Can Comedians Keep Their Mouths Shut?
With the recent Emmy speech by Kathy Griffin and Seinfeld’s Michael Richards racist outburst, one must wonder why comedians can’t think before they speak. Or maybe they do just that, think before they speak. Do they know what kind of publicity saying the wrong thing will get? Do they think it will help their careers? We know that Michael Richards is screwed, but really, what has he done since Seinfeld? But Kathy Griffin, what about her career? She has a decent show and sold out shows all over the country through the rest of the year. Will she see a down slide of job offers? I highly doubt it. Sure she told Jesus to “suck it”, but really what’s the big deal? In Michael Richards case, he went off for multiple minutes yelling at African Americans using the “N-word”. These days, that will be a lot harder to recover from than a simple “Suck it Jesus”. I say this only because Kathy can just say she drank too much or it’s part of her routine that most fans know about, etc, etc. Either way, the question stands, can comedians keep their mouths shut?
[...] according to TMZ.com, Dog the Bounty Hunter is the latest celeb not able to keep his thoughts to himself. In an eight minute long tape recorded phone conversation, Dog is heard using the N word to [...]