{"id":589115,"date":"2021-07-12T15:20:50","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T19:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=589115"},"modified":"2021-07-12T15:20:59","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T19:20:59","slug":"nyc-comedy-club-that-welcomed-louis-c-k-after-scandal-says-no-to-cosby-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-comedy-club-that-welcomed-louis-c-k-after-scandal-says-no-to-cosby-appearance\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Comedy Club that Welcomed Louis C.K. After Scandal Says \u2018No\u2019 to Cosby Appearance"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnyc-comedy-club-that-welcomed-louis-c-k-after-scandal-says-no-to-cosby-appearance%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=589115&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1326343790-scaled-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Bill Cosby\u2019s team has signaled that the disgraced comedian is <a href=\"https:\/\/movieweb.com\/bill-cosby-new-comedy-tour\/\">planning<\/a> to revive his stand-up career now that he is out of prison. But Noam Dworman, owner of New York City\u2019s famed Comedy Cellar, says Cosby won\u2019t be mounting a comeback in his club.<\/p>\n<p>The Greenwich neighborhood venue, which has played host to everyone from Robin Williams to Jerry Seinfeld to Chris Rock, has developed a reputation as a starting point for comedians looking to reboot their careers after a scandal.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, it welcomed Aziz Ansari and Louis C.K. to perform after both comedians were accused of sexual misconduct. &nbsp;The C.K. set, in particular, led to a barrage of negative press for Dworman, who received death threats in the wake of the event.<\/p>\n<p>Comedy fans were clearly happy to see C.K., who received a 15-minute standing ovation, but many legacy media outlets slammed the club for the decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Comeback\u2019 is not the right word for what is being floated here,\u201d Amanda Hess wrote in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/08\/30\/arts\/television\/louis-ck-returns-metoo.html\">The New York Times<\/a>, adding, \u201cA comeback implies a hero\u2019s journey \u2014 an adventure, a transformation, a triumphant return. This feels more like a malignancy. We try to cut men like him out of public life, but nine months later, we get a call with the bad news.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>And Arwa Mahdawi said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2018\/sep\/01\/louis-ck-comeback-show-metoo-abuse-of-power\">the Guardian<\/a><\/strong>, \u201cDo people deserve second chances? Of course. But the more important question to ask is why some people get second, third, and fourth chances, while others are never even afforded a first chance? We should be asking ourselves how C.K.\u2019s abuse of power robbed his victims of professional opportunities. We should be reminding ourselves that C.K. is not the victim in this situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response to the backlash, Dworman stood firm, arguing that it is not his job to decide who gets to continue their career, it\u2019s the audience\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that the man is entitled to his livelihood and that it\u2019s up to the audience to go or not go. I believe that in principle,\u201d he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/general-news\/comedy-cellar-owner-discusses-surprise-louis-ck-performance-1138109\/\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> of C.K. at the time. He also pointed out that Bill Clinton and Mike Tyson still have careers, saying, \u201cThere is the matter of principle here, in my ACLU mode, which is that I don\u2019t feel that there\u2019s a clear standard out there in the world of when someone is supposed to be fired or denied an audience. And I don\u2019t think anyone\u2019s come after the theaters and stages that allow Mike Tyson to tour the country with his show, and Bill Clinton is still invited to charity events \u2026 I would just like to be a platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But while the club owner said he \u201cdoesn\u2019t know what the standard is\u201d when it comes to booking a disgraced act, he knows it doesn\u2019t allow for convicted sex offenders, even if their convictions have been overturned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cComparing Bill Cosby to these other guys is absurd,\u201d Dworman told the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/07\/11\/bill-cosby-not-welcome-at-nycs-famed-comedy-cellar-owner\/\">New York Post<\/a> on Sunday, pointing out that C.K. and Ansari had never been charged with crimes. \u201cI just think these comparisons are ridiculous,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Cosby\u2019s spokesman, Andrew Wyatt, told TMZ his client isn\u2019t bothered by the Comedy Cellar ban. \u201cThat\u2019s one club owner, and in the words of the King of R&amp;B Bobby Brown, \u2018It\u2019s his prerogative to do what he wants to do,\u2019\u201d Wyatt said<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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