The chain pulled ads featuring the comedian when it was discovered he lied about being in one of the World Trade Center Towers on 9/11. He gave emotional recounts of fleeing from the building to the streets just moments before the second plane hit, and how it was the traumatic events of that day that moved him to pursue a career as an entertainer, and not waste life’s precious moments.
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“I didn’t know what it was about, I thought he’d want to come on and talk about his [Comedy Central stand-up] special – turns out it was much more dire”, Maron said, addressing the controversy at the beginning of Thursday’s episode.
Comedian Steve Rannazzisi got himself into a whole lot of trouble earlier this week when it was revealed he lied about escaping from the World Trade Center during the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
NEW YORK – Craig Ferguson is ready to debate American history on cable’s History channel, the network announced Thursday.
To use such a tragedy as a tall tale, something to be rehashed in interviews or over beers, is a insult to the memories of those who were lost.
And to their families. His father died in the 9/11 attacks. And people of all stripes and socioeconomic classes seemed to sense the power lurking behind that type of attention, that kind of historic relevancy.
The special – “Breaking Dad” – aired Saturday night.
The comic mocked Rannazzisi in a tweet. “One Twitter user wrote, “@SteveRannazzisi Swiping a candy bar is a mistake. So then Davidson had to spell it out: “I think you missed the point…”
Rannazzisi rang the WTF podcast host to apologize to him for sharing in 2009 an extremely detailed account of escaping from the south tower.
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Thing is that Merrill Lynch never even had an office there.
