Roseanne Barr has blasted ABC on her return to stand-up comedy.
The 66-year-old was fired by the network – and killed off from her TV show, Roseanne – after sending a racist tweet aimed at President Obama’s former senior advisor, Valerie Jett.
And she hit out at the company for their decision to axe her, claiming she ‘bailed them out’ with ratings in the past.
Appearing at the Laugh Factory Las Vegas, she told the crowd: ‘When you get fired, you get real suicidal, but I’d never kill myself because that would make too many f***ing people happy.
‘And I’m not about to make people happy.’
Directing her barbs at her former bosses, Roseanne continued: ‘Dear ABC, when you asked me back to once again bail out your s***, f***ing low-rated network, I did so with the same vigour I’ve always rocked, and I delivered you the highest ratings you’ve had in ten f***ing years.
‘At the first sign of controversy, you killed me off with a drug overdose.
‘But you know what, I ain’t dead b****es.’
The crowd seemed taken with her comeback, applauding wildly at her sketch.
Roseanne’s TV show was promptly pulled by ABC and Hulu after she posted a racist tweet about Valerie Jett, last May.
The tweet in question read: ‘Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby,’ alongside the initials ‘vj’.
She later followed the post up by apologising, explaining it was ‘in bad taste’.
‘I apologise to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans. I am truly sorry for making a bad joke about her politics and her looks,’ the actress added.
‘I should have known better. Forgive me- my joke was in bad taste. I apologise. I am now leaving Twitter.’
While her series was cancelled, producers decided to bring the rest of her co-stars back together for a spin-off show, The Conners, killing her off in the first episode.
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