Orlando Jones continues to insist his weekend tweet calling on U.S. liberals to "kill" Sarah Palin was a joke, if not necessarily a very funny one, or just a metaphorical political "poke" that shouldn't offend anyone. In his original tweet, Jones mentioned the killing by rebels of Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi and then wrote, "If American liberals want respect they better stop listening to Aretha & kill Sarah Palin."
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Now that the Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen aired last night — the network’s highest rated roast in history, by the way, with an average of 6.4 million viewers — the outrage has begun. Hooray! But, really most of the outrage ...
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A comedian is being criticized for things he said on stage? Couldn’t be. You say that comic is Russell Brand? But that’s just not like him! Oh, but it’s true. Over the weekend the notoriously wild English funnyman found himself facing media sc...
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comedian Eric Golub joked about special needs people right in front of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Golub compared the actions of the ‘special needs’ to “liberal political ideology” at a Palin event in Iowa today, according to a news report by CNN. “And unlike Trig, they aren’t very lovable,” Golub said. “All you hear from them is give me, give me, I need, I need, I want, I deserve, I’m entitled – no you don’t.”
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So, remember that apology comedian Katt Williams issued through his publicist, likely in an effort to diffuse the negative press surrounding what some people have labeled an “anti-Mexican” rant he made onstage? Well, the statement did not...
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Williams offered an apology. “My remarks were not meant to be offensive. I want to apologize if my comedy act was taken out of context,” Williams said in a statement. “I sincerely appreciate my fans within the Mexican community and would never intentionally go out of my way to offend them.”
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The guy who told the story of when he had sex with a woman against her wishes as part of the Asssscat show at the Del Close Marathon's identity has been outed and confirmed by Jezebel; they also got in touch with his prior employers at Second City as well as his new theater Improv Vegas. Second City...
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We’ve been getting a lot of emails this morning about a particular audience monologist that performed at the Assssscat at the Del Close Marathon on Sunday, August 14. In case you don’t know, the Del Close Marathon is the Upright Citizens Brigade’s annual improv fest in New York and Asssscat is the i...
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Allegedly Shimada's company Yoshimoto Creative Agency Co. found out via text message records that the popular host was close friends with a high-ranking crime boss. While technically being best buds with a powerful criminal isn't in and of itself illegal, Shimada opted to retire when the news broke.
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The Down’s Syndrome Association in the UK is not happy with comedian Doug Stanhope. They’re also more than a little upset with the BBC. Here’s the deal: On Aug. 4, Stanhope was a guest on host Richard Bacon’s popular Radio 5 Live BBC radio show...
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