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On ‘The Real’: Why Comedian Tony Rock Will Never Apologize For a Joke [WATCH]

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9 years ago

January 10, 2018

*On Wednesday, January 10, the hosts of “The Real” wonder if changing up American Idol by not showing “bad” auditions will help or hurt the show.

The ladies also discuss if they “clean out” their social media followers, if they’ve ever accidentally left a loved one behind somewhere and co-host Adrienne Houghton shares how she was the champion hide-and-seek player when she was a child!

Also, actor and comedian Tony Rock drops by to talk about his new BET game show, Black Card Revoked and what it was like growing up with nine brothers and sisters. He also reveals why he will never apologize for a joke!

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Why Comedian Tony Rock Will Never Apologize For a Joke

Tony Rock: I will, you know. I will, I will never be the comic that apologizes for telling a joke.

Loni Love: Right.

[The Real audience applauds]

Loni: He doesn’t.

Tony: If you walk into a comedy club – if you walk into a comedy club, just by virtue of being inside a comedy club, you’re going to hear something that might offend your sensibilities as far as your race, your religion, your personal background, your financial status, your sexual preference, your sexual orientation, your height, your weight, your color – don’t come in the comedy club if you don’t want to hear that!

[The Real audience applauds]

Tony: Right?

Jeannie Mai: That’s so true.

Tamera Mowry-Housley: It’s true

Tony: It’s like – it’s like, if you walk in a – it’s like, walking in a church and saying “Hey, this guy keeps talking about religion.” Why are you in there?

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