There are mostly no jokes as such in anti-woke “comedy,” there’s only the gleeful expectation that you’re saying something that will make someone else feel belittled or bad. Which is what bullies find funny.

Never mind “comedy is legal again.” “Treating bullies like the assholes they are is legal again.” Let’s try that one out.

It's a big tell because there are conservative viewpoints in comedy. The hypocritical hippie who talks a big game but doesn't follow it them selves or is inconsistent is a stock character, even on "liberal" shows. People make fun of taking progressive viewpoints too far all the time. They just don't