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Wrong Turns with Jameela Jamil

Joe Lycett

Wrong Turns with Jameela Jamil

Jameela Jamil

Society & Culture, Jameela Jamil, Storytelling, Disasters, Personal Journals, Comedians, Comedy Interviews, Conversation, Stand-up, Comedy, Funny, True Stories, Shame, Embarassing

4.73.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2020

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Comedian and host Joe Lycett joins Jameela to discuss being single in lockdown, danger-wanks, grieving during a pandemic, why Jameela hates the movie Titanic, his pansexuality, and his success taking on the company Hugo Boss by changing his name to Hugo Boss.

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to another episode of iWay with Jameela Jamil. I hope you're well,

0:04.2

I'm fine, I'm feeling very grateful and safe and afraid because California is in real trouble.

0:10.4

This is where I've been spending my lockdown. I mean not only are we having our arses kicked by Covid,

0:17.0

but now there is a fire clusterfuck happening across the state. There is something like I think

0:22.8

300 fires, 30 of which are considered to be quite serious and there was a fire NATO last week,

0:29.8

which sounds made up, but it isn't, it's a fucking tornado with fire in it. So it's pretty heartbreaking,

0:38.0

just to know that after everything that this country and the city and the state has already been

0:42.6

through, to know that there's just more ahead when people are already just going through so much.

0:48.9

Just please, whatever you still have, feel so grateful for it, practice that gratitude and also

0:54.3

anything you can spare. Let's all join forces to give to those in need. I mean all around the

1:00.1

world of course, but right now those who are losing their homes at rapid speed in California.

1:07.9

With all of the sadness and horror in the world right now, I do feel like it is important that we

1:14.8

are able to access some sort of light and joy and that's why while this podcast is you know about

1:20.1

something quite serious, which is mental health and shame and trauma, etc. I try to inject as many

1:27.2

humorous people into it as I possibly can and today's guest is no exception. He is a friend of mine,

1:33.8

he is extremely funny, extremely interesting and insightful and completely unique, so unique

1:41.2

and he doesn't actually know this. I can't believe I didn't tell him when we were sitting down together,

1:47.4

but all of the good parts of Jahani that are lovable, I'm pretty sure I copied from this person.

1:56.5

He was definitely part of my inspiration for the things that I love about Jahani because I had

2:01.2

to create her from scratch and the things that I hate about her. I copied from some people in the UK

2:10.0

who I can't name because I'm still friends with them on Facebook. Anyway, I am so excited for

2:18.2

you to get to know Joe. Joe's had such an extraordinary rise in the comedy industry, he's also a

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