Before he took on the film portraying the origins of Batman's nemesis, Phillips was best-known for his "Hangover" trilogy starring Bradley Cooper and Zach Galifianakis, as well as films including "Old School" and "War Dogs".
Speaking to Vanity Fair in a profile of Joker star Joaquin Phoenix for the magazine’s November issue, Phillips said comedy directors were being put off by a heightened sensitivity in popular culture.
"Go try to be funny nowadays with this woke culture," he said. "There were articles written about why comedies don't work anymore – I'll tell you why, because all the f***ing funny guys are like, f*** this s**t, because I don’t want to offend you."
"It's hard to argue with 30 million people on Twitter," he continued. "You just can’t do it, right? So you just go, 'I'm out.' I'm out, and you know what? With all my comedies – I think that's what comedies, in general, all have in common – is they're irreverent.
"So I go, 'How do I do something irreverent, but f*** comedy? Oh I know, let’s take the comic book universe and turn it on its head with this.’ And so that’s really where that came from."
Phillips, Phoenix, and "Joker’s" distributor Warner Bros have defended the film from accusations of glorifying violence.
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