Seth Rogen’s notable success proves that his sophomoric brand of comedy appeals to a vast audience. Over the past couple of decades, the prolific actor, director, and writer has built an impressive portfolio of objectively hilarious comedies, including Funny People, Sausage Party, The Night Before, and Blockers.

Rogen’s eclectic brand of humor has such a widespread appeal that the actor has been offered lucrative seven-figure salaries to star in some films. That said, the actor has made some questionable choices in his career.

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Rogen has been called out on multiple occasions for including some extremely tone-deaf jokes in his early films, and he does admit that some of those movies have not aged very well.

Seth Rogen Knows That Some Of His Movies Will Eventually Become Unwatchable

While Seth Rogen’s early works expertly showcase his impressive comedic talents, they also contain some highly controversial jokes. Rogen recognizes that some of his early works contain questionable material. In 2016, The 40-year-old director admitted to The Guardian, "Some jokes in Superbad are bordering on blatantly homophobic."

Later in 2019, Rogen confessed to GQ that he is aware that The 40-year-old Virgin contains extremely tone-deaf humor. “The ‘How I know you're gay’ thing [from The 40-Year-Old Virgin], it's something people have been like, ‘It's not fun to be in the theater when people are laughing at that, knowing what they're probably actually laughing at.’”

Rogen’s past collaborators are also aware that some of their early works might become increasingly problematic in the coming years.

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In his interview with The Guardian, Rogen recalled a conversation with his creative partner Evan Goldberg. "Evan recently was like, ‘By the time my kids are grown, all of our work will be deemed unwatchable. He's like, ‘I have no doubt about it. I think entire parts of culture will just be deemed regressive and no one will f--king watch it anymore, and there's a good chance our movies will fit into that category.’”

Seth Rogen Doesn’t Think Criticism Of His Old Movies Is Cancel Culture

Back in May 2021, Rogen appeared on an episode of Good Morning Britain where he admitted that “there are certain jokes that for sure have not aged well.” The Pineapple Express star also noted, “I think conceptually those movies are sound, and I think there’s a reason they’ve lasted. Jokes are not things that necessarily are built to last.”

Unlike many stars in his place, Rogen has not been quick to blame cancel culture for the criticism and controversy surrounding some of his films.

“To me, when I see comedians complaining about this kind of thing, I don’t understand what they’re complaining about,” he explained. “If you’ve made a joke that’s aged terribly, accept it. And if you don’t think it’s aged terribly, then say that.”

Rogen also slammed other comedians for attributing all criticism to cancel culture. “Getting criticism is one of the things that goes along with being an artist, and if you don’t like that, then don’t be a comedian anymore,” Rogen said. “To me, it’s not worth complaining about to the degree I see other comedians complaining about.”

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Rogen also rendered some advice to comedians in similar circumstances. “Saying terrible things is bad, so if you’ve said something terrible, then it’s something you should confront in some way, shape, or form,” he explained. “I don’t think that’s ‘cancel culture’, that’s you saying something terrible if that’s what you’ve done.”

What Seth Rogen Has Learned From His Past Missteps

Seth Rogen has adopted a surprisingly mature approach to handling criticism surrounding the problematic material in his early films. The prolific comedian has acknowledged that he never intended to malign certain groups through his work. “I was never a comedian that made jokes that were truly designed to target groups that were subjugated in some way,” Rogen told Good Morning Britain in 2021.

Rogen has also acknowledged that despite his intentions, his early works do contain some problematic material. The comedian regretted unwittingly including potentially offensive material in his films in his interview with Good Morning Britain. “Those things are in our movies, and they’re out there, and they’re things that I am more than happy to say that they have not aged well.”

To his credit, Rogen’s most recent films are void of the disparaging humor that populates his earlier works. In his 2019 interview with GQ, the comedian noted, “I've had people come up to me and be like, ‘That made me feel like s--t when I was in the movie theater and everyone was laughing about that’… I don't want anyone to have that experience watching our movies.”

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