In recent years, we have seen plenty of comedians thrust into the spotlight for less-than-ideal reasons. Kurtis hasn’t been canceled, as he remains sensitive to serious issues while still being funny. Regardless, for any comedian, especially one so tuned into social media, cancel culture can be a tricky subject. For some comedians, our heroes and role models have been “canceled” — but what does that even mean?

Kurtis notes, “People who have been 'canceled' are still doing stuff and still making s--t, and people like them.” It’s true! Louis C.K., who was “canceled” during the height of the #MeToo movement, just won a Grammy for Best Comedy Album.

“I agree with people calling people out for their bad actions if someone's doing objectively s--tty things that are, like, actively hurting people,” Kurtis says. “Then, yeah, it’s absolutely f--king canceled.” But on the other hand, he feels that some aspects of “cancel culture” don’t allow people room to grow.

“[Sometimes] [eople are reaching when celebrities haven't really done anything that bad or they're just uneducated on the topic, and people say that something is not allowed. We're all human beings, and getting older, I realized that no one knows anything. No one knows what they're doing," he says, adding, "We're all just trying so hard to get people to like us. I just think there needs to be a little more understanding.”

Luckily, crossing that line isn’t really Kurtis’s thing. “And if that's your thing, then whatever, but that's not mine. My biggest fear for 'cancel culture' is that I just never want any of the stuff I make to make someone feel alienated or make it feel like I'm targeting them,” and as of now, it doesn’t.

So let’s hope Kurtis keeps doing his thing, and in the meantime, check out Kurtis’s tour and follow him on Twitter at @kurtisconner.