From ‘Scream’ to stream: Jamie Kennedy reveals how Hollywood lost its way and why he won't give up on LA

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Comedian Jamie Kennedy spoke to Fox News Digital about the state of comedy amid a highly polarized political landscape. Comedian Jamie Kennedy loves Los Angeles, but thinks Hollywood has traded in originality and movie-star mystique for ideology and influencers. Still, the actor doubled down on show business. Comedy can cut through, he said, and save an industry that has lost its nerve. The 'Scream' star was critical of the modern media landscape, but not bitter. He told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview that he was encouraged by what he sees as a return to center for Hollywood, or at least for comedy. Kennedy argued that comedy remains one of the few places in entertainment where people with different politics, backgrounds and identities can still share a stage. "I think the comedy community is the most inclusive community in the arts," he