History YMMV / TheSimpsonsS9E15TheLastTemptationOfKrust

** One of the things that gets Krusty lambasted is putting on fake teeth and doing an offensively stereotypical Asian accent. In the episode, this is condemned as being corny and out of date, and he chooses to retire after being roasted by critics and his fellow comedians. Today, doing such a racist comedy act would be more likely to result in having Krusty's show cancelled by the network.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The episode deals with Krusty's family-friendly (and rather politically-incorrect) brand of comedy no longer being considered funny in an era when "alternative" comedy was establishing itself in the mainstream. At the end of the episode, Krusty is offered a "Canyonero", a parody of [=SUV=]s at a time when these were gaining popularity.

** One of the things that gets Krusty lambasted is putting on fake teeth and doing an offensively stereotypical Asian accent. In the 00s, comedians like Creator/DaveChappelle were able to become big through racial stereotype humor. By today's standards, Krusty would have likely been pressured to cancel his show (or had it cancelled by the network), rather than Krusty voluntarily retiring after getting merely roasted by critics.

** One of the things that gets Krusty lambasted is putting on fake teeth and doing an offensively stereotypical Asian accent. In the 00s, comedians like Dave Chappelle were able to become big through racial stereotype humor. By today's standards, Krusty would have likely been pressured to cancel his show (or had it cancelled by the network), rather than Krusty voluntarily retiring after getting merely roasted by critics.
** Jay Leno complaining about Krusty's material being dated and stale. The same criticisms have been leveled at Jay Leno, particularly during the height of ''Series/TheTonightShowWithConanOBrien'' debacle.

* HumorDissonance: Krusty's rant at his retirement announcement isn't as funny as the reporters say it is, coming off instead as really whiny. There's also the viewers who find themselves agreeing with Marge's opinion of Creator/JaneaneGarofalo casually talking about getting her period being more cringeworthy than laugh-worthy. In general, one of the more common critiques of the episode is that while the jokes that are meant to be SoUnfunnyItsFunny mostly succeed at their job, the jokes meant to be ''actually'' funny fall into this.

** One of the things that gets Krusty lambasted is putting on fake teeth and doing an offensively stereotypical Asian accent. In the 00s, comedians like Dave Chappelle were able to become big through racial stereotype humor. By today's standards, Krusty would have been seen as a victim of Cancel Culture.

* HilariousInHindsight: One of Krusty's topics in his initial stand-up routine is TV dinners, which Creator/JaneaneGarofalo mocks. Eighteen years later, Creator/JerrySeinfeld [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=984VkHzXl8w actually did have this topic in his routine]].

* HumorDissonance: Krusty's rant at his retirement announcement isn't as funny as the reporters say it is, coming off instead as really whiny.
** On the other hand, those who prefer more traditional humor might regard all the other comics besides Krusty in this light, agreeing with Marge's opinion of Creator/JaneaneGarofalo casually talking about getting her period being more cringeworthy than laugh-worthy.

* EarWorm: "Canyonerooo!" *whoosh* "Canyonerroo!" *whoosh*. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI_Jl5WFQkA Here.]]

** On the other hand, those who prefer more traditional humor might regard all the other comics besides Krusty in this light, agreeing with Marge's opinion of Creator/JaneaneGarofalo casually talking about getting her periodbeing more cringeworthy than laugh-worthy.

* HumorDissonance: Krusty's rant at his retirement announcement isn't as funny as the reporters say it is, it's just really whiny.
** This arguably applies to all the other comics besides Krusty. When Creator/JaneaneGarofalo talks about getting her period, some viewers may agree with Marge in finding it more cringeworthy than laugh-worthy.

* HumorDissonance: Krusty's rant at his retirement announcement isn't as funny as the reporters say it is, it's just really whiny.

* HilariousInHindsight: One of Krusty's topics in his initial stand-up routine is TV dinners, which Creator/JaneaneGarofalo mocks. Eighteen years later, Creator/JerrySeinfeld [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=984VkHzXl8w actually did have this topic in his routine]].

* HilariousInHindsight: One of Krusty's topics in his initial stand-up routine is TV dinners, which Janeane Garofalo mocks. Eighteen years later, Jerry Seinfeld [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=984VkHzXl8w actually did have this topic in his routine]].