Stand-up comic Matt Rife recently came under fire for a domestic violence joke he made during his Netflix special.
The comedian faced significant backlash online but seemed unfazed by the backlash as he doubled down on the crude joke by sharing a misleading link to a website containing his “official apology.”
Matt Rife Responds To Criticism Of His ‘Black Eye’ Joke
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Rife may be digging himself a hole after sharing a surprising response to fans who criticized the domestic violence jokes he made in the debut of his Netflix special, “Natural Selection.”
The comedian came across as unapologetic in his Instagram story, where he said, “If you’ve ever been offended by a joke I’ve told, here’s a link to my official apology.”
The link to the “official apology” then directs you to a website that sells helmets for people with special needs.
Matt Rife Slammed For ‘Mocking Disabled Children’
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Shortly after Rife’s response to his critics, social media was abuzz with angry fans calling out the comedian for being unapologetic and doubling down with yet another crude joke.
Someone on X, formerly known as Twitter, wrote, “’Comedian’ @mattrife has decided to make fun of children with disabilities and other special needs. The Internet is forever, Matt Rife. Hope you enjoy your 14 minutes, loser. (And yes, I mean 14.)”
Another user X stated, “Matt Rife made a ‘special needs’ joke in response to the backlash to his Netflix special. Ableist AND misogynistic, the boy here shows the whole–.”
“Matt Rife made a sexist/DV ‘joke’…then sent people to a website for special needs helmets as an ‘apology’. There’s a difference between an embarrassing joke and just being disrespectful and unpleasant,” wrote a third person.
“I love comedy shows and the trailer makes him look so funny! I got five minutes before I shut it down. If you hate women so much, we’d rather you weren’t around us,” said another netizen.
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On TikTok, the app that helped launch his comedy career, things have also been heated for Rife, with fans slamming him for alienating his mostly female audience with domestic violence jokes.
Famous TikTok influencer Dan Cashio spoke to Rife, calling him out for “betraying his audience” with “unfunny” jokes about domestic violence.
He said, “I watched the first one like a three-minute Matt Rife Comedy special on Netflix and turned it off because it’s like, man, bro, you’re betraying your audience instantly.”
Cashio continued, “You tell unfunny jokes about domestic violence against women and also include there like some hatred towards them in the kitchen, cooking and pleasing their men, pleasing their husbands and you, you betray them and women make you.. .Your audience is [sic] girl.”
The TikToker concluded by saying, “You do you; how can you not appreciate the people who put you in your position?… You’re mad, man. Rough.”
The Domestic Violence ‘Joke’ That Started It All
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The 28-year-old comedian kicked off his Netflix special by joking about meeting a waitress with a black eye during one of his trips.
Retelling the story, Rife stated, “It’s pretty obvious what happened. But we can’t forget, like, this is the face of the company? This is the person you’re greeting people with?”
Rife continued, “And my son, who was with me, was like, ‘Yeah, I feel bad for him, man, I think they should put him in the kitchen or something where nobody has to see his face.’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, but I think if she could cook, she wouldn’t have that black eye.'”
The comedian continued to mock the waiter with a black eye, saying, “He should have his protection crystal.”
Matt Rife ‘Not Worried’ About ‘Offending’ People
Rife has previously spoken about dealing with criticism, stating that he doesn’t care to offend during his shows, so he doesn’t “drop jokes.”
“You have to be yourself and not worry about offending certain people. You might miss a joke that you’re worried might offend someone, but it might make you a million new fans,” the comedian said. Diversity.
Rife added, “You never know what people are interested in, and that’s why you have to go out there and do your comedy and just put it all out there exposed to find your audience.”
He also points out that being vulnerable is important in the comedy industry, stating that comedians need to “do the jokes you want to tell in your voice, in your comedy, to find out who likes your comedy.”
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