Even before its Sept. 17 premiere, critics labeled FOX's Dads as "offensive", "reprehensible" and "morally wrong." Series star Giovanni Ribisi, however, enjoys the sitcom's cutting-edge humor.
"As much as they're ringing their bell about being offensive and all of that, the same people are laughing just as hard," Ribisi, 38, said during a Sept. 24 appearance on E!'s Chelsea Lately. "It's kind of like, what isn't offensive about it? Honestly, we're all at the point where we're like, ‘Just go f--k yourself.'"
Ribisi first heard about Dads while shooting the movie A Million Ways to Die in the West with Seth MacFarlane. "He said, ‘Hey, have you ever considered doing a multi-camera sitcom show?'" the actor recalled. "I thought about it, and this was like a big commitment. It's five to seven years, possibly."
Host Chelsea Handler then quipped, "Most shows get canceled, so don't worry about it."
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