9 Comedians Who Had To Apologize For Their Jokes [Photos]
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Sometimes comedians take their humor too far. Most recently Joan Rivers came under fire for calling Barack Obama the first gay President of the United States. But this is not the first time jokes have gotten people in trouble.
While in theory no race, color, creed or public figure is never excused from being the focus of satire, there have been times where your favorite comic just went off the handle in poor taste.
The results usually costs them dearly in sponsorships, touring, acting roles, and more. Sometimes their career never really recovers.
So in tribute to the queen of mean’s recent comments about the POTUS, we present 10 comedians who had to apologize for their jokes. Let us know who you thought dropped the ball the worst in the comments section.
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Gilbert Gottfriend
Gilbert made some real crass jokes about the tsunami that hit Japan. The public outcry was so loud that he lost his deal as the voice for the Aflac duck. He promptly apologized.
Michael Richards
Kramer from Seinfeld went on an infamous racist rant while performing comedy years ago. Someone happened to capture it on video and his career, or lack thereof, never recovered.
Tracy Morgan
In 2011 Tracy Morgan apologized for saying he would commit suicide if his son turned out to be gay. He eventually said “I want to apologize to my fans and the gay & lesbian community for my choice of words at my recent stand-up act”.
Dave Chappelle
Funny man Dave Chapelle bombed so bad at a stand up gig, he said sorry to the Seminole Indians who own the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Florida.
Carlos Mencia
After getting confronted on video by Joe Rogan about stealing jokes, the former Mind Of Mencia creator said sorry for his rampant shark biting.
Carlos Lopez
In 2011 Carlos Lopez made an comment about Kirstie Alley being on Dancing With The Stars saying she “did a nice job, her little hooves tapping away”. Kirstie was none too pleased and Lopez said sorry the next day.
Rosie O’Donnell
While still a cast member on The View, Rosie used the words “ching-chong” while speaking in what appeared to be a Chinese accent. The next day she offered her apology stating: “so apparently ‘ching-chong,’ unbeknownst to me, is a very offensive way to make fun, quote unquote, or mock, Asian accents.” You think?
Jamie Foxx
In 2009 Jamie went a bit too far in critiquing a then 16 year old Miley Cyrus’ physical appearance. He then went on Jay Leno’s show to offer his sincere remorse for making those comments.
Jerry Lewis
The original nutty professor once said that “cricket is a f** game”. He promptly said sorry but again was caught using the slur years later.
