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Gilbert Gottfried -- I Would Totally Do Elmo

Published: 11/29/2012

Gilbert Gottfried wants Elmo!! Or to rephrase less creepily ... he wants to be Elmo's voice -- so, he dropped an audition on us, along with some jokes you'll never hear on "Sesame Street!" Check out TMZ on TV -- click here to see your local listings!

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New Aflac Voice -- Wanna Hear Me Quack?!

Published: 04/27/2011

The dude who replaced Gilbert Gottfried as the voice of the Aflac duck is already living like a mega-star -- with appointments all over NYC today ... but Daniel McKeague wasn't too busy to give us a sample of the goods!!

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Aflac Duck Gets A 36-Year-Old Male Voice

Published: 04/26/2011

After weeks of silence, the Aflac Duck has a brand new voice -- courtesy of a 36-year-old dad from Minnesota. The insurance company announced the new voice will be provided by a dude named Daniel McKeague -- a father of three who works at a radio station in MN. Of course, Aflac's been on a hunt…

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The Aflac Duck -- Silent But Violent

Published: 03/22/2011

With Gilbert Gottfried fired for his tsunami jokes ... the people at Aflac found a clever way to keep their famous duck alive while they hunt for the replacement voice ... and it's the oldest trick in cinema. TMZ obtained a copy of the new Aflac commercial -- a re-edit of a 2006 spot -- and even…

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Gilbert Gottfried -- The COMICS Have My Back!

Published: 03/17/2011

He might not have corporate support -- but tsunami-jokester Gilbert Gottfried is PROUD that some of the funniest people on the planet have rushed to his defense when Aflac gave him the chop. Gilbert was in NYC yesterday when he was asked about the tsunami cracks he made that led to his termination…

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Gilbert Gottfried -- Sorry About the Tsunami Jokes

Published: 03/15/2011

Gilbert Gottfried is eating his incredibly tasteless words -- in fact, the comic just took to Twitter to make a public apology after mocking the victims of the tsunami in Japan ... writing, "I meant no disrespect." So far, Aflac hasn't rehired him.

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Howard Stern -- Aflac Had 'No Reason' to Fire Gilbert

Published: 03/15/2011

Howard Stern is lashing out at Aflac for firing Gilbert Gottfried -- the voice behind their famous duck mascot -- claiming the comic's tasteless Japanese tsunami jokes were just Gilbert being Gilbert. It all went down on the "Howard Stern Show" this morning -- Howard blasted Aflac for dumping…

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Gilbert Gottfried Fired by Aflac Over Japan Tweets

Published: 03/14/2011

Gilbert Gottfried was fired by Aflac from his gig as the voice of its duck mascot in the wake of his controversial series of tweets about the earthquake in Japan. The company released a statement saying, "Gilbert’s recent comments about the crisis in Japan were lacking in humor and certainly do…

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Gilbert Gottfried -- SHOCKING Japan Tsunami Jokes

Published: 03/14/2011

As the death toll creeps towards 3,000 ... and the fear of a nuclear disaster looms ... comedian Gilbert Gottfried decided the timing was right for some completely tasteless Japan tsunami jokes. Gilbert went to his Twitter page over the past 24 hours and dropped TWELVE tsunami-inspired jokes ...…

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Lampanelli: Giraldo Would've Loved Gottfried Burn

Published: 10/04/2010

Lisa Lampanelli didn't think Gilbert Gottfried was out of line when he cracked a cremation joke about Greg Giraldo just hours after his death -- in fact, Lisa thinks Greg would've appreciated it. Lisa -- who Greg endearingly referred to as a "Circus bear in a pant suit" -- spent lots of time…

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Gilbert Gottfried Roasts Greg Giraldo -- Too Soon?!

Published: 09/29/2010

Just hours after Greg Giraldo passed away, one of his former Roast-mates -- Gilbert Gottfried -- was already making a joke out of the situation ... but did he go too far?! Earlier today, Gottfried went to his Twitter page and wrote, "If Greg Giraldo is cremated, will that be the 'Greg Giraldo…

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Gilbert Gottfried -- I'm Not Done Roasting Lampanelli!

Published: 08/27/2010

Gilbert Gottfried claims some of his best material got cut from the "Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff" -- but last night in NY, dude put the crosshairs right back on fellow roaster Lisa Lampanelli ... and fired off a few rounds of comedy gold. ** WARNING -- THIS IS PRETTY RACY STUFF **

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