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Freethinker65

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16. Those other controversial comedians had/have a real committed fan base.

Fri Feb 10, 2023, 10:23 AM

Feb 2023

The fan base will follow them on tours, so they still have a draw to make money for media networks with niche projects.

Roseanne's original TV audience was made up of lots of liberals. She gained a huge following of fans because of the show. They enjoyed the show's wit and humor and pulled for the flawed Connors. When Rosanne reverted to being an abrasive anti-liberal comic, she lost most of the TV audience as a fan base. Instead of cooling the hatred, she doubled down. Unfortunately, conservatives don't really care for her current "humor" either. If there was money to be made financing her, someone would be doing it.

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These people crack me up Effete Snob Feb 2023 #1

Lest anyone forget what she was actually saying at the time... hlthe2b Feb 2023 #2

And I thought Trump was a big whiny diaper baby. ShazzieB Feb 2023 #3

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Plus she could promote her "comedy" independently. LakeArenal Feb 2023 #19

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Or THIS: hlthe2b Feb 2023 #9

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Whining about everything is not comedy. Emile Feb 2023 #10

Nobody has suffered more than Kevin Sorbo. Hotler Feb 2023 #11

Boo. F*cking. Hoo. Roland99 Feb 2023 #12

Her cup needs adjusting. n/t cloudbase Feb 2023 #13

While she's clearly being hyperbolic, Kathy Griffin sounds like a fair comparison ColinC Feb 2023 #15

Those other controversial comedians had/have a real committed fan base. Freethinker65 Feb 2023 #16

Such a victim Johnny2X2X Feb 2023 #17

I think the difference is, she has actual unaddressed mental issues Johonny Feb 2023 #18

She's still kickin'? frogmarch Feb 2023 #20