After being accused of repeatedly using the N-word during a performance, a comedian has been banned by Carnival Cruise Line from performing in the future.
White man Rob O’Reilly was recorded on TikTok asking audience members who were upset by his words to “get the f**k out.”
Before the bulk of the crowd applauds in favor, the footage shows O’Reilly ordering audience members to leave.
While the majority seem to agree with O’Reilly, several can be heard expressing their disagreement.
The caption on the video says, “So on Carnival Cruise right now they are completely comfortable employing someone who uses the N-Word in his act several times and when the matter was mentioned he stated and I quote “if you’re offended go tf out.”
O’Reilly was criticized for his lack of tact by Twitter users when the video became popular and was shared there.
Previous users immediately called O’Reilly’s other tweets out for being racially offensive.
“People are like ski slopes to me.” One reads, “I’m afraid of the black ones.
Another person quips, “I don’t think, ‘That guy’s black’ or ‘That guy’s Puerto Rican’ when I look at my fellow man. I believe that individual is a criminal.
He says, “Did you realize that one in fifteen black guys has HIV? That figure is really ridiculous. There’s definitely one AIDS patient on every NBA team.
O’Reilly deactivated both his Instagram and Twitter accounts in the days that followed the event and the upload of the footage on social media.
O’Reilly did not seem to utter the N-word in the TikTok, but the individual who posted it afterwards reminded viewers that it is customary at comedy clubs not to videotape live performances.
In response to a TMZ query, Carnival said that it does not accept O’Reilly’s behavior and that he is no longer permitted to travel on any of the company’s cruise ships.
O’Reilly made his television debut in 2007 as a reporter on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”
O’Reilly makes the claim to have written monologues for “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” on one social media platform.
O’Reilly had appeared on “Last Comic Standing” and several Comedy Central programs before landing a job with Carnival.
He is mentioned as a writer for 30 episodes of “Ridiculousness” and a producer for 93 episodes of the program.
His humor is described as “brutally honest,” “intellectual,” and “self-deprecating” on his website.