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Ted Danson’s Blackface Roast Regret
Published: 4 June 2026 at 18:26 Europe/London
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Ted Danson is confronting a painful chapter from 1993, when he performed a blackface routine at a Friars Club roast for Whoopi Goldberg — a moment he now calls “arrogant and stupid” and says he’ll apologize for the rest of his life. The jokes, which he thought would stay in the room, went viral and even drew criticism from then-New York Mayor David Dinkins. Complicating matters, Danson was dating Whoopi at the time and now regrets forcing her to defend him for years. The episode dives into the blurry line between roast humor and real harm, reminding us that even in comedy, some lines shouldn’t be crossed — and the fallout from past missteps can echo long after the laughter fades.
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