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ZannoL
10/30/23 2:28:57 PM
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https://www.justjared.com/2023/10/30/former-snl-writer-kevin-brennan-doubles-down-on-tasteless-jokes-about-matthew-perrys-death/?=morehere

Kevin Brennan is facing plenty of backlash.

The 63-year-old comedian and former Saturday Night Live writer is facing criticism for jokes he made about the death of Matthew Perry.

Following the news of the Friends stars passing, Kevin posted on social media: DROWNED IN A HOT TUB. HAHAHAHA.

In another message, he referenced Matthews past with substance abuse, saying: I do love it when junkies die.

Kevin worked on SNL between 1999 and 2000.

In response to an angry user asking Why is drowning in a hot tub funny, he replied: Because its not very deep.

Am I trending yet? Im going to consider retirement. This is the pinnacle. Too many people to thank, he said upon getting media attention for his posts. See his posts inside.

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ironman2009
10/30/23 2:30:04 PM
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Those aren't really jokes

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boxoto
10/30/23 2:30:13 PM
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that's a joke?

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Crimsoness
10/30/23 2:30:23 PM
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ironman2009 posted...
Those aren't really jokes
This, that's just being an asshole

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NPC
10/30/23 2:30:37 PM
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Terrible. I'm never watching SNL again.
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K181
10/30/23 2:30:37 PM
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Following the news of the Friends stars passing, Kevin posted on social media: DROWNED IN A HOT TUB. HAHAHAHA.

In another message, he referenced Matthews past with substance abuse, saying: I do love it when junkies die.

... jokes not found? He's just being a douchebag, not cracking a poorly-timed joke.

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Southernfatman
10/30/23 2:30:39 PM
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That's more of a comment really.

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TimeForAction
10/30/23 2:31:15 PM
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I remember his standup and thought he was funny. I dont know wtf happened to him
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ZannoL
10/30/23 2:32:17 PM
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ironman2009 posted...
Those aren't really jokes
Right?
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thronedfire2
10/30/23 2:33:56 PM
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Some shitposter here said the exact same thing about drowning in a hot tub

makes it obvious whos never been in a hot tub before

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masterpug53
10/30/23 2:34:04 PM
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I do love it when junkies die.

roflmao, I get it! He's being a washed-up attention-starved hack writer who couldn't get a laugh during a nitrous oxide leak ironically!

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TheLiarParadox
10/30/23 2:35:10 PM
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This person appears to be an unfunny asshole but what he said does bring to mind Perry's similarly unfunny and bizarre comments about Keanu Reeves.

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SimulationSwarm
10/30/23 2:35:42 PM
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What a loser

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A_Good_Boy
10/30/23 2:38:13 PM
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Characterizing this dude as a "former SNL writer is awfully generous considering he only worked there for a year 23 years ago. Surely this dude has more recent work under his belt that can be used to describe him a little more accurately.

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BlueTigerLion
10/30/23 2:38:57 PM
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I'm guessing he has done anything well known in 20 years if they are still calling him a former SNL writer when he last worked there in 2000.

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MICHALECOLE
10/30/23 2:40:27 PM
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What a stupid thing to do. What is there to gain? Hes probably gonna lose his job over this. Silly.
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boxoto
10/30/23 2:41:35 PM
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TheLiarParadox posted...
This person appears to be an unfunny asshole but what he said does bring to mind Perry's similarly unfunny and bizarre comments about Keanu Reeves.
tbf, he ended up apologizing:

In a statement to PEOPLE, Perry says: "I'm actually a big fan of Keanu. I just chose a random name, my mistake. I apologize. I should have used my own name instead."

https://people.com/tv/matthew-perry-apologizes-for-questioning-why-keanu-reeves-walks-among-us/

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boomgetchopped3
10/30/23 2:46:13 PM
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Typical bitter comedian with no talent. Thinks hes too edgy when in reality he just sucks. His own younger brother Neal Brennan doesnt even talk to him
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TomClark
10/30/23 2:47:15 PM
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ironman2009 posted...
Those aren't really jokes


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R1masher
10/30/23 2:47:41 PM
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isn't that his whole shtick

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masterpug53
10/30/23 2:51:37 PM
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boomgetchopped3 posted...
Typical bitter comedian with no talent. Thinks hes too edgy when in reality he just sucks. His own younger brother Neal Brennan doesnt even talk to him

Oh shit, this guy is Neal Brennan's brother? I can see which one got all the talent in that case.

(for those of you who don't know, Neal is the co-creator of Chappelle's Show)

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EmbraceOfDeath
10/30/23 2:53:59 PM
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Who?

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sabin017
10/30/23 2:55:01 PM
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I wonder what role(s) he auditioned for in the 90s....

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Jerry_Hellyeah
10/30/23 2:55:39 PM
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RIP, although I'm still gonna kill Benny the second I walk into the Lucky 38 every playthrough.

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Alucard188
10/30/23 2:59:14 PM
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On the spectrum from tasteful to tasteless jokes, Gilbert Gottfried's Fukushima jokes were better tasteless jokes because they were actually jokes. Dude in the OP isn't even joking; he's just being a mean spirited dickhead.

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Nirvanas_Nox
10/30/23 3:00:13 PM
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He deserves the backlash. Those weren't jokes they were complete insults.

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Alteres
10/30/23 3:03:53 PM
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When the fuck did Matthew Perry die?

I missed that one completely.

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VeggetaX
10/30/23 3:09:10 PM
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Does the guy hate junkies or just Matthew Perry?

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thronedfire2
10/30/23 3:09:53 PM
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Alteres posted...
When the fuck did Matthew Perry die?

I missed that one completely.

2 days ago

idk if people thought it was fake or what because Ive seen surprisingly little mention of it

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Heineken14
10/30/23 3:10:34 PM
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ironman2009 posted...
Those aren't really jokes


That. I was expecting a joke, but that's just him being a ****.

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alphagamble
10/30/23 3:13:12 PM
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American comedy huh

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hockeybub89
10/30/23 3:14:24 PM
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He should have said this on a stage, so a bunch of people could have defended it as "obvious jokes that don't mean anything"

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C_Pain
10/30/23 3:37:30 PM
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Where's the joke? Seems like just a edge lord melty.

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Jerry_Hellyeah
10/30/23 3:41:16 PM
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There are 5 Matthew Perry fans for everyone 1 person that's even heard of Kevin Brennan.

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ROBANN_88
10/30/23 3:42:50 PM
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i would have appreciated it if it was an actual joke, as i got the impression that Perry was a jokey kind of guy (or maybe i'm projecting Chandler on him, idk)
but yeah, those words do not joke make

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Kitt
10/30/23 3:55:11 PM
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Those aren't even jokes. He's just being malicious.

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streamofthesky
10/30/23 4:01:45 PM
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ironman2009 posted...
Those aren't really jokes
SNL being unfunny for so long makes a lot more sense now.

And yeah, those are just nasty comments. They're not even remotely jokes or attempts at ones.
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ItsChristian
10/30/23 4:04:08 PM
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Jokes are supposed to be funny. That's something SNL and the hacks they hire forgot years ago.
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Xenogears15
10/30/23 4:06:51 PM
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"I do love it when junkies die"

I bet there's some trauma there related to drug use, but holy fuck.

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PissedOffMonk
10/30/23 4:08:32 PM
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Wonder if this writer knows theres a difference between getting cancelled and getting attacked for saying inappropriate things. The Johnny Somalia incidents in Japan is an example.
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HashtagSEP
10/30/23 4:10:43 PM
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Mizznox
10/30/23 4:13:44 PM
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boomgetchopped3 posted...
Typical bitter comedian with no talent. Thinks hes too edgy when in reality he just sucks. His own younger brother Neal Brennan doesnt even talk to him
I did double-take to make sure this wasn't Neal, then wondered if they were related.

thronedfire2 posted...
2 days ago

idk if people thought it was fake or what because Ive seen surprisingly little mention of it
It got a 200+ post topic and a few other random ones here, and it's been all over my social media feeds.

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Turbam
10/30/23 4:14:12 PM
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What the fuck is his problem?

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itachi15243
10/30/23 4:15:26 PM
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These are supposed to be jokes?

Fuck this guy.

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NeonTentacles
10/30/23 4:17:09 PM
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They aren't funny or jokes. They're just insults. The deep one is the closest to a joke but still ain't there>_>

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cjsdowg
10/30/23 4:18:07 PM
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I know other people have already said this, but those were not even jokes. And he was a writer for SNL?

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Hayame_Zero
10/30/23 4:18:26 PM
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cjsdowg posted...
I know other people have already said this, but those were not even jokes. And he was a writer for SNL?
For one season.

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UnfairRepresent
10/30/23 4:20:57 PM
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From the topic title I was gonna defend it as "Comedians are gonna tell jokes, just don't listen to them if you think they're too blue"

See Gillbert Gottfried post 9-11

but these aren't "jokes" this is just being an asshole

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