Steve Harvey has finally revealed why he decided to stop doing stand-up comedy more than a decade ago.

The popular TV star and “Family Feud” host, who is now 68, said he stepped away from the stage because of cancel culture.

During an interview on “The Pivot Podcast” on Tuesday, Harvey was asked what kind of jokes comedians are still allowed to make in today’s cancel culture era.

One of the hosts, Channing Chowder, pointed out that even on “Family Feud,” it sometimes looks like Harvey holds back jokes because he cannot say certain things.

Harvey admitted that was true and explained, “That’s why I gave up stand-up around 2012 or 2015. I was already working on so many shows and earning well, so I had to drop something.”

He added that performing on weekends would have cost him his family time since he is a father of seven. For him, letting go of stand-up was the best choice as he already saw changes happening in comedy.

Harvey said change is something everyone must deal with, and for him, the smart move was to leave before things got worse.

He explained that cancel culture was spreading everywhere, and doing comedy became more difficult. “It’s just too hard to do comedy now with the way cancel culture works,” he said.

Harvey praised the podcast hosts, encouraging them to continue their work without changing their style just because something else looks more popular.

He ended his stand-up career with his last live performance at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in August 2012. The two-hour special was broadcast live on pay-per-view TV.