I think contemporary comedy writers are massively hamstrung by having so many topics be considered completely verboten as a target for humour, meaning that the shows lack any sort of bite; they all feel very bland and sterile. I watch a modern comedy like Harley Quinn and the jokes tend to be some variation of pop cultural reference, pop culture reference, white man bad, pop cultural reference, slapstick humour. There's clearly talent there, and genuinely funny moments, but once you notice the formula, it's kind of off-putting.

The Office would not have had the same impact without Michael's complete inappropriateness, nor would 30 Rock or Arrested Development have had the same critical acclaim had it not had the carte blanche to poke fun at every facet of society on all sides of the political, racial, ethnic, gender, etc. spectrum. It's not the only ingredient for good comedy of course but shows tend to feel like preachy morality tales otherwise.