Remember Goat Boy from Saturday Night Live, the guy who was half-human, half-goat and would spontaneously bleat in the middle of his sentences? Well, it seems he's an anti-vaxxer now.
Or at least, the man who played him is.
Former SNLcast member Jim Breuer has canceled some comedy shows for requiring attendees be vaccinated after going on an angry tirade on Facebook about comedy clubs trying to "segregate" his fans.
Speaking specifically of two stops on his comedy tour at Michigan and New Jersey venues requiring vaccination, Breuer angrily announced he was canceling the shows in response.
"I am absolutely not doing those shows. I know I'm going to sacrifice a lot of money, but I'm not going to be enslaved by the system or by money, and nor should anyone that wants to laugh or be entertained."
Breuer then suggested people are being "forced" and "bribed" into being vaccinated and comedians and musicians are being held "hostage" by entertainment companies, venues and ticket vendors requiring vaccination, which Breuer stated he feels should be a "choice."
"If you have anything else to say, I honestly don't care. I have to stick to my morals. I have to stick to what I know is right."
Breuer even went so far as to compare vaccination requirements to segregation, angrily saying he's "walking away" and would rather perform in "backyards" and "go bankrupt" than follow vaccination rules.
Breuer then went on to claim podcaster Joe Rogan "cured" the virus.
After he was done ranting, Breuer moved on to having several tense interactions with Facebookers commenting on his rant, including trafficking in outright anti-vaxxer denialism.
Jim Breuer/Facebook
Breuer even claimed vaccination requirements amount to slavery.
But while Facebookers attempted to engage Breuer in a conversation, folks on Twitter took a different approach.
They roasted Breuer to an absolute crisp.
my god, this is shocking\njim breuer is still booking venueshttps://twitter.com/nbcnews/status/1437530546893119489\u00a0\u2026— A.R. Moxon (@A.R. Moxon) 1631595684
Aww. Look. Jim Breuer wanted to be noticed.— Susan \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@Susan \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08) 1631578569
he\u2019s got a point; at a Jim Breuer show it\u2019s already easy to distance from the other audience memberhttps://twitter.com/nbcnews/status/1437530546893119489\u00a0\u2026— your sister is a werewolf (@your sister is a werewolf) 1631573697
When reached for comment, every living American said \u201cWho?\u201d— The Hoarse Whisperer (@The Hoarse Whisperer) 1631574174
Hold up. People pay to see Jim Breuer perform? That in and of itself is news.— Some Guy Named Chris (@Some Guy Named Chris) 1631569359
Jim Breuer's lasting influence on SNL is comparable only to the long term impact Richie Cunningham's older brother had on Happy Days, so this is some major news right here.https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1437530546893119489\u00a0\u2026— Frank Conniff (@Frank Conniff) 1631577871
Jim Breuer and Joe Rogan know that Big Pharma makes money whether you get the vaccine or Ivermenctin or Regeneron or antibody treatments, right?\n\nIn fact, they make the least money if you get the vaccine and never require multiple costly treatments.\n\nDudes are nutz— Willem Dafriend (@Willem Dafriend) 1631290093
I was skeptical about the medical advice I got from Joe Rogan, so I went to Jim Breuer for a second opinion.— bsjett (@bsjett) 1631319276
Jim Breuer may not be doing anything to prevent the spread of Covid, but he\u2019s doing a damn good job preventing the spread of Jim Breuer and for that he should be applauded. #GoatBoyhttps://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1437530546893119489\u00a0\u2026— Green Lantern (@Green Lantern) 1631579399
After 33 years in comedy Jim Breuer finally made me laugh.https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1437530546893119489\u00a0\u2026— Nash Across the 8th Dimension (@Nash Across the 8th Dimension) 1631583747
I was so mad that Jim Breuer was an anti-vaxxer that I drove for three days to a video store and rented his most recent work in VHS and smashed the tape.— Tony Posnanski (@Tony Posnanski) 1631619485
The majority of venues requiring proof of vaccination also allow the unvaccinated to attend if they provide proof of a negative test, which, much like the vaccine, is free of charge.
People sure do have an interesting definition of "forced" and "hostage" and "segregation" nowadays, don't they?