Andy Dick: "I Have Offended a Lot of People"

Posted Dec 6th 2006 11:39AM by TMZ Staff

Just hours after TMZ broke the story about Andy Dick's cavalier use of the N word in a comedy club this weekend, the alleged comedian has admitted that he made a huge mistake.

In an apology issued through his publicist, Dick said, "I chose to make a joke about a subject that is not funny. In an attempt to make light of a serious subject, I have offended a lot of people, and I am sorry for my insensitivity. I wish to apologize to Ian, to the club, and its patrons and to anyone who was hurt or offended by my remark."

Andy was heckling comedian Ian Bagg at L.A.'s Improv comedy club Saturday, when he sudddenly got out of his seat and jumped onstage, cracked jokes about Michael Richards, and referred to the crowd by the N word.

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31. He's such a train wreck anyway. I never understood how he has attained this little level of successful. He's not funny. He is annoying and pathetic.

Posted at 4:03PM on Dec 6th 2006 by Bear

32. MAN LAW #3:
From now on, the use of the phrase "The N word" is forbidden. It give the word N*GGER way to much power and it makes all who use the phrase appear to be doe-eyed-fairy-god-boys! You want to say N*GGER, say N*GGER. It's good for you and its good for our collective freedom of speech rights!

I feel better, how 'bout you?

Posted at 4:34PM on Dec 6th 2006 by I said it, so what?

33. I think a black comic should have a white audience member heckle him and then do the exact thing that Michael Richards did but subistitute cracker. That would be funny:o)

Posted at 4:36PM on Dec 6th 2006 by Will

34. #26 Narens,how bout North Carolina Bluegumm

Posted at 5:11PM on Dec 6th 2006 by house n*****

35. Damon Wayans is a racist.

Posted at 6:57PM on Dec 6th 2006 by Kendrick

36. The things people do for attention...he should just stick to being Christina Aguilera's cousin (Daphne...I think) Better yet he shouldn't even do that...he wasn't funny then...

Posted at 7:11PM on Dec 6th 2006 by some like it hott

37. Now we have to wait to see if there are going to be any "Victims" with supposed "damages" because there may be deeper pockets then their own. I don't like what these two (Richards, Dick) have done, but the outrage for me is how many people are suddenly hurt by this talk. It happens all the the time right or wrong, but when it is a celebrity we need compensation for damages all of a sudden. If these two we up and coming comedians we would not hear about it at all and Gloria Allred would certainly not be involved!!

Posted at 8:46PM on Dec 6th 2006 by Clyde

38. Neither Richards nor Dick will ever reach the level of Kaufman. They apologize, they are posers.

Posted at 10:14PM on Dec 6th 2006 by Andy Kaufman

39. I GUESS THIS ANDY GUMP PERSON, WHOEVER HE IS, FINALLY GOT HIS 15 MINUTES THAT HE WAS CRAVING FOR. NOW HE CAN SLITHER BACK UNDER HIS ROCK AND CONTINUE TO BE A NOBODY.

Posted at 11:37PM on Dec 6th 2006 by Tommie

40. How did this douchbag ever get famous in the first place ?
" No Talent Fag Makes It Big In Hollywood "
No wonder the majority of product coming out these days is garbage...

Posted at 6:59AM on Dec 7th 2006 by just the facts

41. Only people that laugh at Jerry Lewis laugh at this fool anyway. Amazing who people will spend money to see. Watching him on stage is like watching your dog piss.

Posted at 7:51AM on Dec 7th 2006 by ron

42. The word has a lot deeper meaning then recent times. many blacks internalize the word and try to make it an empowering thing within one another but when a white perosn uses the word it reflects back to slavery days. Life is hard enough, make a joke out of taxes and everyday hardships and turn that into comedy i don't think theres a need to joke about racism when it's still such a major issue in our society.... both andy and richards should be ashamed

if someones calls a white person a cracker then its easy for us to laugh cause it does not represent any further meaning then being white.... the n word on the other hand represents deeper meaning, including the devastating and murderous centuries of slavery and physical abuse....

Posted at 9:40AM on Dec 7th 2006 by E

43. He's an attention whore.

Posted at 10:03AM on Dec 7th 2006 by FDodger fan

44. For ryan i'd like to add that there is more torment historically concerning the so called n-word than it has to the word cracker as a demeaning phrase. I'm sick of it too, from so to speak non-racist, and from my own fellow black folk. I'm old school, and our era spent a lot of effort trying to dispell that word. Thus..being of that old school mentality i can borrow from the words of mr. Tee, if i'm called that particulaly from a non- black person....I pity the fool!

Posted at 10:09AM on Dec 7th 2006 by Dwight Thompson

45. This is the new publicity stunt for fading celebs. Just say the N-word in public and your career is resurrected by going on the talk show circuit. Tom Cruise will be next to use it

Posted at 11:07AM on Dec 7th 2006 by katy

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