Cancel Culture vs. Comedy: Brian Dunkleman (Season 1 American Idol Cohost) Speaks – Ask Dr. Drew – Episode 103

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4.3 • 851 Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2022

⏱️ 75 minutes

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From unknown comedian, to co-host of American Idol, to driving for Uber... Brian Dunkleman tells his astonishing story of the ruthless world of Hollywood, cancel culture, and personal triumph in "Dunkleman" on Amazon Prime. Watch "Dunkleman" at Amazon.com and follow Brian at https://twitter.com/BrianDunkleman. [This episode was originally broadcast on July 14, 2022] ABOUT BRIAN DUNKLEMAN Brian Dunkleman was one of the first celebrities to experience the wrath of cancel culture after his departure from co-hosting the first season of American Idol. The actor/comedian is sharing that experience with never told before behind the scenes insights on the long-running show along with his own painful journey in “Dunkleman” which just debuted on Amazon Prime. The special is a labor of love for him and the first time that he is speaking about his own personal demons (i.e.; the trauma of losing his father when was 11-years-old, substance abuse, divorce) and the challenges of navigating the entertainment business post Idol. Ask Dr. Drew is produced by Kaleb Nation (https://kalebnation.com) and Susan Pinsky (http://twitter.com/firstladyoflove). This show is for entertainment and/or informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. SPONSORED BY • GENUCEL - Using a proprietary base formulated by a pharmacist, Genucel has created skincare that can dramatically improve the appearance of facial redness and under-eye puffiness. Genucel uses clinical levels of botanical extracts in their cruelty-free, natural, made-in-the-USA line of products. Get 10% off with promo code DREW at https://genucel.com/drew GEAR PROVIDED BY • BLUE MICS - After more than 30 years in broadcasting, Dr. Drew's iconic voice has reached pristine clarity through Blue Microphones. But you don't need a fancy studio to sound great with Blue's lineup: ranging from high-quality USB mics like the Yeti, to studio-grade XLR mics like Dr. Drew's Blueberry. Find your best sound at https://drdrew.com/blue • ELGATO - Every week, Dr. Drew broadcasts live shows from his home studio under soft, clean lighting from Elgato's Key Lights. From the control room, the producers manage Dr. Drew's streams with a Stream Deck XL, and ingest HD video with a Camlink 4K. Add a professional touch to your streams or Zoom calls with Elgato. See how Elgato's lights transformed Dr. Drew's set: https://drdrew.com/sponsors/elgato/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	And welcome everyone. As usual, we'll be following you on Restream and the Rumble Rants.
0:06.0	And we are out there on Twitter spaces where if you raise your hand, you're agreeing to come up, ask question, whoops, ask questions, and also be streaming out on YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, wherever we are, Rumble, where else are we?
0:23.3	All the platforms you'll be appearing there.
0:25.8	So today, let me get to where we're going today.
0:29.8	Facebook, we love Facebook.
0:31.9	That's right.
0:33.2	Brian Dunkelman today is our guest.
0:35.4	His new series or his new show is called Dunkleman, just debuted on Amazon Prime.
0:42.3	He's an actor, comedian, and you know him from one of the first celebrities to experience
0:47.3	cancel culture after he departed from co-hosting the first season on American Idol.
0:51.3	So Brian will be here to talk about that.
0:53.3	We've got a lot of other stuff
0:54.9	to get into as well in terms of surviving in this business, in that business, and what it all
1:00.6	means and how he's doing now. So in the meantime, we'll also take your call. So be sure to raise your
1:05.4	hand. We'll bring you on up. And I'll watch you on Restream and Rumble and we'll get started right now.
1:11.6	Our laws as it pertain to substances are draconian and bizarre.
1:15.6	The psychopaths start this, he was an alcoholic because of social media and pornography,
1:19.6	PTSD, love addiction.
1:21.6	Fentanyl and heroin.
1:22.6	Ridiculous.
1:23.6	I'm a doctor for a sakesh.
1:24.6	I'm just saying, where the hell you think I learned that?
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