Rob Schneider hasn’t changed his act despite audiences „stabbing” him and, at a recent Canadian fundraiser, walking out.
„I’m doing it right,” Schneider said The Hollywood Reporter When asked if those answers made him think about doing anything differently. „The thing about freedom is that free speech is all about speech. Free speech is not about nice things. It’s not about socially acceptable things. Free speech is about speech that challenges you. Free speech is not good. Simple speech or speech that is acceptable to everyone needs no protection. I challenge the audience. I am
Speaking specifically about Canada, he said the country is „under a repressive regime where they call the opposition terrorists.”
“I am very proud that I did not bow to that dictatorship [Prime Minister Justin] Trudeau does, and I’m happy to be one of the people who pissed them off,” he added. „I’d do it again if I had the chance, but I don’t think they’d let me any time soon.”
In June, Schneider was asked to leave the stage and shorten his comedy set after attendees began walking out during a fundraiser for the Hospitals of Canada Foundation Regina.
„We do not condone, condone, endorse, or share Mr. Schneider’s position as expressed during his comedy set, and we acknowledge that the performance at this event did not meet the expectations of our audience and our crew,” the foundation said in a released statement. By Canada’s Global News. „An unconditional apology was immediately issued to our guests and our community. We reiterate today this sincere and unconditional apology for any offense caused by Mr. Schneider’s recent comedy set at the Four Seasons Ball.
Snyder was also reportedly pulled from a stand-up lineup at a GOP event in late 2023, but Saturday Night Live Alam denied being removed from the stage after witnesses made a crude joke.
Schneider is to publish a book on freedom of speech entitled You can do it! Speak your mind, America On September 24, she carried it with her on the red carpet at the Paul Adam Sandler premiere in New York. Love you Netflix special, where he spoke THR.
The Hot Chick star, appears in Love youHe said he supports people who „challenge” him
„People are upset about things right now. That’s OK,” Schneider said THR. „I think the more challenging comedy and society is, the more interesting the stand-up and art. When everything is smooth, art can be boring. So maybe the ’90s were kind of boring, but it’s a good time now, it’s a challenging time.
About how he ended up on Chandler’s special, Schneider told his longtime friend and colleague SNL Alum called him.
“Hey buddy when can you come? why Can you come out here?,” Schneider recalled of her conversation with Chandler before her performance of „Next Thing You Know.” „He always included me. It’s a beautiful thing.”
Schneider praised Sandler’s humor.
„He’s never been better as a stand-up,” he said of Sandler Love you. “It’s an intimate show because there aren’t 15,000, 20,000 people like last time. So in that sense you really get a glimpse of who he is,” Schneider said.
Schneider has been criticized in recent years for his anti-vaccination views and controversial comments. Transgender people He continues to speak out against cancel culture and in favor of free speech.
In a series of tweets in 2019, Schneider wrote, “I know Free speech and democracy People can express and spew whatever they want, creating a chaos in the society. But I can’t think of a better one. I certainly don’t want to live in a society where people decide what to think or see or how to interpret it. … I still worry Suppression of freedom of speech would lead to more horrors than the continued free flow of ideas; Good and bad. People can decide for themselves what ideas belong in the dustbin of history. … Silencing those with whom we disagree It denies us the opportunity to question our preconceptions. To reaffirm or re-evaluate them. Our ideas need to be and always need to be constantly challenged and re-examined so we don’t end up as a consensus group.
By Adam Sandler Love you The special, directed by Josh Softy, is set to begin streaming on Netflix on August 27.