Guess Who's Not So Amused by Ted's 9/11 Joke
"A 9/11 joke didn’t go down well during a showing of new movie Ted attended by former mayor Rudy Giuliani and wife Judith in the Hamptons on Sunday night. [...] In one scene, Ted — the misanthropic CGI teddy bear in the film — asks singer Norah Jones about her nationality, then shockingly spits back, 'Whatever. Thanks for 9/11.' 'No one in the theater laughed,' the Hamptons spy said. 'The joke fell completely flat.' They added the audience 'had too much respect for the mayor' to make light of the disaster. But Rudy and Judi were later seen enjoying the rest of their night in the Hamptons." Whew. [NYP via NYM]
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Did they know anything about Seth MacFarlane?
Seth MacFarlane just missed being killed on 9/11. He was supposed to be on American Airlines Flight 11, but arrived late due to a hangover and time mix-up. He missed the flight and lived. That earns maybe one joke.
http://www.mania.com/10-questions-family-guys-seth-mcfarlane-part-two_article_39625.html
This is especially stupid since it isn't a joke that attacks the victims of 9/11, which is an area MacFarlane certainly would go to and probably has.
I saw this recently at home without any knowledge of the Giuliani screening and I found that joke to be terrible.
Oh, and I'm very familiar with McFarlane's work. I like Family Guy just fine, but that 9/11 joke in TED just sucked.