12 Comedians Who Admitted To Stepping Over The Line

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Comedy has long been a platform for pushing boundaries and challenging societal norms. So while comedians walk that fine line between acceptable and unacceptable, crossing the line is inevitable. How else can they find the line in the first place? In recent years, there’s been a significant shift in attitudes towards offensive humor, as we collectively become more aware of the impact that jokes can have on marginalized communities. “Punching down” has gotten a lot harder.
Don’t get us wrong, we believe that you can find humor in anything, but as we’ve seen from these line-crossers, it can sometimes take a microscopic scalpel to extract it. As comedians mature, they tend to reflect on their past work, and recognize that they were not so meticulous with humor extraction, or that the intention of their jokes was purely for the shock value. Either way, these 12 comedians realized that they stepped over the line, admitted it, and actually gave pretty heartfelt, socially aware apologies.
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Public opinion on that whole Clinton/Lewinsky thing did a complete 180.

Some of his old songs now include a PSA.

When the decision affects her residual checks, you know she means business.

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Trying to get that easy “edgy” laugh.

“This is clearly just a joke, so it’s okay, right?”

What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!

Yeah, Tracy… Way too far.

Kevin Hart is now ride or die with the LGBT community.

Okay class, please open your textbooks to “Projection.”

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There was way too much blackface going on in the 2000s!

When shock value isn’t enough anymore.

Surprise, surprise, comedians didn’t have tasteful takes on AIDS in the ’80s.
