Comic Matt Rife has issued what gave the impression to be a mock apology to offended viewers of his closely criticized Netflix particular, directing them to an internet site promoting particular wants helmets.

The 28-year-old American comedian had been swiftly gaining recognition on-line forward of the Nov. 15 launch of his comedy particular Pure Choice. After it dropped on the streaming service, some viewers of Rife’s Netflix particular expressed outrage that the comic opened the present with a joke about home violence.

In entrance of a dwell viewers, Rife recounted a visit to a “ratchet” (slang which means classless or dysfunctional) Baltimore restaurant the place he and a pal had been greeted by a hostess with a black eye.

Rife mentioned he and his pal had been shocked by the girl’s look, however not for speculative causes on how she obtained the harm.

“It was fairly apparent what occurred,” Rife mentioned in his particular. “We’re like, ‘That is the face of the corporate? That is who you might have greeting folks?’”

Although Rife mentioned his pal “felt unhealthy” for the girl, they each advised she must be working within the kitchen “the place nobody has to see her face,” moderately than as a front-of-house workers member.

“I really feel like if she might prepare dinner, she wouldn’t have that black eye,” Rife joked, incomes laughter from the gang.

Rife then instructed the viewers he was “simply testing the waters” to see if the gang was going to be “enjoyable or not.”

Many followers of Rife have lambasted the particular since its launch and have known as on the comic to apologize for the joke about home violence.

On Monday, Rife addressed his critics in an Instagram story. Alongside a photograph of himself in Pure Choice, Rife wrote, “In case you’ve ever been offended by a joke I’ve told- right here’s a hyperlink to my official apology.”

The hyperlink, labelled “Faucet to resolve your challenge,” directed his followers to a well being web site promoting particular wants helmets — seemingly a callback to a raunchy Pure Choice joke a couple of former classmate with particular wants.

Rife’s mocking apology solely added gas to the flames and additional outraged his critics.

Rife, who has been working within the comedy scene for over a decade, solely lately reached viral fame — and have become particularly common amongst gen-Z girls on the social media app TikTok. He was rapidly branded by some because the ‘scorching comic,’ given his typical attractiveness.

Rife, nevertheless, appeared to take some challenge with the labelling, and the hordes of younger girls who had been usually recorded heckling at his exhibits.

Rife has talked about how his comedy profession was comparatively unsuccessful earlier than he reached what he’s known as a “second puberty” in recent times, and subsequently gained a fanbase consisting of many ladies.

Nonetheless, he has been adamant that his comedy is just not focused particularly to girls. In an interview with Selection, previous to the discharge of Pure Choice, Rife mentioned the audiences of his standup exhibits are normally a “50/50” cut up of women and men.

“That’s one factor that I needed to sort out on this particular was exhibiting folks that, like, regardless of what you concentrate on me on-line, I don’t pander my profession to girls,” Rife mentioned. “I might argue this particular is far more for guys.”

Rife additionally instructed the outlet that he doesn’t “adhere to this complete sensitivity rumor within the comedy world that you would be able to’t say something anymore.”

“You possibly can say no matter you need. Now, you need to put together for repercussions. However on the finish of the day, all of it comes all the way down to how do you sleep at night time,” he mentioned.

Rife mentioned that for a comic, every thing have to be about “intent.”

“Every thing that leaves my mouth on stage is only with the intention of constructing folks snicker,” he mentioned. “It’s by no means any deeper, by no means any extra or by no means any lower than that.”

Rife’s critics don’t appear to agree — and have loved poking enjoyable on the comic on-line for the reason that launch of Pure Choice. 

Matt Rife: Pure Choice is at present streaming on Netflix.

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