Kimmel's Benoit Burn Too Hot for TV

Posted Jul 23rd 2007 10:47AM by TMZ Staff

There is a line you can cross when roasting Flavor Flav -- and Jimmy Kimmel was the one who crossed it.
Jimmy Kimmel, Chris Benoit, Flavor Flav
During last night's four-letter fest in honor of the "Flavor of Love" star, Kimmel was poking fun at the fact that Flav has several children with several different women, when he said that "Chris Benoit is a better father than you." What, too soon?

A TMZ staffer who was at the roast (airing August 12 on Comedy Central) just happened to be sitting next to two censors for the network. When Kimmel made the crack, the censors looked at each other and laughed while shaking their heads "no." One immediately put down "Chris Benoit" on a list of jokes to cut. Another joke to make the list came at the end, when the Queen of Mean, Lisa Lampanelli, called the "Flavor of Love" girls sprinkled throughout the audience "nappy headed bitches."

C**t, c**ksucker and ni**a were fine -- but current events, ixnay?

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1. OUT OF HAND and tasteless humor!

Posted at 10:55AM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Anonymous

2. I agree

Posted at 10:56AM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Janice

3. weak

Posted at 10:57AM on Jul 23rd 2007 by berlin

4. At the same time it's true. Flava Flav ain't much of a dad and his multitude of bastard kids (and the world) would be better off if they were in heavan.

Posted at 11:06AM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Ike Turner

5. Flav would never harm his kids. Totally out-of-line.

Posted at 11:17AM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Sienna

6. Kimmel should be fired. That isn't funny you ass.

Posted at 11:27AM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Sandi

7. Fantastic. You people need to relax. Or better yet, get a weight set (ZOMGANOTHERCHRISBENOITJOKE!!)

Posted at 11:28AM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Joe Black

8. Al Sharpton needs to go after Kimmell and set his ass straight.

Posted at 11:37AM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Mara

9. I hope Flav busts him in the eye for saying that.

Posted at 11:44AM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Waquisha

10. That was going over the line. It was tasteless and shows the man has no dignity of class. And it seems like Kimmel isn't the only one without class or dignity---#9 doesn't have it either!!

Posted at 11:50AM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Kellie

11. Sharpton should go after Kimmel? He should be fired? For saying that Chris Benoit was a better father?????????? Did you read the story?? While the Benoit remark was not in good taste, it's Lisa Lampanelli you should be trashing.

TMZ doesn't like Kimmel but overlooks the crap being spouted by Conan and that a$$hole Fergeson.

Posted at 11:50AM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Perez is a famewhore

12. That's what censors do, people -- they decide what gets on TV. Do you think all the jokes from the "legendary" (=old) Dean Martin roasts made it to the airwaves? Whether cable, broadcast or net, somebody, somewhere, is deciding if it's "suitable for public consumption", even if it's the public themselves.

Posted at 11:51AM on Jul 23rd 2007 by noneed2know

13. Thats not the least bit funny.In fact its down right tasteless,even for you Kimmel.

Posted at 11:58AM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Jaspbyd

14. Sharpton has no business going after anybody, that self-righteous pig!!! He owes Dutchess County ,NY more than apologies after Tawana Brawley (remember her, Fat Al?)

Posted at 11:58AM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Lola

15. Yup. That is what I say. Sharpton should stand up against haters like Kimmel. He shouldn't have said in the first place. Flav is a nice person in general. Leave him alone.

Posted at 11:59AM on Jul 23rd 2007 by DeQuan

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