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Showing posts with label Comedians. Show all posts
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Friday, January 4, 2019
Sinbad on Louis C.K. He"s Shooting Himself in the Foot ... But Don"t Tell Comedians Who to Joke About!!!
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Taylor Swift: Mocked by Pundits, Comedians for Failed Political Endorsement
Taylor Swift shocked most of the free world several weeks ago when she came out of the woods and threw her support behind a pair of Democratic political candidates in Tennessee.
In a heartfelt and lengthy Instagram post, the singer endorsed Jim Cooper for House of Representatives in her native state and Phil Bredesen for Senate.
How did her preferred nominees do? Well…
Cooper defeated Jody Bell by a whopping 35 points in what was clearly a not very competitive race.
But Bredesen failed to help Democrats gain a majority over Republicans in the Senate. He lost by about 14 points to Marsha Blackburn.
Oh well, right?
You can’t win ‘em all and the important thing is that Swift used her platform for something she believes in, prompting an enormous surge in voter registration by doing so.
Nope, sorry. That wasn’t the important thing according to at least one Conservative pundit out there.
Fox News host Laura Ingraham took to Twitter after Bredsen’s failed bid to rub his loss in the face of the pop star, something totally normal and mature for her to do.
“Hey @taylorswift13, haters gonna hate. #shakeitoff,” Ingraham wrote following the election results.
Ingraham has a history of going after young singer, as she previously labeled Ariana Grande as spoiled and entitled.
In this case, however, she wasn’t the only famous person to cite Swift’s endorsement in her summary of the midterm elections.
Stephen Colbert also poked fun at the Tennessee Senator outcome during his live episode of The Late Show.
“I guess Tay-Tay didn’t have that much sway-sway, and Blackburn’s support for the Trump administray-stray eventually outweighed-weigh the president’s support for higher teacher pay-pay at the end of the day-day,” he joked.
He poorly joked, we should add.
After failing to offer her support for Hillary Clinton in 2016, and after remaining silent for years on basically all social issues, Swift took social media followers by surprise exactly one month ago.
“In the past I’ve been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions, but due to several events in my life and in the world in the past two years, I feel very differently about that now,” she wrote at the outset of her unexpected endorsement at the time.
She continued:
“I always have and always will cast my vote based on which candidate will protect and fight for the human rights I believe we all deserve in this country.
I believe in the fight for LGBTQ rights, and that any form of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender is WRONG.
“I believe that the systemic racism we still see in this country towards people of color is terrifying, sickening and prevalent.”
What issues did Taylor have with eventual winner Blackburn?
“She voted against equal pay for women. She voted against the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which attempts to protect women from domestic violence, stalking, and date rape.
“She believes businesses have a right to refuse service to gay couples. She also believes they should not have the right to marry.
“These are not MY Tennessee values.”
In the end, Swift’s message earned her mockery from Donald Trump and a few others out there.
But we hope she was not dismayed from getting more involved in the future.
She has a very powerful voice. It would be a shame if she chose not to use it.
Friday, August 3, 2018
Tim Allen Defends Roseanne Barr, Asks Very Dumb Question About Comedian"s Firing
Tim Allen just doesn’t understand.
Speaking Thursday at the Television Critics Association’s press tour, the veteran actor basically asked those in attendance was simple question:
Can’t someone just be overtly racist in public without suffering consequences in this country?!?
Allen spoke on the topic of Roseanne Barr’s firing by ABC with journalists at the aforementioned gathering, with his remarks generating both headlines and many raised eyebrows.
(Barr, of course, was let go by the network and had her revived sitcom canceled after she referred to an African-American political advisor as an “ape.”)
“I go away back with Rosie and that’s not the Rosie I know,” Allen said, expounding about his friend and her situation as follows:
“She was the most diverse and tolerant woman I’ve ever known for a long time. Whatever got in her head, isn’t the Roseanne I know.”
Allen then expressed sympathy and shock for the ways of the world, especially when it comes to supposedly funny people who dare to utter controversial statements.
“It’s a very icy time. I’m a veteran comedian for 38 years and I’ve never seen it, like Lenny Bruce said at the Purple Onion, ‘We’ve gone backwards.’ There are things you can’t say. There are things you shouldn’t say.
“Who makes up these rules? And as a stand-up comic, it’s a dangerous position to be in because I like pushing buttons. It’s unfortunate.”
Who makes up these rules?
We can answer that ridiculous inquiry, Tim.
In Roseanne’s case, ABC executies made up the so-called “rules.”
Roseanne was an employee who was fired by her employer for actions the latter deemed inappropriate and/or actions it felt no longer made her a worthwhile employee.
It’s that simple.
People get fired from their jobs everday. Roseanne is just one of those people.
Allen is one of the few outspoken Republicans in Hollywood.
In May of 2017, he said he was “stunned” by the cancelation of the sitcom on which he starred, Last Man Standing, hinting strongly that he thinks it was yanked off the air due to his Conservative views.
(It has ran for six seasons at the time and ratings had been falling for years.)
Allen also once compared life in Hollywood for a Republican to life in Nazi Germany for Jewish people.
He’s back in the news now because FOX has actually brought back Last Man Standing, hoping it finds a similarly impressive audience to the one Roseanne enjoyed before the network axed that show’s comeback.
As for Barr?
She has oscillated between being regretful for her actions and blaming others for taking them out of context.
She recently swore to Sean Hannity that she is not racist and she has received support from non-Tim Allen celebrities as well.
“Roseanne Barr is my sister in comedy and she is my universal sister and what I won’t do… is throw her away for making a mistake,” Mo’Nique told KTLA last Friday, July 27, adding at the time:
“We’ve all said and done things, baby, that we wish we could take back… but when you’re in the public eye, you can’t.
Said Barr to Fox News the day before that:
“I’ve apologized a lot. It’s been two months. I’ve apologized and explained and asked for forgiveness.”
Oh, well, if it’s been two months… nevermind then!
All automatically gets forgiven after 60 days, right?
WATCH THE ROSEANNE BARR VIDEO ABOVE AND DECIDE:
IS SHE WORTHY OF FORGIVENESS?
Thursday, July 12, 2018
Cops Swarm Bill Cosby"s Pennsylvania Mansion on Comedian"s 81st Birthday
Bill Cosby’s neighborhood filled up with cops on the same day the comedian turns 81. Law enforcement sources tell us officers in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania received a call Thursday for loud music on Cosby’s street. We’re told about 4 units responded…
Cops Swarm Bill Cosby"s Pennsylvania Mansion on Comedian"s 81st Birthday
Bill Cosby’s neighborhood filled up with cops on the same day the comedian turns 81. Law enforcement sources tell us officers in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania received a call Thursday for loud music on Cosby’s street. We’re told about 4 units responded…
Monday, April 30, 2018
Bill Cosby Juror Harrison Snyder says Comedian"s Words Sunk Him
Bill Cosby fell on his sword the moment he opened his mouth and long before his sexual assault trial started … so says one of the jurors. Harrison Snyder appeared on ‘GMA’ Monday and said the unimpeachable evidence that led to the…
Bill Cosby Juror Harrison Snyder says Comedian"s Words Sunk Him
Bill Cosby fell on his sword the moment he opened his mouth and long before his sexual assault trial started … so says one of the jurors. Harrison Snyder appeared on ‘GMA’ Monday and said the unimpeachable evidence that led to the…
Thursday, April 5, 2018
Jerry Seinfeld Responds to "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" Lawsuit
Jerry Seinfeld isn’t laughing over a claim he stole the idea for his hit Netflix show, “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” — instead, he says the guy suing him doesn’t have a leg to stand on. In the docs Jerry filed, he lays out 3 reasons…
Jerry Seinfeld Responds to "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" Lawsuit
Jerry Seinfeld isn’t laughing over a claim he stole the idea for his hit Netflix show, “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” — instead, he says the guy suing him doesn’t have a leg to stand on. In the docs Jerry filed, he lays out 3 reasons…
Thursday, March 29, 2018
#BoycottRoseanne Movement Grows in Wake of Comedian"s Return, Nazi Comment
Roseanne Barr is very much back.
The veteran comedian and actress – who fell so far out of the spotlight and grew so desperate for attention over the years that she tried to seduce Kanye West – returned in a major way this week:
The revival of her beloved sitcom attracted 18.2 million viewers on Tuesday night, a truly astounding figure in this day and age of entertainment.
But is Roseanne Barr back… and better than ever?
Yes, if one is referring to the effective ways in which Barr stirs up controversy.
An outspoken Donald Trump supporter, Roseanne has modeled the fictional version of herself after this real-life version…
… but it’s something Barr recently said in real life that has many folks around the Internet pushing for a boycott of her series.
On March 24, Parkland shooting victim David Hogg addressed a huge crowd at the Washington D.C. March for Our Lives and, at one point, raised his fist high in the air.
He did so to inspire those around the country to rally around him and other school shooting survivors on the topic of sensible gun control.
But some folks out there somehow interpreted this as a Nazi salute.
Roseanne was apparently among these folks.
At least one Twitter user captured screenshots of Roseanne’s verified Twitter account (which is named Roseanne Barr with the handle “therealroseanne”) sending a message that tagged Hogg and read simply:
“NAZI SALUTE.”
See for yourself:
(NOTE: If we need to explain to you how this is NOT a Nazi salute… well.. we just can’t. We don’t have the mental energy. You’re already a lost cause.)
As a result of this Roseanne statement, a movement has grown around social media; or a hashtag, to be more precise and relevant.
A handful of critics are encouraging others to #BoycottRoseanne, while railing against the sitcom and its star in general:
It came out on Thursday, meanwhile, that President Trump actually called to congratulate Roseanne on the success of her television return.
She said as much during an appearance on Good Morning America.
“It was pretty exciting, I’ll tell you that much,” Barr said on air. “I’ve known him for many years and he’s done a lot of nice things for me over the years.”
On her rebooted series, Roseanne’s family has been torn apart by the 2016 Presidential election.
Tension and anger runs high among all relatives, most notably Roseanne and her sister, portrayed by Laurie Metcalf.
“I just wanted to have that dialogue about families torn apart by the election and their political differences of opinion and how we handle it,” Barr told the New York Times in an interview published on Tuesday.
She added that it was her idea for the Roseanne character to be a Trump supporter.
This is why:
“It’s an accurate portrayal of these people and people like them.
“In terms of what they think,and who they feel when they are the ones who send their kids over to fight.
“We’ve been in wars for a long, long time, which everybody seems to forget, but working class people don’t forget it because their kids are in it.”
As a reminder, this is how Roseanne once sang the national anthem:
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Justin Bieber Meets Jerry Seinfeld on Heels of "Comedians in Cars" Lawsuit
Jerry Seinfeld might be getting sued over his hit Netflix show, but that’s not deterring him from a good ol’ fashioned stop-and-chat with stars in their cars … just ask Justin Bieber. Jerry was out and about Monday in Bev Hills with his…
Monday, February 12, 2018
Jerry Seinfeld Sued for Stealing "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee"
Jerry Seinfeld’s hit show about comedians, coffee and cars wasn’t his idea at all … according to the producer who’s now suing. Christian Charles says he pitched a show idea to Jerry in 2002, and claims it’s the basis for “Comedians in Cars Getting…
Monday, January 1, 2018
Dave Chappelle Gets Support from Comedians Over Kevin Spacey Joke
Dave Chappelle is taking heat for some comments he made on his new Netflix special — that actor Anthony Rapp was not really harmed by Spacey’s conduct because he “grew up to be gay anyway” — but some big comedians are squarely in Chappelle’s…
Dave Chappelle Gets Support from Comedians Over Kevin Spacey Joke
Dave Chappelle is taking heat for some comments he made on his new Netflix special — that actor Anthony Rapp was not really harmed by Spacey’s conduct because he “grew up to be gay anyway” — but some big comedians are squarely in Chappelle’s…
Saturday, June 10, 2017
Bill Maher Apologizes for N-Word ... "Comedians are a Special Kind of Monkey!" (VIDEO)
Bill Maher gave an earnest apology for his joke last week — that he was a “house n*****” — but at one point he may have chosen the wrong word to explain himself. Bill was back live on “Real Time with Bill Maher” Friday night where he had a hard…
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Charlie Murphy"s Life Celebrated by Famous Comedians (PHOTOS)
Charlie Murphy was laid to rest in NYC and his memorial service looked like a comedy hall of fame. Dave Chappelle, D.L. Hughley, George Lopez, Eddie Griffin, Cedric the Entertainer, Donnell Rawlings and Neal Brennan all gathered to honor…
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