Cedric the Entertainer doesn't like all the jokes being made about food stamps over the weekend ... unless they were really good.

We caught up with one of the Original Kings Of Comedy in NYC, where our cameraperson brought up people making jokes about the U.S. government's impending halt to the country's largest anti-hunger program.

Cedric had a more serious response than we were expecting, saying, "No, that's not a joke. There's so many people living with food insecurity in the United States."

The comedian continued, "The fact that the government is willing to let its own citizens starve and not eat is ridiculous." Gallery Launch Gallery Getty

According to Cedric, we should have empathy for those in need, because "All of us are one paycheck away from being dead broke in this

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