7 Years of Pargiliciousness: Wednesday, April 9th, 2025

33:21Candy is a producer oh wow good for her like it's her show she's just like really legit she is also Riley Burris and Ariana Bierman are childhood friends from Atlanta and from both their moms being on the show so that's a good that's some good connection then we have Ava Dash who is the daughter of music mogul Damon Dash and fashion icon Rachel Roy. Now that's actually a good casting. That is a good casting. For whatever. I don't know what the show is supposed to be. Is it just like Rich Kids in New York? Is it Bravo Next Gen? I'm not sure what it is, but if it was a Rich Kids in, like Rich Kids of Beverly Hills at New York Edition, she's a great casting.

33:54Both of her parents are really famous and really rich. I think it's about like making it in New York, whether you're already, like you come from a successful family or whatever it is, just like the grind, which I think is a good premise. if you have and all these people even we know who their parents are but like who are they they have to be interesting yeah and they have to bring it then we have amira despain she that's who i know she's a tiktoker okay she is paper magazine's beauty director now she is yeah i feel like that's like a title you know like yeah because she's like a full-time really big tiktoker okay well she also has a corporate job so that's cool wow then we have shy fruchter he's a jew he's a jew he grew up between Israel and China before finally planting roots in New Jersey for high school what yeah joining the circle of bold connected and ambitious friends might be more than he bargained for right Gia who of course we know of course yep she's on she's a young adult who has put law school on pause and is ready to explore all that New York City has to offer well I don't think she'll be going to law school after this no she also just launched a podcast so right so she's a podcaster then we have brooks marks who is a fashion entrepreneur with dreams of making it big um hudson mccleroy i think that's ariana's boyfriend oh yeah that's nice she got her boyfriend cast on the show too yeah and then charlie zocor who has been ruling the new york city club scene since he was 14 that's concerning and now has transitioned into dominating the crypto and private investment world.

35:29That's also concerning, but that's very New York. So this show comes out in June. And I think it's got a shot. Me too. I think it's better that it's not like a strictly Bravo kids show. That's what I thought. And I think that's what everyone thought it was going to be. The fact that they expanded a little bit just to be like a young New York show, kind of maybe an attempt to be what like Vanderpump Rules of the West Coast or Southern Charm. I think that's good. but I don't know why New York Bravo shows about New York like are not good. Yeah. Well nothing obviously the Real House is in New York right NYC prep the Real House is in New York reboot is not good.

36:07Summer House is not New York City proper but even like the first couple of years of Summer House like they could not figure out who the fuck to cast. Like it was just this revolving door of freaks. But also let's we not forget The City. That was a good show. That wasn't Bravo was it? No it wasn't but it was New York City Hustler. Yeah no it can be done. Making it If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere. What network was MTV? What's his name? No, Magic Johnson's son. What's his name? EJ. EJ. And he had like this fab crew of New York, Swirlies. What was that E? It must have been a rich kid spinoff.

36:46Yeah, yeah. It didn't do well either. It's a tough city to film in, honestly. And Bling Empire NYC. only I watched that it was also a flop because I was on bed rest and I enjoyed it yeah it's it's crazy that there's not a show that captures this and like it's crazy that it's not been done successfully yeah I think it's it's hard because there's like a lot of wealth in New York and like true wealth a lot of people don't want to be on TV which is understandable um but there are like plenty of thirsty rich people and like I don't know where they are and it doesn't even have to be already rich people it could be like people in the working world yeah you know up and coming up and like just have interesting lives I I think it it should be done so I think this show this it's got the makings yeah it just I think the cast if the people are interesting and funny and witty and like and like what are they getting up to like I'm really not interested in following Gia's podcasting career.

37:46Like, if we're going to be following their jobs, like Amira, TikToker, Paper Magazine, like that's interesting to me. Yeah. Is there a big Paper Magazine event just to work the door for? Very the city, you know? Yeah. Like that's interesting, but watching somebody become a podcaster, like I'm really okay. Yeah. I can just close my eyes and do it, you know? Mm-hmm. But I'm glad that they're doing this because like for so long it's like, they should do a show with Gia and Brooks works and they're doing it. So. They're doing it. No matter how it goes, they can say they did it and they tried it's called next gen nyc which isn't what i would have titled it no it's such a bad name um i would have called it city slickers i would have called it like we're like real hustlers of new york city and then like you could franchise it yeah that's cute actually right yeah or i think a term that's not used enough yo pros young professionals that's i've never even heard of that that's an abbreviation for young professionals, which is exactly what these people are.

38:46Yo, pros of NYC? Yeah, and then franchise it. Love. Franchise. Oh, wait, speaking of New York reality stars, I know you've been following Erin Leachie's baby drama. I have been. And I want to talk about it really briefly. Okay, I haven't been following the fallout, but I saw the initial video. And then I saw she just recently talked about it on a podcast. She was asked. Basically, she's made a TikTok, and it was all in service. She has a tequila brand. So she was like promoting her brand. It was like a piece of content to like, it was like work. And it was the sound, tell a friend to tell a friend, she's back.

39:23And the whole premise is like, she's finally having a cocktail. She just had a baby. And so she's holding her like three week old baby in her left arm and making a cocktail, shaking the shaker in her right hand. And, you know, eagle eyed viewers were quick to notice like her baby's head is like falling off her. Slipping, yeah. and being and you know and the people are always critical like of how you hold your baby but the fact that she's also making a cocktail it's giving you know boozy mom neglecting the baby and her response she was asked about it she was like I saw the video and like I saw what people saw like it looks bad but like this is my fourth kid like I know how to hold my baby like I'm fine yeah and like I actually agree like the video it really looked like really bad like especially because she was making a cocktail.

40:05Yeah. But I'm sure she actually didn't even drink the cocktail. It was just for like her tequila brand. And yeah, she has four kids who all have normal necks. Like I know she's fine. Yeah, that's how I felt. So like the video looks so bad and like you're just watching that baby laying there and you're like, that's not good. But I don't even know her, but I know she knows how to hold her baby. And sometimes like the way that babies lay, like it can look bad, but you don't see some support that they have. So when I saw it, I was like, I'm giving her the benefit of the doubt that the baby is fine.

40:35I actually really do believe that like she was holding him fine. It just looked bad. But I just had an issue with the video in general. Like what are you trying to prove that you can have a cocktail a week after you give like making a TikTok viral. Sit down. Sit down. Like we like and it makes it better that's that it's in service of her tequila brand. Not just her like coming to make like a viral video saying I can have a cocktail after I give birth. at least she's like it's in service of something but I just like why why are you worried on these TikTok trends like you just had a baby like some people just do too much I did also like how she said in her explanation people being like her also addressing the fact that she didn't delete it she was like yeah I'd like I'm not if I would do something wrong I would have deleted it and I wasn't so I left it up like sure you can comment on it but I know that my baby's fine and I know I'm not like drinking and throwing the baby around like it's fine yeah so I have nothing to hide which I actually thought was a good explanation too.

41:28I think the baby is fine. I'm not genuinely worried about the baby in any way. No. I just am like there's this like idea that oh I'm gonna make like a trendy video with the alcohol and the baby. Like just it's too much. Yeah. Yeah. Just get in bed. Nest. Nest. But I think also like this is her fourth child. Like it's not as like you know. It's not as like newborn bliss. You get back to life quicker. Yeah. With like subsequent children. But to me I'm just like. it's too much sit down yeah enjoy um okay so that is next gen nyc we'll see you june 3rd maybe our next story is a little more bravo news because britney cartwright is talking to people magazine today revealing that her son cruz was diagnosed with autism six months ago she says i am his voice now she shared that cruz is autistic and non-verbal she said it might not always be that way but that's how it is right now didn't the last season of the valley her and jacks had shared some of like cruises um developments and you know things that they were worried about so this um just kind of closes the loop closes the loop and maybe she talks about it on this next season so like she just wanted to like put it out there in a formal way um that he is autistic and she's sharing like what they did when they you know he at first the story was actually really crazy that like up until he was two years old he was hitting all his benchmarks both physically and verbally some of them early words early writing early and then at some point he became non-verbal he regressed kind of regressed yeah which is so crazy yeah which is really crazy and i'm sure this was also stressful on their marriage like worrying about their child um yeah so i i just hope that they're in a better place and that they are can co-parent and I don't know I'm really excited for the valley though me too can I say something yeah and maybe I'm wrong so like I haven't fully fleshed out this thought so if you disagree with me like don't cancel me I feel like like setting up like an interview to like drop like an update on like your toddler's medical condition is just like a weird thing and I'm definitely like feeling very sensitive in my current state to like how people interact on social media with their kids whether that's posting them not posting them how much they share um because it's something I'm taking into consideration for you know I'm a social media creator and I'm you know god willing not going about to have a baby so um maybe I'm feeling like a little like judgmental of of other people's choice because I'm just like looking and taking stock of like what I think works what doesn't work and you know I just watch Ruby Frankie and like you know just noticing things um and I feel like this is like like a weird thing to do I agree with that okay yeah I don't I I agree just like to do a sit-down interview I'm sure like when you're a public person and there's things going on in your personal life eventually you just like want to share because like you feel compelled compelled to share and maybe it actually might help you to to reach other people who might be going through something similar um and like if that's what's going on in your life like you want to talk about what's going on in your life otherwise what are you talking about but I agree that like doing a sit down interview, cameras up, people magazine, photo shoot in the backyard about something to do with like your little child is a lot.

44:48And you know who I think of? I think of JWoww because I've weirdly followed JWoww on Instagram for 15 years. Like I've just been with her through it all. And I know that her older son is on the spectrum and she had shared like over the years, different things they did early intervention. And I like we happened to know like a bunch of random things and I don't know, but the way she did it like wasn't so icky. I don't know. So I feel like your child's like medical developments, like it's seriously not the business of the public. And I understand that like for some people it's their job, but like that's too bad, you know?

45:21I don't know. I just, I've been thinking about it a lot. And when I saw it, I was like, oh. I wonder what Jax thinks of it. Not that like he really has much of a say. Not that it matters, honestly. Not that like she has custody. He fucked up. Like he ruined their family. And I think she's a great mom. I'm not saying like, you know, anything negative. I just I'm definitely feeling like hypercritical of seeing how people like put with with platforms who like you know I think we're all we're all aware of like the negatives of showing your kids on social media whether it's their mental health whether it's freaks pedophiles like we know all the negatives and like to see people like consciously like still do it like I'm like yeah yeah but that's what everyone does no I know and it's so do it then don't do it yes and it's so beneficial you make so much more money your views go up like kids are just and it's like gross when you think about like how successful kids are on the internet like why it makes content better it's just weird um and so I get it but like live in a smaller house and protect your kids sorry like that's my thought yeah yeah I think people would agree with you but it is crazy how many people do it yeah and like I just watched Ruby Frankie so it's like it's really top of mind yeah I understand well are you gonna watch that at least season one I keep meaning to ask you I really think that you should season one no I'm gonna watch season two and just you'll have to answer my questions for me okay happy to you know happy to but I'm happy for Brittany because she seems like she's in a really good place and like the like things have stabilized and she's been through it and yeah and so you know whatever she's whatever she wants to do let her do yeah let her do our next story are you ready for it I don't know if you're gonna be ready for this why because keenan thompson is sharing a health diagnosis after suffering in silence for years oh no the snl star revealed that over two years ago he began this this is funny no but it reminds me of like you when you're like when people are brave and they share that they have eczema you know yeah no and my thing is like i'm tired of people acting brave sharing that they have acne like we all do but what i'm gonna say next is gonna sound like one of those things but it's actually like more serious okay but it is actually brave not brave but it's like it sounds like it was seriously pain like it's you know he was in pain he began privately suffering from painful acid reflux and it got so detrimental that it began affecting his work before he finally sought help he said i noticed that i would get hoarse a lot easier when i'm doing the show losing my voice quicker but also uncomfortable sleepless nights because i'm burping up acid Maybe he's pregnant.

47:55No. Turns out that he has GERD, which is called gastroesophageal reflux disease, a condition where stomach acid repeatedly flows back up into the esophagus and irritates its lining. He had been trying to manage the pain on his own with, like, you know, acid reflux management, but it stopped working. Tums. Acid reflux management. It's not funny. No, no, it's not funny. And honestly, like as somebody who's for the first time dealing with acid reflux, like such - Could you imagine dealing with that every single day? No. Chronically horrible. But I tell you my acid reflux, which is literally I'm experiencing for the very first time, has so negatively impacted my mental health over the last couple of months.

48:37It is horrible. It affects your sleep. It affects your ability to talk. It affects your ability to breathe. I think that this is so real. But yes, the way you said it at first, again, we all get heartburn. Move on. Yeah. But he learned that there's a real medical term for it and began making lifestyle changes and taking medicine to fight his GERD. He said he felt relief immediately. God bless. I feel great. I'm in a much healthier kind of space with my daily lifestyle and meal decision making and all that good stuff. Right. I'm in a good place. So I'm happy for him because that is really painful and uncomfortable.

49:03And I imagine that's a hard thing to like go to the doctor and be like, is this more than the average? Right. Like everyone has acid reflux, but like this feels like more than normal. Yeah. And like seriously, may this type of medical disease never find me. It's horrible. Yeah. Did you ever have acid reflux before pregnancy? Never. I didn't even know what it was. I just thought it was similar to heartburn. It's so much worse. No, it is the next phase of heartburn. It stems from heartburn, but it's crazy. It's horrible. Yeah, it really is. So I actually really am sympathetic to Keenan. You know that's my boy.

49:40Yeah, and did his Uber driver ever mention any of this? Any of this. He did say that Keenan struggles privately more than you know. and just to like go easy on him for that um but he didn't go into specifics obviously he respects the attorney client privilege yeah that's really sad yeah but i love keenan but good to know that is a thing yes i love an acronym i love an acronym that like has a vowel that so you can like say it do you know what i mean like you can't say like i guess you could say like aspca like ibs ibs Right, right. TMJ, Timaja. But when there isn't. Timaja Chalamet. Right. When you can actually say.

50:23Oh, that's like we were just talking about Remy's. Oh, yeah. That was a good one. Sadie. Sadie. The type of surgery she got was like S-A-D-E and they call it Sadie. I love. Maybe it's because, you know, I'm like I'm a very phonetic person. You love acronyms. You and your husband. We do. We love acronyms. Literally, we're having a BFL after this. A big fat lunch. Yum. Yes, because we have to go to the doctor and I can't go on an empty stomach. Are you going to go to the spot? Which spot are you referring to? The spot next to the doctor's office. No, no, I'm not. I'm kind of over that spot. Oh, you're wrong for that.

51:00No, I know. But we are having like a BFL. I love acronyms. And that's why that Jake Shea in TikTok series he does NIMMing, we're NIMMing. And he's like, IASH. I'm so hungry. Like, it's seriously me and Ben. I love it. Yeah, it really is. WHF. Work from home. HF. Work home from.

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55:00Yeah, paperwork, filings. Like TLDR. Right. But something in Blake's original complaint that really stuck with us was the birthing scene, right? I know for me that was like a big thing. And for you too. And he showed the video of his wife giving birth nude and he wanted Blake to give birth nude. And then he cast like his friend to be the OBGYN. So the friend OBGYN is speaking out. Oh, wow. And he is revealing onset details that may tear apart her nearly nude birth scene claim. Okay, having said that, not to be contrarian, but this is Justin Baldoni's friend. He's his friend, but his name is Adam Monshine and he appeared alongside Blake and it ends with us claiming that he's saying the movie star mischaracterized their scene together in her sexual harassment lawsuit against Justin Baldoni.

55:48He said, I'm not going to speculate as to Miss Lively's motivations for mentioning me in the complaint. Needless to say, my experience working with her is very different than the one that she described. Indeed, I was surprised to read her description of the scene. She alleged in her initial complaint and the amended version filed in February that she was very disturbed by many of his Baldoni's actions on set, including new scenes he chose to have in the film, such as a violative birthing scene for which he cast his friend as her OBGYN. She said he introduced his best friend to play the role of OBGYN when ordinarily a small role of this nature would be filled by a local actor.

56:24she felt that the selection of his friend for this intimate role in which the actor's face and hands were in close proximity to her nearly nude genitalia for a birth scene was invasive birth scene was invasive and humiliating that's the complaint so mon shine who is the ob gyn in the movie maintains that everything that occurred when they filmed was above board in response to her claim that she was quote nearly nude he alleges her costume included a full hospital gown black shorts and torso covering prosthetic to make her appear pregnant in addition to whatever her personal garments she chose he further claims that she never complained or expressed discomfort at any point because nothing unusual or improper occurred it was entirely professional he also says that he takes offense to her implication that he was not qualified for the role he said miss lively that's not what she said uh well that it was a friend instead of a local actor he said just that it was it was unordinary miss lively's insinuations regarding my qualifications are offensive as my bona fides are easily searchable online lastly i was in fact a local hire my wife and I are from New York and spend significant time there as such I like any actor accepting that contract was required to cover my own travel and living expenses in connection with the job that's why they would hire a local actor so he was a local actor and also a friend um in her suit she said is a chaotic crowd and utterly lacking in industry standard protections for filming nude scenes however he disputes that and said if I'm called to testify in the case I will answer truthfully and more freely whatever is asked of me with all the legal protection that affords in particular by noting that Miss Lively was not nearly nude in the scene we shot together.

57:51I just want to say, I know everybody thinks I'm like so team Blake and like unable to see. I don't agree with one thing this guy said. Like if you could go through one more time all of his points, I could dispute every single one of them. And just because he perceives, like he's not the one who's nude. So him saying it wasn't weird. Him saying like she didn't say anything so that means nothing was wrong. That's not true. She could have been uncomfortable and not said anything. Of course. Because that's like what you think you're supposed to do. Correct. But black shorts, a hospital gown, a torso covering.

58:21Okay, so by the way, I feel like that's really misleading. Because yes, so you're standing next to Blake Lively. You can't see anything. He's the doctor. He's in between her vagina. So her wearing a hospital gown doesn't mean anything. Yeah, I guess if you're wearing little black shorts and there's like a man in between your legs, that's like pretty intimate. Her torso being covered, that doesn't matter. We're talking about her vagina. Yeah, but she was also saying like a nearly, like a topless scene almost. Which is not topless. And I'm imagining the shorts to be like little biker shorts. That's how I see that.

58:49Me too. But if they're flowy or biker is important. Just want to say. Yes, it is. I have to imagine like under the gown, they would have to be biker. Yeah. I don't know. I just feel like everything he's saying is like, well, that's easy for you to say. You're not the one in the seat. Yes. But everything he's saying, I could see how that would be industry standard stuff. Like how else do you feel a birthday? And I don't agree that like him, that him being cast for the role is normal. I think it's a sort of thing where like - The director's friend? Yes, to Justin, he's a local actor. To Blake, he's Justin's friend because he is both things.

59:23He is truly both things. Right, because it was so, because it's like a sensitive scene, like just go by the book. Like it being your friend, I actually maintain that that's weird. This does take a little bit of sting out of the story though. It does. I mean, everything that she alleged the sting has been taken out. There has been like a very effective response to all of her claims. And she has not really formally responded. I don't know if she's waiting for court or whatever. But yes, everything that she alleged that when we first read, it was like, oh, the astroturfing, like all of it. It all seems to have like sort of there seems to be an answer for everything.

59:55I'm just not so easily swayed. I know people don't like my thoughts on this, but I'm just not. No, I like that you're standing your ground, whether it's you're on the right ground or not. I just want to be clear. I'm not standing my ground because I don't want to be wrong. Like sometimes like you know you have to admit like I have yet to see something like so foolproof and like I don't know if this lady's saying like this guy's freaky and I've always gotten like weird freaky vibes from him. Like you know what I'm going to believe it until I really have a reason not to. Yeah but I guess there's a difference between being like a freaky annoying guy and like sexual harassment.

1:00:24No but maybe like well I also think like the words we use for stuff like have sort of lost their meaning because I think something can be inappropriate without it being sexual harassment. and maybe like you know it's not by the book and it made her uncomfortable but is that sexual harassment I don't know yeah I don't know no I admire that you're standing your ground because I don't feel good about being so unscrupled on this you know no but and the thing is like I don't even feel a particular way like about Blake live I feel like up until this thing like I never even I definitely like my bias is that I think Justin Baldoni is freaky and I've always thought there was like something weird about him I don't like his like brand of feminism and his man bun like having a podcast like I definitely come into yeah I come into this with preconceived notions about him in a negative way but I don't like stan Blake Lively even though she's like Taylor's best friend like I've never like been a huge fan of her and Ryan a lot of bad friends she's actually bad at choosing friends like who are famous that's I would never choose the people that she chooses like so I don't know I don't even feel like this and I'm not one of these women who are like you know believe everything women say like some women lie for sure um i don't know why i'm just i haven't been moved yet and i'm open to being moved i've yet to see something like that compelling i don't know him just being like it wasn't uncomfortable how the fuck do you know you're the one with the your hands in someone's vagina like get out of here it's just not your business to decide what's comfortable and not like you can you can say facts about what she was wearing line is extremely subjective where he was like this was nobody was uncomfortable it was perfectly standard that's subjective and right that's his experience i'm happy for him that he had a good time yeah but the description of the clothes when we're told that she's like there to be nearly nude um that's that's factual it's contraction contradictory yeah so yeah i would say the sting's been taking out a bit and i maybe for you you'll have to wait and see the trial because it is hard when like some because maybe she has a perfectly like well i was wearing shorts And then you made me take them off.

1:02:21Like, you know, maybe she has something to say back to this. And that's what we'll see in a trial. But the way things come out like this very piecemeal. Yes, I am 100 % reserving judgment on this. Like, I will admit that I was wrong if I am wrong during trial. Like, I can't keep up with the court of public opinion, especially when one person is very actively like there's there is like a well thought out strategy and campaign from Justin Baldoni's team to clear his name. Whereas Blake seems to be like not responding and waiting till till trial. So I am really reserving. If I'm wrong, I will be happy to say that I was wrong.

1:02:56I want to be completely honest about that. I don't know. I don't feel like I am. But I never feel like I'm wrong, you know? As you shouldn't. Such is life as Turdy Lou. Yeah. Are you ready for our fifth and final story? Which is some sad news. So maybe I should have reordered things to not end on a sad note. But something really surprising news that I saw a few days ago is the Queen of Versailles has announced that her husband has passed away david siegel and then also to add just more tragedy her sister died three days later from a drug overdose which is just oh and she shared that the the jackie siegel um if you don't know jackie siegel you guys ain't living give jackie siegel a reality show well she had a reality show and if you haven't seen queen of versailles you absolutely have to see it and so i saw her announcement that david passed away so i went to her instagram and I forgot they're making a Broadway show of Queen of Versailles starring Kristen Chenoweth.

1:03:48And it's coming to Broadway in the fall. Tell everyone like what the documentary Queen of Versailles is about. It's really interesting. So the documentary was set to follow the Siegel family, Jackie and David Siegel, like super wealthy family that lived in Florida. They were on track to build the largest residential home in America that was modeled after Versailles. So they called her the Queen of Versailles and they were filming the building process. They have a huge family, so many kids. And the way that they live is actually not what you would expect. I think that's why they endeared so many people.

1:04:17They're not just like rich people that, you know. No, they're oddly relatable. Very relatable. They're also like hoarders. Yeah. It was just not what you would think. He was giving like TLC. And also like a loving family. And they're filming them as they're building the house in 2008. And his business is timeshares. And all of a sudden his company like goes bankrupt. Stock market. Housing market. Everything came for them. They can't complete building the house and the house just like sits there. And that's kind of how it ends. In the years since, I think he recovered his business and became wealthy again.

1:04:53And I think they might, I don't know if they live in the house now. They live in a house that's big and beautiful. I think that the property itself sold years later. I don't think that's where they ended up living once they recovered. It was very Schitt's Creek. I actually think a lot of the early seasons of Schitt's Creek was like inspired by them, at least the house. Yeah. So she shared on her Instagram a few days ago. I want to personally reach out and let you know that my husband, David Allen Siegel, passed away this morning. I was lucky enough to share 25 wonderful years with David. And together we raised eight incredible children.

1:05:24His life and legacy live on through them. Also, one of their children passed away in the years since the documentary, Victoria. Yeah. So there's been a lot of like tragedy too. And then she said three days later, she just announced that her sister died from an accidental overdose. They were also like a couple that I felt, you know, were in love. You know, I think when you see people that wealthy. Right. Like she was younger than him. I think she was like a former beauty queen. He's an older man. And you just like. She wasn't so young. She wasn't like 20, but she was like 40. And what was he like, 70?

1:05:57Maybe 60s. And so you would think like they're a certain kind of couple. Yeah. But they weren't like that. They weren't like that. They were very much in love and they had like a very sweet relationship and they were married 25 years. So like that's a big family. Why I think the documentary did so well because it was just. It was so unexpected. It was so unexpected, but they were also very relatable. And now this, which is very sad. I didn't know about all the other things like that. They had a kid who passed away and then her sister, too. That's really sad. Really sad. She's a great follow on Instagram.

1:06:30She is. you have to go see the show when it comes on Broadway in the fall. A thousand percent. It's going to be amazing. Is it a musicale? Definitely. Kristen Chenoweth. You don't cast Kristen Chenoweth to not sing. No, it's true. And if Kristen Chenoweth is cast in it, that means like Broadway bigwigs are like, it has good investors, good producers, good theater, everything. Everyone's attached. Did you see that David Foster has a new show on Broadway? He did the music for a show called Boop about Betty Boop. That sounds like April Fool's, but it's not. Broadway's really having a moment. So everyone's talking about Othello.

1:06:59and like I feel like it's having a moment across like a multitude of plays so Othello with Denzel Washington yeah Sunset Boulevard Jonathan Groff is in a new show that everyone's talking about he's playing Bobby Darin so it's all like old school music very Michael Buble like um and Gracie Lawrence the girl who replaced Renee Rapp in Sex Lives is in it too. Oh, cool. Then there was just a new show. Everyone was there. Did you see Kaya Gerber on Broadway? Yes, I did. What show was that? Good Day. It was called. I'll look. Oh, George Clooney's in it. That's why. That's why they went. The show is called.

1:07:46Good Night and Good Luck. Good Night and Good Luck. J-Lo went to the premiere. Uma Thurman. Everyone was there. everyone was there Broadway definitely is having a moment I used to hate Broadway shows like I I just never wanted to ever go to one but now I want to go see some shows not even because they're having a moment I just feel like I've changed because it's been seven years and now I like shows well I've changed but Broadway remains the same I hate Broadway shows I think we should go see a great one you know who else was at the premiere your favorite one of your favorite actors i could give you one million guesses and you would never guess who richard kind i fucking love richard kind i'm i'm shocked that you know him by name i only know him of course i do he's from curb yeah but he was also in that show amazon prime show red oaks that we loved they need to bring that show back he's been in everything like i he's a true working actor he probably goes to the grocery store he's totally fine maybe some people ask him for pictures It depends which store.

1:08:43Like if he goes to Barney Greengrass. If he goes to like, yeah, Al's Daily. Zabar's. You can't walk into Zabar's. No, no. He's like a Jewish king, but he's so classic. So classic. So maybe you should, well, you'll see Queen of Versailles. You will? Yeah, that I would see. Yeah, to report back. You saw Funny Girl recently. You liked that? I did. That is the last Broadway show that I saw. The last one I saw was Gazillion Bubbles. It actually wasn't on Broadway. was off eighth so but it was like times square-y no actually it really wasn't it was hell's kitchen that's e that's also a big broadway show alicia key's music is um in a show called hell's kitchen yeah probably definitely having like a revival happy for them because they had they suffered during covid hit hard that was bad for broadway yeah it's bad for everyone yeah that's our show you guys.

1:09:37I'm so hungry. Time for my BFL. Once you said BFL, like, oh my god, my stomach. The show ended. The show as we knew it ended. That's a show killer. A thousand percent. Like, I'm so hungry. I have to go. Thank you guys so much for listening to the Toast of the Manor Morning Show. We deliver the fast-paced stories you need to every Monday, the Friday, and YouTube. So watch you listen to YouTube. Please feel free to subscribe and give us a video. Thumbs up. Rolls available as a podcast and where podcasts can be found. So that's Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Republic Radio, I, or Radio Castbox, all the places available to us to podcast fun.

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