Jamie Kennedy Says 2003-Style Satire Can Return as Hollywood Loses Nerve to Ideology
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Updated · Fox News · May 23
Jamie Kennedy Says 2003-Style Satire Can Return as Hollywood Loses Nerve to Ideology
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 23
Jamie Kennedy said comedy is one of entertainment’s last politically mixed spaces, arguing “a laugh is a laugh” even as broader discourse grows more polarized.
The “Scream” actor said audiences are moving past the last seven or eight years of “great wokeness,” making room again for riskier satire like his 2003 film “Malibu’s Most Wanted.”
Kennedy also criticized Hollywood’s shift toward influencers and follower counts, saying attention has replaced quality and even auditions now hinge on social-media reach.
Despite that critique, he said he is betting on Los Angeles—buying a West Hollywood house to convert into a studio as productions leave California over high costs.
His near-term test of that independent path is “Wingman,” an old-school comedy he said studios would have over-noted before its May 26 Apple TV streaming debut.
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