Greatest Comedian Arrests
Some of the most outrageous comedian arrests.
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Katt Williams - Katt Williams could have his own list of crazy arrests but perhaps his most infamous arrest was when police claimed that Katt's lady friends were throwing rocks and dirt at a tractor driver and that Katt was intimidating him. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Richard Pryor - Richard Pryor has always turned his personal tragedies into comedy. After he was arrested for shooting his wife's car, he turned the incident into a bit for his Live At The Sunset Strip comedy special.. (Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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George Carlin - George Carlin was arrested for his own jokes. In 1972 he was arrested for violating obscenity laws after a performing his famous Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television routine. (Photo: Stephen Chernin/Getty Images)
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Eddie Murphy - Eddie Murphy may have made fun of homosexuals in his Raw and Delirious stand-up routines, but in 1997 police pulled Murphy over and arrested a transexual prostitute who was riding in the car with him. Murphy said he was just helping her/him out with a ride. (Photo: John Ricard / BET)
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Tommy Chong - Tommy Chong came to fame as part of the post smoking comedy duo Cheech and Chong. But when Chong tried to use his notoriety to sell pipes and bongs, he was arrested and sentenced to nine months in prison. (Photo: Kris Connor/Getty Images)
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