That time when Jimmy Kimmel’s Bill Cosby Emmy “joke” turned rape into a punchline

Do you know what is really, really funny?  At least according to Jimmy Kimmel?

Rape.

During the Emmy Awards, Kimmel jokingly introduced an alleged rapist onstage.

“Ladies and gentlemen, four time Emmy-award winner, Dr. Bill Cosby,” said the show’s announcer.  That’s one way to make things get awkward really quick.

The cameras caught Tina Fey saying to Amy Poehler, “this has to be a joke.”

And it was — just one that wasn’t funny.

After some awkward moments, Jimmy Kimmel walked onstage, saying, “He’s not really here. I just wanted to see what you guys would do.”

This wasn’t the only timidly received joke of the evening — but it was the one demonstrating the least taste.

Watch it here: