The state doesn't have to censor anything when most people are too afraid to comment publicly (retaliation).
My original argument, above, is that comedians ought to be allowed to "joke" about anything, as long as it generates community discussion. Any discussion will generate better outcomes than 2-party's design of PureHate™.
They were allowed to joke about anything by the state. The state didn't censor them. That's the first amendment. Jimmy Kimmel had the FCC threaten to pull ABC's broadcasting license the day he poured fun at Trump and the right. How is that the same as citizens using their free speech rights to criticize a comedian?