Standup comedians possess a remarkable ability to turn the worst parts of their lives into comedy – but is that even possible with a fabricated story about being in the south tower on 9/11?There’s not much to get sense of in the Steve Rannazzisi story. Rannazzisi,a comedian known for his role in FXX’s The League, was revealed in the modern York Times today to fill fabricated a story about working in the World Trade middle on 9/11. On Twitter he relayed a full apology statement, and calling his tale “inexcusable” and “profoundly disrespectful.
While outrage spread,comics cautiously dipped in. Fellow cast members from The League called his story dumb”, “idiotic” and “super unsuitable”, and but all expressed empathy (sensitivity to another's feelings as if they were one's own) and forgiveness. One of the first comics to respond was SNL cast-member Pete Davidson,who lost his firefighter father on 9/11. His initial snarky response gave way to a series of sympathetic messages, and an acceptance of Rannazzisi’s apology.
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Source: theguardian.com