Comedy Central to Air 9/11 Liar Special
“Upon careful review, we have chose to discontinue airing our current television commercials featuring Steve Rannazzisi”.
Rannazzisi, who stars in FX’s “The League”, is already being taken to activity by considered one of his sponsors, Buffalo Wild Wings, for which he has carried out commercials. Listen below. Rannazzisi did not mention Merill Lynch or his location on 9/11, but did say it inspired him to leave New York for L.A. He said he saw the first plane hit as he watched from a window.
Restaurant chain Buffalo Wild Wings Inc said on Thursday it would stop airing commercials featuring comedian and actor Steve Rannazzisi after he admitted that he lied about his personal experience of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. He described the “pandemonium” he witnessed when he ran out into the street.
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.
“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. “This was inexcusable”. The network said earlier in the day it was making no changes to its schedule, and spokesman Steve Albani said there would be no additional comment. Life for millions of New Yorkers would never be the same.
Rannazzisi apologized on social media.
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“9/11 was a game-changer for the American psyche and as such, might have become a lightning rod for the particular ‘sympathy” lies it garnered. No premiere date for the 16-episode season was announced.
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