Rob Schneider’s comedy is so bad it’s even offending his new base: conservatives. According to Politico, the comedian turned conservative conspiracy theorist reportedly bombed so hard at a 2023 networking event for Republican lawmakers that a senator walked out, and Schneider’s set was allegedly cut short after just 10 minutes.
The Deuce Bigalow: American Gigolo star was tapped to perform late last year at a holiday event hosted at the Waldorf Astoria by the Senate Working Group, a networking group for senior GOP Hill staffers and their compatriots. Per Politico, Schneider’s set was rife with “raunchy” material and jokes “aimed at Asian people,” including one about “Korean whorehouses.” The set was so ill-received that Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith walked out shortly after it began. A spokesperson for Hyde-Smith confirmed to Politico the walkout and called Schneider’s comedy “gross and vulgar,” adding that “she didn’t have to listen to it and so she got up and left.”
Schneider’s routine, which reportedly was supposed to last a half hour, was reportedly cut off after 10 minutes by Senate Working Group executive director James Kimmey. The day after the event, per Politico, the SWG sent the following email to the event’s approximately 150 attendees, 40 of whom were senior Senate staffers: “While we do our best to ensure every aspect of our program is professional, courteous, and appropriate, we sincerely regret that the entertainment at last night’s program fell short of that goal.” A representative for SWG told Politico that Schneider “disregarded a verbal agreement he’d made with Kimmey to keep his set relatively clean.”
Schneider’s descent into far-right conservatism “comedy” is well-documented. On the social media platform X, the former Saturday Night Live performer and star of early aughts comedy flicks like The Hot Chick regularly reposts far-right accounts like Libs of TikTok and spouts conservative rhetoric to his 1.7 million followers. “I AM COMING to Washington DC to perform and I will tell you ALL the JOKES that this group of pussies and professional political asskissers are whining about!!,” tweeted Schneider, along with a photo and bio of Kimmey.
In a statement to TMZ, Schneider denied Politico’s report, telling the gossip outlet that Politico put out “false info” and that he performed a 50-minute set at the Republican networking event. “I’m not changing my material or apologizing for my jokes to anybody,” Schneider told TMZ. “Enough with this woke bullshit. America’s sick of it. I did 50 minutes because that’s what I was paid to do. Nobody removed me from stage, somebody waved to me at the 50 minute mark.” He also went on to say he was given $50,000 for the gig, but slams the figure as “devaluated by 26% over the last three years” supposedly because of President Joe Biden.
On April 15, Schneider further addressed the controversy on X while promoting his Netflix special, Woke Up In America. (Get it?) “My ‘Korean Whore House’ Joke is NOW STREAMING ON NETFLIX… And has been for the last 3 and 1/2 years,” he posted on X. “The delayed, rescheduled, Late Onset, 3rd Stage Cancel attempt can be seen at your own leisure! (Why’d they pick tax day?).” A Republican making a joke about paying taxes? Groundbreaking.
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