United Kingdom, Oct. 11 -- Ben Stiller feels that social media is to blame for the decline of comedy movies.

The 59-year-old actor has starred in comedic flicks such as There's Something About Mary and Zoolander but believes the "immediate response" provided to the world on social media has shifted the climate.

Ben told The Times newspaper: "There are landmines everywhere.

"Twitter changed everything. It took off in 2009, and offers an immediate response."

Stiller recalled the offence caused by the character of Simple Jack - a boy with learning disabilities in the spoof movie featured in the 2008 film Tropic Thunder.

He said: "We had issues on Tropic Thunder with Simple Jack.

"It wasn't a Twitter storm. Everything didn't blow up. Bu...