out of control. I remember whenever cancel culture reaches the point where it is, ‘I don’t like some of the topics in your stand-up show,’ right? It’s weird.
The newspaper allowed, a former New York Times reporter recalled the newsroom’s “disgust” of canceling culture.
“Everyone is afraid to take action,” Locke said in an episode of the Morning Post in the Breakfast Club. “That's not a place. You know, we should have the right to fail because failure, failure is part of the art.”
Rachel Bloom attended “Snow White” at Walt Disney Studios at the El Capitan Theater on March 15, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. ((Photography by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/Filmmagic))
But for Bloom, canceling culture is not an issue because her focus is not to make people angry, but to try to “make the audience aware of where I come from”.
“I just finished working on a Netflix special related to death, so I told a more candid story about what happened to me when I was born during Covid in 2020, and my writing partner passed away,” Bloom said. “I've had a really good experience because again, I've been sharing my own story, which is why I really like to connect with the live audience and share my position. I've been there all the time-I've been very-I've been very-I don't know my journey was frank. I'm trying to let the audience know where I'm from and it's always my style.”
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