Posted on 03/21/2019 9:00:12 AM PDT by simpson96
Roseanne Barr didn’t go down quietly. As you may recall, over the summer, the comedian, actress, and TV legend found the revival of her classic show Roseanne cancelled after a tweet she made in which she compared a black woman to an ape. During the fall-out, she was quick to go on the likes of Hannity, and to slam ABC for what they did next: taking the remaining cast and crew and launching the spin-off The Connors. Its maiden episode found them killing off “Granny Rose.”
You wouldn’t expect someone as volatile as Barr to calm down in the ensuing half-a-year. And she hasn’t. As per Deadline, she made a surprise stand-up appearance on March 16 at the Laugh Factory Las Vegas, introduced by her close friend of “about 33 years,” Andrew Dice Clay.(snip)
Barr then came out for a brief appearance, making grim jokes about where her head has been since last summer. “When you get fired, you get real suicidal. But I’d never kill myself because that would make too many f*ckin’ people happy,” Barr joked. “And I’m not about making people happy.”
She then read an open letter to her former network. “When you asked me back to once again bail out your s*it f*ckin’ low-rated network, I did so with the same vigor I’ve always rocked, and I delivered you the highest ratings that you ever had in ten f*ckin’ years,” she said to applause. “At the first sign of controversy you killed me off with a drug overdose. But you know what? I ain’t dead, b*tches.”
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Would have like to have seen her. My wife saw her very early in in career, long before TV as a warm up act for Julio Iglesias.
Damn right! Give em hell Rosie!
Is that the Diceman with her?
That is the diceman.
I used to hate her guts.
Now?
I love her.
Roseanne Barr didn’t go down quietly. As you may recall, over the summer, the comedian, actress, and TV legend found the revival of her classic show Roseanne cancelled after a tweet she made in which she compared a black woman to an ape.
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That’s simply not true. A lot of people had no idea VJ is black, and on the Planet of the Apes, apes were smarter than the humans.
from Wiki:
On May 29, 2018, Barr responded to a thread on Twitter about Valerie Jarrett, a senior advisor to former President Obama.[92] It read “muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj” [sic]. The tweet was widely criticized as being racist about Jarrett (”vj”).[93][94] Barr was initially defensive, but later posted an apology “for making a bad joke about [Jarrett’s] politics and her looks.”[54] She disputed allegations of racism, saying she believed Jarrett was Saudi (or white).
‘The Conners’: Main Stars Close New Deals, Paving Way To Season 2 Renewal
Firing her was already in the works (it was too quick and swift and even included her previous shows). The purpose was to send the message: Don't you dare to even whisper a good word about Trump.
So you’re saying it really had nothing to do with the pro Trump Barr adding to the ratings.
It got renewed anyway.
Not sure why else you would paste that and if it’s the truth, then it is what it is.
Someone decided they can make a profit off the advertisers by renewing the show. It was doing well enough compared to other shows.
That is all.
Nice Roseanne. I don’t watch anything on ABC (AntiAmericans Broadcasting Crap).
Ladt night I watched a YouTube video of her talk show where she interviewed Donald Trump (1998). It was quite entertaining till Michael Moore came on and started hating on Republicans.
Roseanne asked Trump if he would ever sleep with a fat woman.
You go, girl!
I love the Dice man. He’s also from my old hood:-)
I wonder if she gets a piece of the action from the use of characters that she created?
Sending that check must drive the producers and ABC nuts.
ABC is desperate. The Connors was way down versus Roseanne and still one of the top shows on the network.
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