Figured this would come sooner or later.

Comedian Wayne Brady decided to man up and apologize for his Trig Palin Down’s Syndrome joke at last week’s Comedy Central Roast For Roseanne.

He admitted that he didn’t write the joke himself (most Roast jokes aren’t written by whose on the stage), but that he takes “full responsibility for saying it.”

The statement on his Facebook page goes on:

“I could defend it as a performer, but I would rather apologize from the bottom of my heart as a father.”

“To the Palins, please know that no malice or harm was meant. To the other families who were touched negatively, I hope you’ll be able to accept this apology as well.”

Wow… an apology to Sarah Palin… that may be a first.

As for why he apologized, he told TMZ over the weekend that although most jokes at Roasts are overboard, “there are people with sensitivities … and some people were bothered.”

And yet, this idiot pretty much got off with a slap on the wrist. Funny, indeed.

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