Overview

• Speaking on The Pivot Podcast, Harvey said "comedy is too hard to do right now" because of how cancel culture works.
• He said he stepped away after 2012 as his TV and radio workload expanded, noting he had to give up touring to preserve family time.
• Harvey’s final stand-up show aired live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in August 2012.
• Since leaving stand-up, he has focused on hosting Family Feud, Celebrity Family Feud and The Steve Harvey Morning Show, and he previously hosted Miss Universe and a syndicated talk show.
• Coverage placed his remarks in a wider dispute over cancel culture’s effects on comedy, with some pointing to a still-vibrant stand-up circuit that includes boundary-pushing acts.