Daniel Tosh apologizes for rape jokes at comedy club

Daniel Tosh, seen here performing during his Comedy Central series "Tosh.0," is being criticized for his stand-up.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Comic Daniel Tosh has tweeted an apology for a recent stand-up appearance


• Tosh says alleged comments about rape were taken out of context


• The comedian was performing at the Hollywood Laugh Factory

(EW) -- Daniel Tosh isn't the sort of comedian who typically apologizes for anything. His hit Comedy Central series "Tosh.0" http://www.cnn.comhttp://www.cnn.comfhttp://www.cnn.comrhttp://www.cnn.comehttp://www.cnn.comqhttp://www.cnn.comuhttp://www.cnn.comehttp://www.cnn.comnhttp://www.cnn.comthttp://www.cnn.comlhttp://www.cnn.comyhttp://www.cnn.com http://www.cnn.comehttp://www.cnn.comxhttp://www.cnn.comphttp://www.cnn.comlhttp://www.cnn.comohttp://www.cnn.comrhttp://www.cnn.comehttp://www.cnn.comshttp://www.cnn.com http://www.cnn.comphttp://www.cnn.comohttp://www.cnn.comthttp://www.cnn.comehttp://www.cnn.comnhttp://www.cnn.comthttp://www.cnn.comihttp://www.cnn.comahttp://www.cnn.comlhttp://www.cnn.comlhttp://www.cnn.comyhttp://www.cnn.com http://www.cnn.comohttp://www.cnn.comfhttp://www.cnn.comfhttp://www.cnn.comehttp://www.cnn.comnhttp://www.cnn.comshttp://www.cnn.comihttp://www.cnn.comvhttp://www.cnn.comehttp://www.cnn.com http://www.cnn.comthttp://www.cnn.comehttp://www.cnn.comrhttp://www.cnn.comrhttp://www.cnn.comihttp://www.cnn.comthttp://www.cnn.comohttp://www.cnn.comrhttp://www.cnn.comyhttp://www.cnn.comhttp://www.cnn.com with jokes that some would consider misogynistic or racist, and that his fans find hilarious. But it seems Tosh firmly strayed over the line during a recent live appearance.

The comedian tweeted an apology and a link to a blogger's account of his recent stand-up performance. "All the out of context misquotes aside, I'd like to sincerely apologize," Tosh wrote.

The original anonymous "friend of a friend" account would be too sketchy to use for a source if not for Tosh's tweet acknowledging there is some substance to it.

So keeping in mind that Tosh says he was misquoted, the original account was by a female audience member who says she was unfamiliar with Tosh's act when she caught his performance at the Hollywood Laugh Factory. She claims, "Tosh [started] making some very generalizing, declarative statements about rape jokes always being funny, how can a rape joke not be funny, rape is hilarious."

The audience member felt "provoked" and says she yelled out, "Actually, rape jokes are never funny!"

Continues the account: "After I called out to him, Tosh paused for a moment. Then, he says, 'Wouldn't it be funny if that girl got raped by like, 5 guys right now? Like right now? What if a bunch of guys just raped her...' and I, completely stunned and finding it hard to process what was happening but knowing I needed to get out of there, immediately nudged my friend, who was also completely stunned, and we high-tailed it out of there ... I should probably add that having to basically flee while Tosh was enthusing about how hilarious it would be if I was gang-raped in that small, claustrophobic room was pretty viscerally terrifying..."

Tosh tweeted: "The point I was making before I was heckled is there are awful things in the world but you can still make jokes about them," then added: "On a lighter note tonight's new episode of Tosh.0 will be featuring clowns."

Comedy Central had no comment.

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