[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] 2023, the year of the most terrible apologies EVER! First, there was Colleen Ballinger‘s mind-boggling ukulele apology.
Now TikTok sensation Matt Rife has raised the bar… and generally lowered standards for comedy across the board… The stand-up comedian, who grew popular on the social platform, has been taking heat after opening his newly released Netflix special, Natural Selection, with a joke about domestic violence.
In the show, which hit the streamer last Wednesday, the jokester recalls walking into a “ratchet” Baltimore restaurant with a friend and being greeted by “the hostess” who “had a black eye,” saying: Related: Queer Eye Crew Was Instructed To ‘Not Talk About’ Bobby’s Exit?! Alluding to domestic violence, the Wild ‘n Out alum continued: Badum-psh?
Blech. People immediately called him out for the “disrespectful” and “offensive” quip. But he’s standing his ground — by issuing a fake ass apology!
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