‘Airplane!’ director: ‘They’re destroying comedy’

Zucker recalls a studio note suggesting his proposed James Bond spoof had gone too far. The offending item? A female spy mentions that she needed a breast reduction to fit into her Kevlar vest.

“It was pure oatmeal, so mild,” he recalls. “I thought, ‘if this was the criteria for it, we’re in big trouble.’”

The incident revealed a larger cultural truth. Punch lines were suddenly on the endangered species list thanks to the woke revolution. And Zucker wants no part of it.

“They’re destroying comedy because of 9 percent of the people who don’t have a sense of humor,” he said.

[Surely he can’t be serious? Yes, he can, and is, and right. And don’t call him Shirley. — Ed]