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Sick Joke? Bitter Dunkleman Goes After Seacrest

Posted Jul 27th 2007 4:15PM by TMZ Staff

Brian DunklemanTMZ has learned audiences at the Laugh Factory in West Hollywood were shocked and awed last week, after axed Season One "American Idol" co-host Brian Dunkleman (memba him? no?) went on a tirade against Ryan Seacrest. Girls behaving badly!

During his set, Dunkleman, now an alleged comedian, poked fun at his stint on "Idol," but when he began making inappropriate comments like, "If wishes came true Ryan Seacrest would have AIDS," the laughter stopped faster than it does at a screening of "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry."

We're told the sad sap went on to spew that Seacrest "probably already has AIDS." Because, really, what's funnier than incurable life-threatening epidemics?! Luckily, once Dunkleman was done with his vicious diatribe, other comics like Godfrey brought life back into the room by actually being funny!

There are currently over 40 million people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide.

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106. I don't see what is so bad, he really likes Ryan, and probably understands how busy he is with all his shows and duties, so he wants him to have aides to help Ryan out. What a nice thing he said.

Posted at 1:16PM on Jul 28th 2007 by Von

107. DEATH AND DISEASE IS NOT FUNNY AND THIS MORON IS LEAST OF ALL TALENTED ENOUGH TO HAVE A CAREER. He's ended his with his hate because there are a lot of gays in the industry he subsciribes to, and those that aren't have friends that are. THIS BOOB IS DOOMED AND HE HAS ONLY HIMSELF TO BLAME.

Posted at 9:33PM on Jul 28th 2007 by VAL

108. I've never understood why Brian Dunkleman seems so hostile towards Ryan Seacrest. Didn't Dunkleman CHOOSE to leave the show?

Posted at 11:08PM on Jul 28th 2007 by KayFabe

109. This guy sucks.....Idol is soooo much better without him!! LOSER!!!!

Posted at 12:01AM on Jul 29th 2007 by hipchick

110. What an ass! the fact that those words "what could be funnier than incurable life threatening epedemic" how about the fact that there are so many people in this world who fight for their lives on a daily bases and for Mr. Dork to be so cold. Maybe he sould be around someone like me when 14 month ago I had to tell my 3 boys ages 17, 14, & 8 that their monther was dying from an incurable lung and heart decease, watch their faces and then see how funny it is!!!!

Posted at 2:00AM on Jul 29th 2007 by Laura64

111. I'm sure after he said it he died inside, It could not have been a prepared joke at least I want to hope not.
If it was he does not have what it takes to be a comedian.
Not that he will ever see another stage again anyway.

Posted at 3:14AM on Jul 29th 2007 by T

112. Ryan Seacrest is way to ego over load and insecure for me, I have never cared for him. He got Kathy G fired and was way to paranoid of her.
I don't mind humor about him but not this kids kind of humor ouch for him.

Posted at 3:15AM on Jul 29th 2007 by Fran

113. I was going to join the parade & lambaste you for all of the sudden deciding to become a good-hearted news site but then I thought to myself, "That's about as easy as taking jabs at a guy whose last name is Dunkelman".
Okay, change of heart: when did you guys grow a pair of morals?!?!?

Posted at 4:14PM on Jul 29th 2007 by Kelly T: Bill Hicks Fan, TMZ junkie

114. # 8 I could not have said it best...

Well Put..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 4:40PM on Jul 29th 2007 by rebel dean

115. A sore loser suffering a huge dose of sour grapes. To say that about a great guy like Ryan....that's disgusting considering the often-slow death HIV/AIDS patients experience.

Posted at 6:50PM on Jul 30th 2007 by CarolM

116. Wow, jealousy really is a biotch I guess? He could have made looots of funny jokes about Seacrest yet he chooses to go with a vicious, offensive one? And Season 1 is the only season of AI that I watched and Dunkleman was boring as all h***. So too bad for him that Seacrest is now a star and he's a nobody. Get over yourself.

Posted at 11:47AM on Jul 30th 2007 by Patty

117. I would be bitter too if I looked like Frodo.

Posted at 6:56PM on Aug 18th 2007 by hockeymom

118. As a person who works in the HIV/AIDS field and has lost well over a 150 personal friends to this disease I feel that Mr Dundleman needs to seriously apologize to the community at large, that was very inappropriate and childish. No one is laughing especially me.

Posted at 11:04PM on Jul 31st 2007 by David K

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