lying – The Comic's Comic

Steve Rannazzisi talks publicly for first time about his 9/11 lie

October 6, 2015October 7, 20151

Steve Rannazzisi spoke out for the first time in almost a month since the revelation that he’d been lying for 14 years about where he was Sept. 11, 2001. The comedian and star of FX’s The League apologized again this morning, this time on Howard Stern’s SiriusXM morning radio program. …

What we mean when we lie about our comedy

September 19, 2015September 19, 20151

I accept Steve Rannazzisi’s apology. Even if he hasn’t yet apologized to me personally. Even if, by the time he last spoke to me in 2013, he’d begun choosing his words a little more carefully when lying about where he was on Sept. 11, 2001. That he’s coming forward now …