Roseanne Barr Returns to Stand-Up, References Roseanne Cancellation in First Teaser for Fox Nation Special
Roseanne Barr is attempting a comeback.
Fox Nation has announced that the disgraced sitcom star’s new stand-up special, Roseanne Barr: Cancel This!, will begin streaming Monday, Feb. 13. The first teaser, which aired during Sunday’s NFC Championship Game between the victorious Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers, sees the comedian allude to her 2018 termination by ABC.
“Has anyone else been fired recently?” she asks. The rhetorical question is followed by her signature cackle.
Roseanne returned to ABC in March 2018 with big ratings, and was quickly renewed for an 11th season. But after Barr tweeted a racist “joke” about Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett, the network reneged on the renewal and parted ways with Barr. One month later, Barr agreed to an undisclosed settlement so the series could continue as The Conners, without her creative or financial involvement. The spinoff, now in Season 5, remains ABC’s most-watched comedy.
According to Fox Nation, Roseanne Barr: Cancel This! features Barr’s “signature comedic take on a variety of topics, from her experiences growing up Jewish in the Mormon citadel of Salt Lake City, moving to Texas, and raising her privileged brood.” It will stream in conjunction with a new documentary, Who Is Roseanne Barr?
Watch the teaser for Barr’s stand-up special below.
Good for her. She was wrong for what she said, but shouldn’t have been canceled. She is a comedian and comedians offend. It’s the nature of the beast. She apologized and that should have been that…
Nah. The comment was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Many of her other ridiculous tweets piled up behind this one. Oh, and as I’m sure the special will show, she had no true remorse then, or now. Fox Nation is the only venue where her views are sadly tolerated by their audience. May she fade back into obscurity.
Camel’s back?
Talk about tone deaf. The original joke was about a women who is 50% Iranian.
You should be ashamed of yourself and canceled from ever working in your chosen profession again.
If you don’t like Rosanne don’t watch her. It’s really that simple. Why even comment about or read about her?? I can’t wait to see her new show. We still have freedom of choice… don’t we??
Yes, she should have. She only apologized because her PR told her to. Roseanne still doesn’t take responsibility for what she said. Still blamed it on the Ambien. What a poor excuse you’re giving her. The more successful and popular comedians don’t offend and aren’t racist. Do better, P.
…Do better? Do you know how patronizing that sounds?
It’s supposed to be. When you offer half-hearted, lame excuses for someone who blamed her racist comments on Ambien, you deserve to be patronized. At best.
Nick Cannon is still employed despite his unrepentant bigotry.
Do better?
Your obtuse smugness is worse.
She has been punished long enough. I wish they had not killed her off the show. Maybe just sent her to prison for a year or two for peddling her prescription drugs. She’d be back by now!
The Conners is a far better show than the reboot ever was. What changed?
That’s stretching it a bit. Laurie and John are great though.
It’s absolutely godawful drivel.
I don’t agree with the comments she made, or her political views but been a fan of her since Roseanne and look forward to seeing her upcoming stuff.
I can see she learned a lot from her experience.
Roseanne was always offensive, and people celebrated her for that for decades (when they agreed with the direction she aimed her comedy in). ABC knew this when they revived her (often controversial) show. I don’t always like what she does. I definitely haven’t always agreed with her. But she committed no crime, and there is not a person on Earth who has never said something I don’t like. It is time to stop acting like she is Bill Cosby or Roman Polanski.
If Alec can kill someone and still continue to get work, then I don’t see why Roseanne shouldn’t be able to continue to work.
Thank you.
Because she’s a racist trash can of a person, pretty simple.
Not disputing that but taking a life is worse then a few bad words.
Where is Alec Baldwin currently employed?
Arby’s
His still currently filming Rust and has multiple other projects in the works…. You can’t be that daft…
He’s still filming the movie he’s producing? Fair point to you, but still. What a shock.
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What are these other projects “in the works”? IMDb lists several but is also easily editable by anybody. I’d be very surprised if he hasn’t been quietly let go from some or all of those.
Sorry but Roseanne’s racism – and racism in general – is not just a “few bad words”. It’s this kind of thinking that allows so much racism to flourish is America.
As for Alec Baldwin, it appears to have been a tragic accident. That’s why he has been charged with INvoluntary manslaughter – not voluntary. People’s understandable hate of this obnoxious man is getting in the way of seeing the facts.
You only watch shows with actors that pass your morality test? What do u watch? I would love to see the full cast that meets your morality standards, cartoons won’t even make the cut!
Whatever.
I don’t know why the Conners is so popular. There is talent but without Roseanne, it’s very flat. I’m not condoning what she said to get ABC to fire her but cancel culture has gotten ridiculous. Good luck to Roseanne!
Yes, what you’re doing is the very definition of condoning it
The reboot with Roseanne in it was absolutely terrible. I didn’t start watching the conners as I had no interest in it before, but recently I’ve checked it out and it’s no where near as bad as people claimed it was. John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Katy Segal and etc are fine with out her.
Well next time don’t be a racist piece of trash then not even take responsibility for your actions. “Oh it was the Ambien.” Woman, please. It’s no secret she isn’t a good person. I hope her stand up career flops. She’s just mad the fans didn’t stick by her and The Conners didn’t get cancelled after they 💀 her off.
The partner network tells me everything I need to know.
A comedian who got into trouble for their own actions of being a bigoted creep doing a stand-up routine about cancel culture
Yeah, that ought to be fresh
I love all these right-wingers that keep complaining they’re cancelled, yet they have tv specials, are still selling out shows and more.
Are you cancelled or just grifting off of “being cancelled”?
Exactly
Not surprised she’s on Fox Nation, they promote hatred, so she’ll fit in perfectly.
Apparently they forgot how she disrespected the national anthem
I’m old enough to remember that, unfortunately.
ABC should have never bought her back. Even before the reboot started she was making ridiculous comments on twitter and having these crazy conspiracy theories. It was insane they let her back. I blame ABC. I watched the Reboot and to me it wasn’t good at all and Roseanne’s acting was terrible. I’ve been watching The Conners lately and I have to say that I prefer the show without her.
Classy lady LOL
This is not how I want to celebrate Galentines Day
You do you, Boo.
Of course she would be at Fox. No surprise. Smh
Where do you expect her to go. The left does not want her.
Pass. Not because I don’t like her, but I just never thought she was that funny. She’s clearly banking in on her so called “cancellation” and oh look…it’s premiering on Fox Nation. I mean, whatever.
She lost me when she supported Trump, sorry not sorry.
But she claimed that Trumpers aren’t racists or homophobes…she’s clearly got a screw loose.
Looking forward to this! I’ve always loved Roseanne and am glad she is returning at last. Wasn’t a fan of the tweet but glad she took time to reflect and heal. I’m sure the special will do very well.
I agree, what a boring life we would be living if everyone agreed with one another.
All the people coming after her are probably hypocrites who defended Nick Cannon.
Every hypocrite that called for her in the first place, probably depends Nick Cannon to this day. Connors sucked without her.
Fox Nation?
Fine. Whatever.
I think we all mistakes in our lives thinking first and deserve to make it right .Roseanne didn.t get that chance .without her there wouldn’t be a Connors sitcom.