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Oct 10, 1993 · They cringed in disbelief during the opening monologue by actor Ted Danson, Whoopi's lover, who appeared in blackface and used the word "nigger" more than a dozen times during a series of jokes that drew smaller and smaller laughs, until finally the audience was groaning and Danson faltered as he tried to plow through his written material.
Mar 17, 2024 · Whoopi Goldberg can be heard laughing in the midst of applauses as Ted Danson walks on stage with blackface. Due to the nature of the event, video footage is replaced by a still picture of Danson and Goldberg from a news article about the roast, leaving an audio piece from the skit partially found.
Feb 11, 2019 · In October 1993, actor Ted Danson appeared at a Friars Club roast of his then girlfriend, Whoopi Goldberg, with his face painted dark brown and a wide white stripe encircling his mouth.
Jan 9, 2019 · An interview with Ted Danson at the 1993 Black Friar's Roast where he talks about working with Whoopi Goldberg.
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May 18, 2017 · That Friday night, the two entertainers, who were recent co-stars and lovers, were in attendance at the Friar’s Club roast held at the New York Hilton Hotel ballroom. Danson was roasting Goldberg. His makeup was blackface and his jokes included over a dozen uses of the n-word.
Jul 19, 2019 · When Danson took the stage for Whoopi’s Friar’s Club roast, his look alone was offensive enough to people. Danson had donned a top hat and had blackface makeup with giant lips painted white.
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Jun 15, 2020 · The controversy began Thursday when filmmaker Tariq Nasheed shared video of a 1993 Howard Stern TV special, where the broadcaster donned blackface in a skit parodying actor Ted Danson, who earlier...
