Steve Rannazzisi: The 9/11 Lie

Why Are You Laughing?

Blind Mike Project

Comedy, Comedy Interviews

5 • 721 Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

We cover the backlash Steve Rannazzisi recieved in 2015, after his lie about being in the Twin Towers on September 11th was uncovered.

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0:00.0	You know, I'm gonna give you a history lesson.
0:02.0	We got some dumb-ass motherfuckers floating around this country.
0:05.0	Stop laughing.
0:08.0	And when I do, start fucking.
0:11.0	Also, y'all did some nasty-ass jokes on my ass, too.
0:15.0	Funny jokes and unfunny jokes come out of the same birth.
0:19.0	You fucking guys are unbelievable.
0:22.9	Why are you laughing?
0:24.5	Evening, everybody.
0:25.3	Welcome to another episode of Why You Laughing, a history of comedy podcast.
0:28.0	And today I am pleased to introduce to you, Steve Renazizi and the 9-11 lie.
0:34.6	This is a fascinating one to me because it's a cancellation story at its core.
0:42.1	But it's really a representation to me of a simpler time because this is kind of a cancellation
0:48.2	story that everyone played their role appropriately.
0:52.6	Like, and kind of the right outcome resulted from it.
0:55.9	And that can be argued in different directions.
0:57.8	But it didn't destroy anyone's life.
1:01.0	Like, everyone responded to it appropriately, I thought, for the most part.
1:05.5	Obviously, some people take things too far in any case.
1:08.5	But, like, Stephen is easy.
1:09.6	It is an interesting example of a controversy that happened and was probably, well,
1:18.2	it was blown up.
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