ALL COMEDY IS CONSERVATIVE:

I received a note from my old friend Larry Shackley, a longtime NR reader and a great admirer of P. G. Wodehouse. In fact, Larry is reading through the complete Wodehouse -- complete -- right now. He came across this statement from the writer in 1956. It sounds awfully present-day, doesn't it?

"Humorists have been scared out of the business by the touchiness now prevailing in every section of the community. Wherever you look, on every shoulder there is a chip, in every eye a cold glitter warning you, if you know what is good for you, not to start anything."

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