The world has changed a whole lot in the past 25 years. For anyone old enough to remember the 1990s and early 2000s, that was a time in America when comedy writers and comedians, so something that seems to be almost entirely canceled in today’s current political climate — be funny. 

Jennifer Aniston said the same thing.  She told the Associated Foreign Press that her hit show “Friends” is considered offensive by many young people today. 

“There’s a whole generation of people, kids, who are now going back to episodes of ‘Friends’ and find them offensive. There were things that were never intentional, and others, well, we should have thought it through,” Aniston continued. “But I don’t think there was a sensitivity like there is now.”

What was your first clue, Jen? 

Friends was one of the biggest hits in television history, and Aniston and her co-stars made a fortune on the show and the residuals from going into syndication. 

After the show ended, Aniston became one of the top comedic actresses in films. So she knows firsthand that scripts are different. Tolerance levels have changed. In general, there are just fewer people mature enough to handle comedy. 

“Comedy has evolved, movies have evolved. Now it’s a little tricky because you have to be very careful, which makes it really hard for comedians, because the beauty of comedy is that we make fun of ourselves, make fun of life. You could joke about a bigot and have a laugh,” she added. “That was hysterical. And it was about educating people on how ridiculous people were, and now we’re not allowed to do that.”

Jen has a new movie that should have some comedic moments along with a whole lot of action. It’s Murder Mystery 2, with Adam Sandler, dropping on Netflix on March 31. 

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