The 2022 “Catty Everyone seems to be Gossiping About You Behind Your Again” Awards

For these of you sick of all this celebration of nice accomplishments, we current our annual gossip rag in overview.  The “Catty Everyone seems to be Gossiping About You Behind Your Again” Awards  rely down each story you gossiped about this 12 months, from shocking trysts and romances, to the most important and baddest scandals and controversies that rocked, slammed, or gently nudged the comedy world this 12 months.  And there have been SO many to select from. We clearly may have carried out a high 50.

They’re listed backward, countdown model; add your personal imaginary ‘countdown’ sound results.

And bear in mind, it doesn’t make you a nasty individual.  Nicely….. typically it does.

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Dave Chappelle Makes Headlines All Yr Lengthy. Chappelle may have made this record a dozen instances, and he does seem as a part of another person’s controversy greater up on the record. However as a substitute of itemizing every factor, and making this record impossibly lengthy, we’ll simply begin off with entry #24 simply being “Dave Chappelle.”  A few of his extra controversial moments of 2022 included his SNL look with rumors that some staffers refused to work that week. His Monologue raised a couple of eyebrows too. He obtained an Emmy nomination for The Nearer that promoted some Netflix staff to stage a walkout. And he had one reside present cancelled primarily based on his controversial materials.  Over the summer season, he was attacked on stage by a person who claimed to be upset about Dave’s jokes.  And in June he introduced he was withdrawing from having his Excessive College identify the college theater after him, as a result of LGBTQ+ college students have been protesting the renaming.  And Dave’s Emmy nomination for The Nearer prompted some Netflix staff to stage a walkout. And only recently he introduced Elon Musk out on stage with him, eliciting boos from the group. Whatever the controversies, Dave is prospering and nonetheless the reigning king of reside rise up comedy worldwide, promoting out venues, and delivering undeniably nice performances, no matter the place you land on a few of the materials.

Joe Rogan Continues to Be Joe Rogan. Very similar to Chappelle, Joe Rogan spent an excellent a part of 2022 grabbing media headlines and controversy, however very similar to Chappelle, he’s nonetheless the undisputed champion of his realm. He’s the #1 Spotify podcast and there’s no denying it.  And his controversy record is lengthy, however not stunning and even essentially enjoyable to gossip about. The most important controversy for Rogan got here early in 2022 when a number of artists requested to have their music faraway from Spotify in protest of Rogan’s prominence on the platform. It began with Neil Younger, who was quickly adopted by Joni Mitchell, Nils Lofgren, and Crosby Stills and Nash amongst others.  Then in February a video went viral displaying a compilation of Rogan utilizing the N-word, that was fairly stunning even to Rogan. He apologized for his previous makes use of of the phrase, and stated it was “most regretful and shameful factor” he has ever needed to handle. In July, Rogan went viral for joking with Tom Segura, “Possibly it is best to simply go shoot the homeless individuals” and that grabbed a slew of headlines.

Ricky Gervais Transgender Jokes Draw Anger  Gervais‘ new Netflix particular, Supernature, was slammed as transphobic. The 4 minute part of fabric was mocking trans ladies. He later adopted up with a disclaimer “Full disclosure: In actual life in fact I help trans rights. I help all human rights, and trans rights are human rights. Reside your greatest life. Use your most popular pronouns. Be the gender that you just really feel that you’re. However meet me midway, girls: Lose the cock. That’s all I’m saying.”  Previous to the discharge of his particular, Gervais was promising controversial materials. He even joked that he was making an attempt to get canceled.  Sorry Ricky, you’re nonetheless inexperienced lit.

Trevor Noah Leaves the Every day Present, No Alternative Named.  Nicely that was fast, at the least by comparability to Jon Stewart.  After solely seven years (in comparison with Stewarts 15 12 months tenure) Trevor Noah introduced that he was strolling away as host of the Every day Present to focus extra on different points of his career- notably his rise up.  Comedy Central is planning to maintain the present going, however has no alternative in thoughts simply but. As a substitute they are going to run a collection of visitor hosts to take them into at the least the autumn, whereas determining their greatest path ahead. And lest we overlook, Trevor Noah made the gossip columns for his courting too! Courting after which splitting from Dua Lipa.  Large time child!

Andy Dick Arrested….a Few Occasions.  Andy Dick by no means disappoints not even relating to disappointing individuals and this 12 months he was arrested at the least twice.  However the arrest we’ll bear in mind most fondly in 2022, is when Andy Dick was arrested for stealing somebody’s energy instruments. He was caught fleeing somebody’s residence with the products, which the web speculated have been going for use for sexual functions, however who is aware of. Dick was additionally arrested again within the spring for allegedly molesting a person named JJ in his sleep and was convicted in November for an assault courting again to 2018.  Not a terrific 12 months to be Andy Dick or to know Andy Dick.

Nathan Fielder’s “The Rehearsal” Accused of Being Too Imply HBO’s The Rehearsal is like nothing we’ve ever seen earlier than and Nathan Fielder blew all our minds together with his twist on the reality-prank-documentary style.  Not since Ali G has somebody manipulated and mocked the performers on their present the best way Fielder did, retaining all our jaws collectively dropped all through the season.  However whereas many lauded The Rehearsal as pure genius, others felt the collection was merciless, manipulative and conceited. Nonetheless others imagine the brilliance comes from the exhibits willingness to be blunt and even at instances merciless.  And there’s no motive that they will’t all be appropriate.

Eight…Make that 9 Castmembers Left SNL This Yr  Regardless of rumors that Lorne was asking all forged members to stay round till the fiftieth season, 2022 noticed a mass exodus of SNL major gamers. Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson and Kyle Mooney, have been the primary to announce departures forward of the season finale within the spring.  Then in September forward of the season premiere we realized that Melissa Villaseñor, Alex Moffat and Aristotle Athari wouldn’t be returning.  Chris Redd introduced his departure simply two weeks later, after which through the midseason finale, we stated goodbye to Cecily Sturdy, who we knew was leaving in some unspecified time in the future this season, however we didn’t know which episode can be her final.  Anticipate younger comics and improv performers in every single place to be engaged on audition materials for the following few months.

 

John Mulaney Will get Pushback After Stunning His Viewers with Dave Chappelle. John Mulaney was a controversial determine all through 2021, however stayed fairly even keel in 2022 till late in Might, when he shocked his Columbus Ohio viewers by bringing out an enormous star on stage- Dave Chappelle.  Many have been thrilled- Chappelle tickets are fairly pricey- however a a vocal few didn’t recognize the “shock” and a few even walked out. It didn’t assist that he made a joke poking enjoyable of trans and non-binary individuals both. Mulaney has a robust LGBTQ+ following, and plenty of took to twitter to specific their lack of appreciation for what felt to them like an ambush.

 

Louis C.Okay. Wins a Grammy, Will get One other Nom.  After being cancelled almost in every single place, besides with is personal rise up viewers, the Recording Academy shocked lots of people by not solely nominating Louis CK’s newest for a grammy (that was final 12 months’s gossip) however giving him the win in 2022.  Giving the win to Sincerely Louis C.Okay. was not crazy- its a terrific particular/album and can be simply worthy of a win primarily based on the fabric.  However there’s a complete lot of people that don’t assume the business needs to be paying any consideration to Louis after he admitted to some sexually inappropriate habits.  It’s unclear when if ever CK shall be embraced once more, however the blowback to his Grammy win was comparatively small and never as offended as it will have been a couple of years again.  Louis C.Okay. has been nominated once more in 2023 for his comply with up Album/Particular:  Sorry.  He’s up in opposition to Jim Gaffigan, Randy Rainbow, Patton Oswalt and Dave Chappelle and it seems possible that subsequent 12 months’s win will make subsequent 12 months’s catty gossip awards a technique or one other.

 

Eastbound and Down Followers Get Horribly Pranked  Kenny Powers followers in every single place, together with us, have been excited when rumors of an add on season began to swirl.  The offender was an alleged Eastbound and Down trailer, promising on extra inning, in a shock Season 5. The joke was on all of us- the trailer was a pretend, and there is not going to be a triumphant return.  Except Danny McBride takes pity on all of us and is impressed to throw us a bone.

 

Triumph the Insult Canine Obtained Arrested on the Capitol Yep you learn that proper.  No he wasn’t storming the capitol  on January 6 or another day. A bunch of staffers have been filming a bit about investigating the riots with Triumph and his greatest buddy Robert Smigel on the Longworth Home Workplace Constructing for The Late Present with Stephen Colbert.  They have been detained by Capitol Police for illegal entry regardless of that they’d prearranged to be on the Capitol to conduct interviews.  It’s not recognized if Triumph was taken away in pawcuffs.

 

Pete Davidson and Kim Broke Up, He Began Faux Courting Emrata, and Now Says He and His Co-star are Simply Associates.   The sudden Warren Beatty of our era continues to fill our feeds with headlines about his courting life.  The large shocker got here when it was all of a sudden introduced that Kim and Pete broke up.  The shock of it was as a result of simply days earlier the 2 have been professing their ardour for one another. Plus Pete in fact, bought a couple of new tattoos this 12 months, so there weren’t any indicators this was ending this 12 months..  However very quickly after the breakup, Pete was noticed out and about with Emily Ratajkowski which inserts his profile of courting the most well liked ladies on the planet.  No one believed that they have been actually courting, although. The chemistry didn’t appear to be there. Now Pete has been noticed out together with his television collection co-star various instances,  however he insists they’re simply mates. No one is shopping for that both.

 

Jeff Garlin Will get Canned From the Goldbergs.  Jeff Goldberg was terminated from the hit collection The Goldbergs.  His position as Murray was beloved, however there have been some issues behind the scenes. Some described his on set habits as abusive. It’s not that he was screaming at individuals, or sexually harassing anybody.  He simply has an odd humorousness, and never everybody appreciates it. Garlin’s response, “It’s about me and my silliness on set. They don’t assume it’s acceptable. I do. That’s the place we’re at. As a result of as a comic, if someone is offended by what I say I, all I can say is, ‘I’m sorry. OK?’”

Desus and Mero Break Up. A dispute regarding their supervisor led to a rift between the 2 comedians, and introduced their Showtime collection “Desus & Mero” to a untimely finish. Allegedly issues began to disintegrate when their very long time supervisor Victor Lopez was banned from the set by Showtime after a number of complaints of alleged dangerous habits together with bullying workers members. Reviews stated Mero needed to be loyal to Lopez whereas Desus allegedly needed to maneuver on.  Each performers are bona fide stars now and undoubtedly everybody will land on their toes. Nicely, possibly not Victor.

Invoice Murray’s Inappropriate Conduct of Some Form Shuts Down Aziz Film.   We nonetheless don’t know precisely what occurred, however what we do know is again in April 2022, Invoice Murray was accused of being too sensitive/handsy/grabby on the set of Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut film. The way in which the conduct was described, it could possibly be interpreted as comedic, annoying or invasive. We learn there was hair touching, ponytail grabbing, palms on and sensitive habits, though not within the tits and ass approach.  Initially it was unclear who Murray was bothering, and the hypothesis was that it was his costar Keke Palmer. It wasn’t till a report got here out within the fall that we realized that the sufferer of Murray’s harassment was a staffer on the set, not Palmer. He thought he was being humorous. She thought he was approaching to her and was horrified. A six determine settlement resolved the matter to the events satisfaction, however Aziz’s film, “Being Mortal” by no means recovered and has by no means resumed taking pictures.  Invoice stayed within the information although with others coming ahead admitting his on set habits made them uncomfortable previously, together with Gena Davis.

Joe Gatto Leaves Impractical Jokers For No Obvious Cause.   Will we ever know the story behind this sudden cut up of the seemingly unstoppable comedy staff?  The primary large gossipy story of 2022 was one in all its largest.  Joe Gatto introduced he was leaving the Impractical Jokers. He stated he was stepping away to concentrate on fatherhood, however the suddenness of the information, and the best way the announcement was dealt with left everybody speculating about whether or not there have been different causes for his departure from the group.  No subsequent information ever shed any extra mild on the story, however Gatto toured all 12 months, performing rise up and the Jokers moved on to be a 3 individual staff, however there’s no signal of ailing will or anger in sight.

 

Larry David Documentary Pulled the Day It Was Purported to Premiere. . Everybody loves Larry David, or at the least likes to hate him, so when it was introduced that he was releasing a documentary on his life and profession, we have been very .  The Larry David Story was a mission with longtime good friend and collaborator Larry Charles.  TLDS was scheduled to air on March 1, however the morning of the premiere,  the trailer for the doc was now not viewable. Shortly after, HBO launched an odd assertion, that the premiere was being postponed as a result of Larry needed to do it in entrance of an viewers. After which we by no means heard of it once more. Somebody name Unsolved Mysteries.

James Corden Outted as a Dick by Restaurant.  The proprietor of fashionable New York Metropolis restaurant Balthazar blasted James Corden in October for his uncivil habits towards his server on the restaurant, and stated he was banning the discuss present host from the restaurant without end.  The headlines saved coming. First Corden apologized, then he stated he had nothing to apologize for. He was banned after which later unbanned. However one factor that hasn’t gone away- the overall feeling that James Corden is a dick.

James Corden Steals Ricky Gervais Joke.   Sure, we may have mixed 6 and seven however these two scandals have been simply too hilarious to bury in a single entry. Simply weeks after his restaurant scandal- and barely moments after the adverse consideration had lastly began to die down, Ricky Gervais gently identified that Corden did a bit on the Late Late Present, which was virtually a phrase for phrase copy of a bit from Gervais’ 2018 comedy particular.  He appeared extra amused than pissed, and it was hilarious.  Gervais shared a clip from Corden’s present and wrote, “The bit in regards to the city sq. advert for guitar classes is sensible.” Sure, Ricky, sensible as a result of it was yours.

The Attempt Guys Kick Out One in every of Their Personal Over Adultery. Most of us by no means heard of the Attempt Guys till this large scandal popped up. However we realized that they have been  truly fairly large time, making financial institution with a giant viewers.  The 4 individual comedy leisure  staff of Keith Habersberger, Ned Fulmer, Zach Kornfeld, and Eugene Lee Yang got here well-known for “making an attempt” issues, their YouTube web page, accumulating 8 million followers. So that they weren’t family names however they’d and proceed to have an enormously fashionable web and touring presence.  Every thing blew up in September, when one of many members- Ned- was kicked out of teh group.  Initially, an announcement was launched saying “Ned Fulmer is now not working with The Attempt Guys. Because of a radical inside overview, we don’t see a path ahead collectively.”  We later realized the rationale for his banishment was that he was dishonest on his spouse with a co-worker.  His former teammates then put out an emotional video explaining why they have been dumping Ned, and it blew the fuck up, showing in each media outlet.  It’s been seen 11 million instances, and has even been parodied by SNL.  And we nonetheless don’t actually perceive something about it.

Aries Spears and Tiffany Haddish Sued for Youngster Endangerment and Sexual Misconduct   September was a giant month for giant scandals and this one was in all probability the most important.  A 22 12 months outdated girl filed a lawsuit in opposition to the 2 comedians, accusing the celebrities of sexually abusing her and her youthful brother once they have been minors.  The allegations are that Haddish and Spears groomed the 2 younger youngsters to coerce them into  “filming sexually specific little one pornography skits.” The skits have been supposed to be comedic, however they’re uncomfortable notably as they contain a 14 12 months outdated woman and a 7 12 months outdated boy.  “By a Pedophile’s Eyes,”  was posted on Humorous or Die though the corporate denies any involvement with its creation, calling it disgusting.  Within the video, the boy is in his underwear and is being handled as a sexual object.  The lawsuit alleged that after they made the video the younger boy spoke up saying he didn’t wish to be part of the video. His mom obtained assurances that it will not be used, after which years later it “confirmed up” on Humorous or Die.   The lawsuit was dismissed a couple of weeks after being filed,  presumably after some type of settlement settlement among the many events.

Chris Redd courting Kenan’s Spouse .  In September we realized that SNL star Chris Redd was courting Christina Evangeline who simply occurs to be the estranged spouse of SNL co star Kenan Thompson. Kenan and Evangeline have been cut up since 2019, so this was not a dishonest state of affairs, however its nonetheless a bit uncomfy since Kenan and Chris labored collectively on SNL and in addition on Kenan’s self titled NBC collection. That is one scandal that we haven’t heard the final of, in response to Redd who says he can’t focus on issues proper now as a result of there are children concerned, however he plans to have loads to say sooner or later. Keep tuned…

Wealthy Vos Banned From Canadian Comedy Membership.  Wealthy Vos bought into some worldwide hassle after some crowd work jokes directed at First Nation viewers members offended some individuals.  In keeping with reviews, 30 individuals walked out of the Rumors Comedy Membership gig in Winnipeg, feeling that Vos was harassing a desk of indigenous ladies. The ladies didn’t look after Wealthy’s crowd work and there might have been some jokes about dreamcatchers and wigwams. The ladies who have been on the heart of the incident had been being loud and disruptive earlier than Vos began speaking to them from the stage. The golf equipment proprietor stated he tried to coach Vos on feelings- which is hilarious. He additionally stated he doesn’t censor comics. Apparently he additionally doesn’t know humorous as a result of Rumors launched an announcement that they’d not invite Vos again to the membership, and shared launched the story to the press.

The Slap. An occasion so monumental, it made a number of of our lists. The most important scandal of the 12 months can be the most important viral video of the 12 months, and the most important information story of the 12 months.  An occasion so well-known it doesn’t require rationalization.  However we are going to in all probability always remember the slap or any of its parts: Will Smith laughing at Chris Rock’s alopecia joke till he caught a stinkeye from his spouse;  Smith’shis march onto the stage that all of us thought was a bit at first;  Smith’s odd machismo as he yelled “maintain my wifes identify out of your mouth” and Chris Rock, dumbfounded, answering “i’m going to.”   2022 is the 12 months of the slap.

 

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