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The Shark Deck. I had to rip up today’s podcast at start over. There’s a lot of Russell brand I’ll do that in a couple of minutes. Let me tell you about some other things going on. And Hello, I’m Johnny Mack with you Daily Comedy News.
Leslie Jones.
Now, let’s remember Leslie Jones has a new book out today and she is promotin…
Coincidentally, she tells the Hollywood Reporter that her friend Chris Rock sought counseling after being slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars. Did you year about that? Yeah, it was really something. Leslie Jones, who has a new book out today that she’s promoting, said that stuff was humiliating. It really affected him.
People need to understand his daughters, his parents saw that he had to go to counseling with his daughters. Leslie, who has a new book out today that she’s promoting, says she was watching the Oscars from home that night and was infuriated when seeing the incident and said, you don’t know that I was going to jump in my car and roll up there. I was so effing man on so many levels.
Speaking of jumping in cars from the BBC Trevor Noah was running late on Frid…
He was in Johannesburg and due to appear on the ninety seven radio station morning show, but bad traffic, a confused taxi driver, and angry locals made him late. There’s a bicycle fighting with a taxi driver. That’s not in your traffic report. He then announced he was gonna get in with some guy and showed up in the studio shortly thereafter. Trevor said, can I just say, whoever’s in this traffic?
I feel you. We’re in this together. Trevor talked about his morning, saying the driver with doesn’t know where he’s going, so I jump out of the car and send him gonna run. When I’m running, people are in the street listening to your show and they’re hooting and shouting Trevor, it’s the other way. You’re going the wrong way, Trevor.
Then one guy decides to stop. He doesn’t just point, he stops the car. He says, Trevor, get in. Then he took me to the wrong building. Trevor was finally spotted by his staff member, who took him to the correct studio.
Scary moment at a Russell Peters show in Vancouver on Friday night, a man was allegedly carrying two blades and heading towards the stage. Vancouver Police said no one was injured in the incident, which happened around nine thirty pm Friday, but a thirty one year old man was charged with uttering threats, assault and possessing a weapon for a dane her his purpose, Sergeant Steve Addison in a statement, security guards at the Comedy Festival in Stanley Park saw a man armed with two edge weapons breach of fence and moved toward the front of the stage. The motive is unknown and the investigation is ongoing. Friday’s incident came five days after a man stabbed three people at another downtown festival, the Light Up Chinatown Festival a week ago. Sunday.
Yikes, Amy Schumer has apologized to Nicole Kidman and fans. Remember Amy got backlash for joking that Nicole Kidman didn’t look like a human and a picture of her taking at the US Open Remember that happened. Well. Amy went on Instagram to make it clear that she felt her joke about Kidman was taken out of context. Amy wrote in a caption, okay, so the joke.
I was making the way she was posed didn’t seem like how a human sits. I was not making fun of how she looks. Nicole Kidman is beautiful and one of the most incredible actors of all time. I hope everyone is okay and takes a deep breath, including all of the think pieces written on this. You guys good.
It’s all the people commented on me. I’m so sorry. I’m not prettier. Please forgive me. I apologize.
It wasn’t even a slow news day. North Korea and Russia are getting too close for comfort. There were deadly storms sweeping our world, and a man was convicted of reap. But what got your goat was me saying that Nicole Kidman’s post was not humanlike breathe, y’all. To the people who write hateful things below, I forgive you as a mother, a woman, most importantly, as someone who likes hot gas.
Have a good weekend. Bill Maher is following the lead of Drew Barrymore. Did you follow this over the weekends? Drew Barrymore was going to bring her show back. Then Bill Maher was like, I’m coming back too, and then Drew Barrymore was like, oh wait, everybody’s really mad.
I mean no, I’m not coming back. Totally not coming back. Well now, Bill Maher totally not coming back. Bill says he’ll hold off from zooming production on his weekly show for now. The reason given because the writer’s guilt and the Alliance of Motion Picture and TV producers are working this at a time for a new round of contract negotiations.
Has totally nothing to do with the backlash Drew Barrymore was getting that Bill Maher was about to get. Nothing to do with that at all. All right, Russell Brand, you’ve probably seen some stories he heard. Yesterday’s podcast told you the News played Russell’s side of it all right. Saturday night, Russell did indeed do his comedy show.
Two thousand people went to see him at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theater. It’s part of the Bipolarization tour. The BBC tells us Russell Brand said, there are obviously some things I absolutely cannot talk about and I appreciate that you will understand. The BBC says there was an announcement that Brand was on his way to the venue but was caught in traffic and the crowd waited and everybody figured it was going to be canceled, but they waited. A woman in the crowd had a large piece of paper, the top line of which read we stand by You, and she asked security make sure it was given to Russell.
Brand. The show did happen. It started at ten pm, about an hour later than the scheduled start time. Russell walked on stage to the song you Don’t Own Me, a nineteen sixties feminist anthem, performed by Leslie Gore. He apologized for his lateness, saying I appreciate you.
I appreciate you. Blame the lateness on the traffic jam. I really appreciate your support. I love you. I want to do a fantastic show for you.
I’ve got a lot of things to talk to you about. There are obviously some things that I absolutely cannot talk about, and I appreciate that you’ll understand. I love you lot already. I’m going to give you everything I’ve got. Let’s go.
In his show, Brand told stories of trying to be a normal dad to his children, but the BBC says he appeared distracted throughout the second half of the show. He constantly referred to pieces of paper. At times at a period he had lost his place and he’d resort to talking about freedom, transcendence and authority. The show ended with a standing ovation lasting a few moments. On Monday, we found out that Russell Brand’s stand up shows in the UK have now been postponed.
The promoters of the tours said, we are postponing these few remaining addiction charity fundraiser shows and we don’t like doing it. We know you’ll understand. Russell was scheduled to play the Theater Royal Windsor tonight. Russell Brand’s publishing deal with Penn McMillan imprint Bluebird has been suspended. A rep for Bluebird said, these are very serious allegations and the light of them, Bluebird has taken the decision to pause all future publishing with Russell Brand from Deadline Exclusive.
Russell Brand’s last major television job in the UK ended with him being dropped after he was repeatedly accused of being a sexual predator during the recording of the show. Russell Brand was booked as a judge on Comedy Central’s Roast Battle in twenty eighteen, but only last a single season after he himself was roasted on camera over allegations he had sexually assaulted women. Deadline says sources close to the productions said Roast Battle judge Katherine Ryan turned the heat on Brand a number of times during filming. Her allegations did not make the final edit. Katherine Ryan has previously spoken about her experience on Roast Battle, but had not named Brand or the show she was working on.
She was on a BBC show last year and said she had confronted an unnamed costar quote in front of loads of people in the format of the show, said to this person’s face that they are a predator. Industry insiders, according to Deadline, said the production company grew uncomfortable with the rumors swirling around Brand and his reluctance to be roasted. A source said contract negotiations were made as tricky as possible. It’s the best way to put it. In the end, it came down to the fact that it seemed like Russell didn’t have a good sense of humor.
He didn’t feel he was fair game. In The Independent, comedian Vix Layton writes, it felt inevitable to be honest women and how many we’re all brace for it. Within minutes of the Russell brand. Allegations being made public, people swept in and criticize everyone who is aware of the rumors around him and did nothing. Responsibility was placed on us.
Those who were quietly protecting each other were deemed not to have taken enough action to prevent this kind of alleged behavior, And my god, we’re so tired. Realistically, speaking, rumors are exactly that unless you hear directly from a victim. With that in mind, it is very difficult to go quote on the record unquote with any information you’ve received. There’s a risk to you from sharing it from a legal standpoint, particularly when you know the person in question has power or money. Skipping ahead vix rights women who have spoken face intense scrutiny.
You only have to look at Catherine Ryan to see that. So we do what we can in smaller ways, through DMS and conversations and green rooms. I’ve lost count of how many messages I’ve received along the lines of hey, just a heads up about X, or about how many lift shares or promoters arranged for me involving being in a car with someone I’ve never met. When I’m checking with other comedians to check that they’re okay, it’s a horrible time to be a woman in comedy at the moment. The depressing part is that when the fewer over the specific incident has died down, we know that very little have changed.
The daily al ass in a headline is this comedy’s me two moments how Russell Brand’s alleged alute behavior was quote open secret unquote. In the industry and female stand ups set up what’s App groups to warn one another about sexual old predators in show business. The mail rights in fact, Brand’s name is chillingly just one of many on a blacklist shared by women working in comedy warning each other about possible sexual predators. Male online can disclose at least five more comedians have been named in the conversations. They did not name those comedians.
The number include famous stars who have appeared on TV, radio, and stage. Some are still performing at the top level within the industry, while others have disappeared from view in the past ten years. Allegations made against them vary from stalking up to violence against women and sexually praying upon them. Comedian Daniel Slas is getting some praise as being the only male comedian who has spoken out about this type of behavior. Slas said for many, many years, women have been warning each other about Russell.
He said comedians even spoke of him and what’s app groups which they used to warn each other which comedians to avoid. From The Daily Beast to British stand up comedian London Hughes told the story quote, I was newly signed with Russell’s agent at the height of his career. I was a huge fan of the man, so excit didn’t meet him. But my first day at the agency, I was told, unprovoked that I shouldn’t sleep with him under any circumstances, as he likes to pursue women have sex with them. But as soon as he had sex with them, that made him feel sick and he didn’t want to be around them anymore, so we’d have them fired or drop from the agency.
It had happened several times in the past. I was twenty two at the time. I did what I was told and completely avoided him. This is not some cheeky, misunderstood man. I am not shocked by the documentary at all.
I believe everything those brave women said. She was asked directly if she was aware of his alleged behavior before the revelations. Her quote, there’s not a single comedian in the UK that wasn’t aware of his behavior. We’ve all heard the rumors. I personally didn’t know it was as bad as our starstar star.
I’m not sure what that word’s supposed to be. I didn’t know as bad as our star star star, but I always had the understanding that he was, for lack of a better word, dodgy and I should avoid him. The Daily mails us at off a video of Jimmy Fallon telling off Russell Brand after Russell suggestively bounced Katherine McFee on his lap. The clip is from twenty twenty three. Russell Brand refuses to move out of the interview chair as Katherine McPhee steps up to be the next guest.
Russell jokes to Jimmy she’s welcome to sit here, meaning his lap. Jimmy tells Russell, no, Russell, don’t even say for the queen. You can’t. Jimmy put his hand to his face and looks stressed. As Russell told Katherine McFee, you’re beautiful, Falon said Russell, please stop look away.
Russell says, as you know, I’ve announced that I find Katherine very attractive, and I think when she said exchanged numbers, I thought things that liked to exchange with her numbers Jean’s genetic info data. Falon then talks about Katherine mcfee’s husband, and Russell jumps in, I didn’t know you were married. I’m gonna f off now. A very fast moving story. Will keep an eye on it as the day’s head forward.
I had mentioned that a Parnernchurler was back, and I had wondered where she’s been. And I now feel bad that I made that comment because The New York Times has anceled it. A partner’s mental health got so bad she had to stop performing. She’s got a new book out. I’ll tell you about that in a second.
The New York Times writes, with her index and middle fingers, she was tapping on the crown of her head, tapping her chin, tapping her chest, and reciting affirmations. She told herself, I’m allowed to make mistakes. Tap tap tap. I’ve done this before. I’m good at it, Tap tap tap.
She was using this technique to help settle her pre show anxiety. Her nerves were also why then Times was told by her pulpicist. They couldn’t meet a partner before the performance. Exactly an hour before showtime, she took an anti anxiety med time so it would kick in right when her set began. A parn’t it’s all the audience.
She’s been on so many different meds that at this point, I’ve basically donated my body to science. In the middle of a bout of depression, she’ll write her thoughts on a notebook. Two out of five turn into jokes, and she says, and then three of them are just like, oh, this is just me being sad and writing something down. This is not a joke at all. By twenty eighteen, her anxiety had snowballed.
She couldn’t perform. She felt uncomfortable on stage, unable to enjoy the moment. Pre show nerves would consume her mind for days. She canceled a thirty one city four month tour. In late twenty nineteen, she decided to take a break from doing stand up shows altogether.
Wow, I had no idea. I like her comedy a lot. Her new book out today is called Unreliable Narrator, Me Myself and Imposter Syndrome. Other books out today Leslie Effing Jones, a memoir described as not the kind of comedian memoir that’s an extension of the act and explicit provider of context or personal branding exercise. This is a conversational celebration of the force of nature that is Leslie Jones from the world’s foremost expert on Leslie Jones.
Who’s that expert? Leslie Jones?
Also out today, Gary Golman’s Misfit, Growing Up Awkward in the eighties.
Misfit employs two timelines to tell two stories with two different tones. The nostalgic will enjoy Goleman’s eighties flavored reminiscence of being a child who very much knows who he is, but is nevertheless uncomfortable. Empathy is engendered with a diary that goes along with interstitials of a fully grown, fully realized Gary Goleman during an especially brutal depressive episode. Hey, if you’re by Irvine and you want to catch them comedy and help some animals in need, why don’t you hit Comedy Unleashed Today? A fundraiser held at the Irvine prov features fun and funny performances from comedian Eric Schwartz and two more comedians.
Forty four Bucks includes dinner and three comedy performances. All proceeds go directly to the Irvine Animal Care Center. The Irvine improv five twenty seven Spectrum Center Drive. To find out more about the event, Irvine animals dot org. The Irvine Animal Care Center provides housing, care, and enrichment for homeless, neglected, abused, or unwanted animals.
And that’s your comedy used for today. If you enjoy the show, tell a friend about it, and I’ll meet you back here tomorrow