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Rob Schneider denies ‘vulgar’ comedy was cut at Republican Gala
Comedian Rob Schneider is denying reports that he was cut late last year from an appearance at a holiday gala full of high-profile Republican politicians because he made inappropriate jokes.
April 15, 2024, published at 7:45 PM ET
Comedian Rob Schneider denies reports that he was cut late last year during an appearance at a holiday gala full of high-profile Republican politicians, RadarOnline.com has learned.
Politicos Daniel Lipmann the former reported Saturday evening live cast member was stopped 10 minutes into a 30-minute set at the Waldorf Astoria.
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Schneider allegedly made “raunchy” comments, including some directed at Asian people, such as a joke about “Korean w—houses,” according to the article. His set was “so off-kilter and unpleasant” that it prompted the event’s host, the director of the Senate Task Force, James Kinneyto stop the performance, Lipmann wrote.
But the Deuce Bigalow actor told TMZ the report was false and that he actually performed a 50-minute set without interruption.
“No one took me off the stage, someone waved at me after fifty minutes,” Schneider said.
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Schneider has denied the claims in the Politico report.
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However, he did not deny the claim that he was joking about “Korean w—-houses,” and defended the comments as successful stand-up bits that were also included in his Netflix comedy special.
“I don’t change my material or apologize to anyone for my jokes. Enough about these woke bulls—, America is sick of them,” Schneider said. “I did 50 minutes because I got paid to do it.”
The former SNL actor and writer said he was paid $50,000 to perform at the gala.
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Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi left Schneider’s set because it was so “gross and vulgar,” Politico reported.
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However, Politicos The article stated that Schneider failed to honor an agreement he made with the event coordinators to keep his set “relatively clean”.
The outlet also reported that one of the attendees, Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde Smith of Mississippi, chose to leave because her spokesperson said she found Schneider’s routine “coarse and vulgar.”
“She didn’t have to listen to it so she got up and left,” the rep reportedly said.
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Schneider had apparently failed to honor an agreement he made with event coordinators to keep his set “relatively clean,” according to Politics.
The outlet said that all 150 attendees received an apology email the next day, which stated: “While we do our best to ensure that every aspect of our program is professional, courteous and appropriate, we sincerely regret that the entertainment during the program left behind from last night. that goal.”
Guests at the event included more than 40 Senate chiefs of staff and other former and current GOP members.
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Schneider was an SNL cast member and writer and appeared in several Adam Sandler films.
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Although the gala was the scene of his latest controversy, the actor has been criticized in the past for his controversial comedies targeting minorities.
A 2017 article by The everyday beast detailed Schneider’s “long history of perpetuating racial stereotypes,” perhaps most notable through his roles in several Adam Sandler movies.
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Schneider, who is one-quarter Filipino, has played characters from the Middle East, Asia and “vaguely Latino,” among others.
He even went so far as to appear in “brownface” in the 2008 film You don’t tamper with the Zohan, playing a Palestinian taxi driver who was also a terrorist.
