People like to see films and TV shows that reflect their own lives to some degree. Of course, escapism is okay, too. So watching entertainment about the ultra-rich and powerful does satisfy the heart and mind sometimes. That stuff is aspirational. It's fine. However, to comedian Jeff Foxworthy, Hollywood is badly out of sync with everyday folks. And to him, that is an issue needing to be fixed.
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He addressed what he believes is Hollywood's snubbing of most typical people. Foxworthy said to Fox News Digital, "I don't think Hollywood has understood that audience in a long, long time. I don't care where they live or where they stand politically, if you sat people down and said, 'What do you want out of life?' I bet we would agree on 85% of the things.",
We All Have a Lot in Common
Foxworthy feels that people share pretty basic needs. Such as wanting to care about someone and be cared about and having some wholesome fun in their lives. He contends, "We want the same things. But what happened was, instead of celebrating the 85% that we're all alike, we yell and scream at each other over the 15% that we're different. Being different is fine. It would be boring as hell if we were all alike and all thought the same way."
Foxworthy Feels That Audiences Want To Identify With Content in Film, TV, and Comedy
The longtime comedian asserts that "there's 200 million people that aren't urban or hip" in this country. To him, they are badly neglected by influential Hollywood bigwigs who crank out entertainment. But they don't go unrecognized by Jeff Foxworthy, no sir!
He shared his "template" with the outlet. It's actually his and his family's real-world existence. "I just kind of, my comedy comes from this template. I just think if I think something or my wife says something or my family does something, I'm going to assume other people are thinking and saying and doing the same things."
Foxworthy says he really loves it when someone says to him about a new comedy routine, "Oh my God, you've been in our house." That's how he knows he hit the mark.
