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Gilbert Gottfried fired as Aflac duck due to tsunami tweets

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by finishthehat, Mar 14, 2011.

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  1. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    He did tour and he did not dial it back one bit. I know of one college near me that asked him to never ever plan on returning.

    Gottfried, I'm told, actually made the C-word his first word (and repeated it often) during his opening.

    I can take him or leave him but he did a bit on Stern after the OJ verdict that forced me to stop the car I was laughing so hard.
     
    Moderator1, Mar 15, 2011
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  2. YGBFKM

    YGBFKM Guest

    Came home from a long night out a few years back and happened to turn on Saget's stand-up routine on HBO or something. Only knew him as Danny Tanner. That turned out to be an incredibly bizarre hour.
     
    YGBFKM, Mar 15, 2011
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  3. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

     
    BitterYoungMatador2, Mar 15, 2011
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  4. terrier

    terrier Well-Known Member

    I just wish YouTube turned up more than one of Gottfried's '98-99 ESPN Sunday Night Football promos with the poker dogs (or one with decent sound quality).
    Especially the one with blue movies.
     
    terrier, Mar 16, 2011
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  5. SoCalScribe

    SoCalScribe Member

    Firing Gilbert for, well, anything is absurd because he's been burning down the barn his whole career. This what he does, for better or worse.
     
    SoCalScribe, Mar 16, 2011
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  6. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    I've heard him interviewed so many times and he's really embarrassed and guilty about what he's best known for because he made a fortune from Full House and America's Funniest Home Videos.

    He also gets $25K an episode to do the voiceover for HIMYM.

    He's very funny, but I'm guessing there are a lot of people who go to his shows expecting him to be family friendly.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Mar 16, 2011
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  7. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    There was a story (I think I heard it on Stern) that said that during the year he was on SNL, he didn't write a single bit, that he held on to his best stuff for his standup act.

    He's legendary for being cheap. They always rag on him on Stern because every time he comes on, he steals bottled water from the green room and would walk sometimes a few miles to the show rather than paying for a cab.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Mar 16, 2011
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  8. westcoastvol

    westcoastvol Active Member

    All of this made his cameo with Marlee Matlin on last night's Trump Roast even more squeamish.
     
    westcoastvol, Mar 16, 2011
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  9. BNWriter

    BNWriter Active Member

    The slug says Gottfried's "10 Worst" Jokes about the Tsuinami.

    Aren't most of his jokes just the worst anyway...regardless of rank?? I am surprised he has survived this long.
     
    BNWriter, Mar 17, 2011
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  10. terrier

    terrier Well-Known Member

    He's survived because people love to talk about how terrible his jokes are, and can't wait to get high and self-righteous over his next one. If AFLAC hired him after his 9-11 jokes, shame on them, not him.
     
    terrier, Mar 18, 2011
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