by snarly | Jan 13, 2018 | Celebrity Apologies, Funny-on-Purpose Apologies
OUR LONG NATIONAL APOLOGY NIGHTMARE IS OVER. (Of course it isn’t but JUST GIVE ME THIS.) Comedian Paul Scheer — you know his face even if you’re “buh?” on his name — is one of those Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) guys who’s...
by snarly | Jan 12, 2018 | Bropology, Celebrity Apologies
On New Year’s Eve, Dan Harmon, creator of the show Community (“Troy and Abed in the mooooorning!”) tweeted this. Two days later, at 2:11 am, Megan Ganz, a writer on Community, tweeted this: Hmm. That afternoon, Harmon tweeted a response to her. Six...
by snarly | Nov 19, 2017 | Funny-on-Purpose Apologies
One reason so many apologies are terrible is that apologizing well is HARD. Look how excruciatingly awkward John’s apology to Karen is. Karen was right to be angry when John impugned her fishing and swimming. Bravo to John for apologizing in person, and for...
by snarly | Nov 17, 2017 | Celebrity Apologies, Political Apologies
We gotta do this? Fine. Al Franken’s and Louis CK’s apologies for sexual grossness were far better than their predecessors. This is a low bar. There was no attempt at distraction (a la YEP I’M GAY) and no accompanying legal threats, so, uh, yay? No,...
by snarly | Nov 11, 2017 | Bropology, Celebrity Apologies, Political Apologies
It is possible for celebrities to apologize well! IT IS! Here are some examples ranging from good to great. Behold a superb apology from Questlove of The Roots after he made fun of Japanese accents. Writer Chuck Klosterman offered a lovely, thoughtful apology for...
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