Despite 9/11 Lie, Comic Steve Rannazzisi's Special To Air As Planned On Comedy Central

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Comedy Central has decided to go ahead with Steve Rannazzisi's stand-up special after the comic's admission that he lied about being in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

His special, "Breaking Dad,'' is scheduled to air Saturday. The network said earlier in the day it was making no changes to its schedule, and spokesman Steve Albani said there would be no additional comment.

The comic apologized for the false story. He had said in interviews that escaping the terrorist attacks was a key factor in his decision to move to California and start a show business career.

In a series of Tweets, Rannazzisi said he didn't know why he told the story, which he called "a mistake that I deeply regret and for which apologies may still not be enough."

"I don't know why I said this. This was inexcusable. I am truly, truly sorry," Rannazzisi wrote. "It is to the victims of 9/11 and to the people that love them–and the people that love me–that I ask for forgiveness."

The comedian appears in the FXX series "The League." One of his first Hollywood roles was on Ashton Kutcher's MTV show, "Punk'd."

Rannazzisi lost a high-profile endorsement deal with Buffalo Wild Wings, which pulled its commercials featuring Rannazzisi after the admission.

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