Margaret Cho and Brandi Denise

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

4.7 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Jameela Jamil is joined by comedy icon Margaret Cho (New album Lucky Gift, All That We Love movie in theaters November) and social worker turned standup comedian, actor, and writer Brandi Denise (Vulture Top Comics 2024, LOL! Live with Brandi Denise, Hulu) for an uncomfortably funny chat about their biggest personal disasters.

This isn’t a pep talk, it’s a pile-on. From terrible diets and onstage mishaps to the mortifying moments you can never unsee, the three trade stories that remind us no one’s got it together (least of all them).

Together, they and Jameela trade stories about growth, boundaries, and choosing laughter over shame.

Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please, you can also find her on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

Our consulting producer is Colin Anderson.

Wrong Turns was created and produced by Jameela Jamil and Stewart Bailey.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to wrong turns.
0:11.7	This is a podcast where dignity goes to die.
0:13.8	This is a podcast where we celebrate life's ugliest and most shameful moments together.
0:19.9	We are anti-inspiration. we are pro-commiseration,
0:22.7	and I get to bring on my favourite funny people to tell me their most humiliating stories.
0:27.4	And joining me this week, we have a legendary comedian, writer, musician and actress,
0:31.3	with recent projects including Dying for Sex, Fire Island and Life in Bed.
0:35.2	She just released Lucky Gift her first album in nine years,
0:38.0	and she is the reigning celebrity jeopardy champion.
0:40.4	It's Margaret Fucking Cho.
0:42.0	Yay.
0:42.9	Hello.
0:43.5	Hello.
0:44.6	With your sweet little dog, Lucia.
0:47.1	Hold her up for the cameras.
0:48.7	Lucia Katerina.
0:51.4	Immediate wrong turn was letting Lucia sit on both me and Brandy who got shed it on.
0:57.8	No, it's fine.
0:58.5	So shed it.
0:59.6	So worth it.
1:01.7	Thank you for joining us today, Margaret.
1:03.6	I love you.
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