I think it is a good progress. I see it less as restricting people from expressing themselves. Instead, it could be signs of being aware how powerful words can be, both in (unintentionally) empowering/enforcing certain beliefs and how people can be hurt by the jokes. Personally, I am impressed and glad that there are still so much fun one can have without being a racist or misogynist.
(2) More political: Most of the comedians and actors have a are hardcore democrats. There's a huge bias in pretty much all of the media.
I agree with this too. Jokes are now more about pointing out how things lack common sense, and usually public event/announcements are what gets joked about.
Things that are still okay: Things that are seemingly stupid/lack of judgement, culture/lifestyle/habits, politics.