It just isn't funny anymore, Bill. Jeff Dunham manages to get a laugh every 15 seconds, but I sat through 15 minutes of your latest special and barely cracked a smile. If I'm being generous, maybe I laughed once. Comedy is supposed to evolve with time, not devolve, and after decades in the game, you'd think you'd know that. Instead, we're left with lazy, recycled material that feels more like a lecture than a comedy special. It's hard to imagine anyone paying for this if you weren't already a household name. Let's be honest: if this were a debut, no one would be signing a contract for a follow-up.
Poking fun at Trump is the oldest trick in the book, and you've been at it so long that it feels like autopilot. Worse, you're accusing him of things that never even happened, while completely ignoring the glaring disasters of the current administration. Biden is driving the country into the ground, yet you focus on the same tired targets as if it's still 2016. Remember when you confidently said there was "no chance Trump was going to win"? Turns out, you were wrong. And guess what? That kind of arrogance is exactly what turned so many people off in the first place.
Here's the thing: comedy has the power to be a mirror to society, to punch up, to challenge hypocrisy no matter where it's coming from. Right now, comedy feels broken-Hollywood feels broken-but there's hope. Maybe Monday marks the start of something new, a chance for America to be great again. And who knows? Maybe with a little humility and self-awareness, comedians and Hollywood can be great again, too.
Bill, maybe in a few years, you'll get another shot at making a special-one that's actually funny and filled with the apologies you owe for the blind spots, laziness, and partisanship. Until then, you might want to take notes from comedians who still know how to bring the laughs consistently. Because right now, you're coasting on reputation, and that's not good enough anymore.
