It seems to be somewhat out of his control. He all but outright states "this is bad".

In July of 2022, Cleese was asked if comedians have the freedom to be funny, to which he responded with “No.” He continued, “I think it's particularly worrying at the moment because you can only create in an atmosphere of freedom where you're not checking everything you say critically before you move on."

“A lot of comedians now are sitting there and when they think of something, they say something like, 'Can I get away with it? I don't think so. So and so got into trouble, and he said that, oh, she said that.' You see what I mean? And that's the death of creativity," Cleese said.

It's still bending the knee, because I would just cancel the whole stage show at that point saying it's either the correct and full way or it's not done at all, but that's also coming from someone who has seen just how fucking bad it's going to get unless people start actively pushing back and holding their ground. Either way, it's the same old story: disappointing, but not surprising.