Larry the Cable Guy Talks Comedy in ‘Woke’ America, Whether It’s Harder to Be Funny Now (Exclusive)

Seasoned comedian Larry the Cable Guy isn’t afraid to continue to take the stage — even in a contentious and divided political climate.

“We live in the United States of America — somebody doesn’t want to like your act then don’t go see that person’s act. It’s as simple as that,” the comedian, real name Daniel Lawrence Whitney, exclusively told Us Weekly on Thursday, July 9, while participating in the 37th annual ACC Golf Championship presented by American Century Investments in South Lake Tahoe.

“I don’t worry about it,” Larry the Cable Guy, 63, continued of performing stand-up comedy in a so-called “woke” America. “I already got a pretty good, built-in following and I got some awesome fans. You know, if I think it’s funny I’m going to do it and we’ll see where it goes.”

He added, “If you let it bother you, yeah it’s going to be tough. But I think Shane Gillis pretty much proved to everybody that you can get canceled and if you wanna double down on that that’s what people want you to do because they’re sick of it to. Shane Gillis got even more popular after he got fired from Saturday Night Live for being ‘too woke’ from stuff he did 10 years ago, you know? And now look at him.”

For the uninitiated, Gillis was hired as a featured player on SNL in 2019, but just four days into the job was fired after racist and homophobic comments previously made by the comedian resurfaced. At the time, SNL claimed it was unaware of his “offensive” remarks prior to his employment.