Comedy Central denies mocking Mel in ad

[Rose_MacShane]

Posted: 8/3/06 at 1:22pm

From IMDB:

"The TV executives behind controversial cartoon South Park have rubbished reports they mocked Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic outburst with a full-page advertisement in Hollywood trade newspaper Variety. Broadcast giant US network Comedy Central have run an ad with the characters from South Park shouting, "C'mon Jews, show them who really runs Hollywood." But the cartoon figures are standing next to the church of Scientology's headquarters, and TV bosses insist the joke was poking fun at the Trapped In The Closet episode, which spoofed Tom Cruise and his religious beliefs. Comedy Central spokesperson Tony Fox tells the Los Angeles Times the timing is "Pure coincidence. It's a little bit of an inside joke at our expense for pulling the Scientology episode." Fox insists the ad was designed and approved weeks before Gibson's arrest on suspicion of drink driving and anti-Semitic outburst early Friday. The ad congratulates the show on its Emmy nomination for the controversial Scientology-themed episode which re-aired last week for the first time."

Yeah. Suuuuuure...
Incidentally, last night they aired a commercial for "The Passion of the Jew" that was pretty blatantly mocking Mel. Interesting that they haven't commented on that...

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 8/3/06 at 1:41pm

He SHOULD be mocked...so what.

[yodamarie78]

Posted: 8/3/06 at 1:46pm

"Incidentally, last night they aired a commercial for "The Passion of the Jew" that was pretty blatantly mocking Mel."

I noticed that too Rose. It seems like a perfectly logical thing though. Whenever Law and Order reruns their "ripped from the headlines" episodes whenever there's a new development in the story they're based on. It's smart to capitalize on what's on the publics minds

[Magdalene]

Posted: 8/3/06 at 1:56pm

Well, he did ask for it...

[Link Larkin Wanabe]

Posted: 8/3/06 at 2:02pm

Yeah...My wuestion is who the hell would be offended if they mocked Mel?

Akiva

[Rose_MacShane]

Posted: 8/3/06 at 3:08pm

I thought the spot they aired last night was hilarious, and the episode is even more fitting now than it was two years ago. "Passion of the Jew" is one of their best episodes.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 8/3/06 at 3:54pm

"Yeah...My wuestion is who the hell would be offended if they mocked Mel?"

Jesus.

[Shay Jericho]

Posted: 8/3/06 at 3:59pm

It's good to see that nobody else on this board has ever gotten drunk and said something stupid.

[Rose_MacShane]

Posted: 8/3/06 at 4:12pm

Getting s**tfaced doesn't change your opinions, just better enables you to say them.

[FeelingElectric]

Posted: 8/4/06 at 2:59am

Mel Gibson is a disgrace, and should be treated accordingly. He has even been mocked on BWW already:

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=906227&dt=15