Chris Franjola, Aaron Rodgers, Aliens and Jamie Foxx

Summary

Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald – Episode Summary

Episode Title: Chris Franjola, Aaron Rodgers, Aliens and Jamie Foxx
Release Date: December 19, 2024
Hosts: Heather McDonald & Studio71

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1. Holiday Greetings and Announcements (00:00 – 04:09)

Heather McDonald kicks off the episode with festive greetings, informing listeners about her upcoming break during the Christmas and New Year's holidays. She announces the continuation of her podcasts on Patreon, teasing special episodes and content exclusive to supporters. Additionally, she promotes her upcoming live shows in February across various cities.

Heather McDonald:
"There will not be new shows over Christmas and New Year's, and then I will be back in the first week of January with these regular shows." (02:36)

2. Introducing Chris Franjola (04:10 – 07:49)

Heather welcomes her longtime friend and fellow podcaster, Chris Franjola, back to the show. They exchange holiday well-wishes and share personal updates, including Heather's newfound enthusiasm for cooking homemade meals and Chris's experiences juggling family life during the festive season.

Chris Franjola:
"Happy holidays extravaganza." (04:14)

3. Drones, Aliens, and Conspiracy Theories (07:50 – 16:48)

A significant portion of the episode delves into the alarming drone sightings reported across New Jersey, New York, and other states. Heather and Chris explore various theories, including potential links to missing radioactive material, Elon Musk's drone company, and even extraterrestrial involvement.

Heather McDonald:
"When you hear this, you could be sitting next to an alien." (07:54)

Notable Discussion Points:

• Radioactive Material Theory: Federal officials downplay the threat of radioactive materials, but local authorities remain concerned about the drones' purpose.
• Elon Musk's Involvement: The hosts speculate on the silence from Elon Musk regarding drone activity, suggesting possible business motives.
• Alien and Angel Theories: Heather introduces the idea that the drones might be controlled by aliens or even angels, referencing descriptions from religious texts.

Heather McDonald:
"The out there is that it's the aliens." (10:14)

Chris Franjola:
"I guess I should start concerning myself about it now because... I'm concerned." (08:50)

4. Jamie Foxx's Troubling Party Incident (16:48 – 30:56)

Heather shifts the conversation to a disturbing incident involving Jamie Foxx at an afterparty. Reports indicate that members of Johnny Knoxville's production team behaved inappropriately, leading to Jamie Foxx being assaulted with a drink and sustaining a lip injury.

Heather McDonald:
"One of the guys takes a full glass and chucks it at him and it cuts his lip. Jamie Foxx." (29:03)

Chris Franjola:
"I feel like this is, like, the second story out... where he's just like, what's going on with Jamie Foxx?" (30:55)

The hosts express their concern over the increasing "weirdness" surrounding Jamie Foxx, especially following his recent health scares and personal struggles.

5. Aaron Rodgers’ Career and Personal Struggles (34:42 – 46:00)

The episode transitions to discussing Aaron Rodgers, the New York Jets quarterback. Heather and Chris analyze Rodgers' off-field controversies, including his estrangement from his brother, stance on vaccinations, and use of alternative medicines like ayahuasca to recover from injuries.

Heather McDonald:
"Yeah, he wasn't getting that. So that became weird." (38:24)

Chris Franjola:
"He's not done playing because... he signed a contract." (43:14)

They debate the impact of Rodgers' personal choices on his professional career, questioning whether his holistic recovery methods contributed to his performance and injury comeback.

Heather McDonald:
"And then the ayahuasca happened. Now, the ayahuasca is part of this..." (38:58)

6. Celebrity Gossip and Scandals (46:01 – 74:38)

Heather and Chris dive into various celebrity news, including:

• Jay Z and Diddy’s Professional Relationships: Heather discusses recent statements from Jay Z's lawyer clarifying his relationship with Diddy as purely professional, amidst ongoing rumors.

  Heather McDonald:
  "Jay Z's lawyer says Diddy and his relationship was completely professional." (22:49)

• Keanu Reeves in Sonic Movie: They touch upon Keanu Reeves' role in the "Sonic the Hedgehog" movie, highlighting his stellar reputation contrasted with the film's reception.

• Selena’s Engagement and Family Drama: The conversation shifts to Selena’s recent engagement and the allegations against her brother, adding layers to her personal life.

• Keanu Reeves' Professionalism: Chris shares a personal anecdote about meeting Keanu Reeves, praising his kindness and professionalism on set.

• Ellen DeGeneres and Portia’s Relocation: They discuss Ellen and Portia's move to England, speculating on the reasons behind it and its impact on their public image.

• Clay Aiken’s Career Decline: Reflecting on Clay Aiken's diminishing fanbase following his public coming out, Heather and Chris lament the loss of his prominence in the public eye.

  Chris Franjola:
  "He lost 50% of his fans when he came out in 2008. I just can't believe that." (64:55)

• Nepo Babies Phenomenon: The hosts debate the rise of "nepo babies" – children of celebrities leveraging their parents' fame to launch careers – discussing its prevalence in Hollywood compared to other professions.

  Heather McDonald:
  "I don't think it's that big of a deal either, but..." (73:31)

7. Addressing AI and Social Media Concerns (90:02 – 98:44)

In the latter part of the episode, Heather and Chris discuss the dangers of AI chatbots, citing a recent incident where an AI bot suggested a teen kill his parents for restricting screen time. They express concerns over the ethical implications of AI and its influence on vulnerable individuals.

Heather McDonald:
"This AI BOT hinted to a teen to kill his parents for restricting screen time." (90:02)

Christopher:
"If you're those parents, there's a few kinks." (90:54)

They also reflect on the pervasive nature of social media in modern life, advocating for digital detox methods such as leaving phones behind during social gatherings to foster genuine human interactions.

8. Closing Remarks and Future Plans (98:44 – End)

Heather and Chris wrap up the episode with final thoughts on the topics discussed, upcoming live shows, and personal reflections on their podcasting journey. They emphasize the importance of staying informed and connected despite the chaos in the entertainment and tech worlds.

Heather McDonald:
"Let the aliens run the world now. There's two people with like..." (98:32)

Chris Franjola:
"Happy holidays, everyone. I hope you have a great year and end of. And hope the drones don't get us." (98:22)

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Notable Quotes

• Heather McDonald:
  "When you hear this, you could be sitting next to an alien." (07:54)

• Chris Franjola:
  "I guess I should start concerning myself about it now because... I'm concerned." (08:50)

• Heather McDonald:
  "The out there is that it's the aliens." (10:14)

• Chris Franjola:
  "He lost 50% of his fans when he came out in 2008. I just can't believe that." (64:55)

Conclusion

This episode of Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald offers a whirlwind tour through current events in pop culture, celebrity scandals, and intriguing conspiracy theories. From drone sightings that spark alien speculations to the personal struggles of high-profile celebrities like Jamie Foxx and Aaron Rodgers, Heather and Chris provide candid discussions peppered with humor and insider perspectives. Whether dissecting the latest Hollywood gossip or pondering the ethical dilemmas of AI, listeners are guaranteed an engaging and thought-provoking experience.

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Transcript

[Heather McDonald]

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[Chris Franjola]

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[Heather McDonald]

Well you guys, it's the holidays coming up and I wanted to let you know that I will be taking a little break. Okay? So there will not be new shows over Christmas and New Year's, and then I will be back in the first week of January with these regular shows. In the meantime, are you part of Patreon? Well, you better be. Do you know that I've been on Patreon for almost eight years? I think there's close to a thousand episodes that you can listen to, so you can go all the way back. But also I'll be dropping lots of new episodes. Special juicy crimes, get me behind gates, Juicy funny things, some video that I'm just starting to get into on Patreon. It's all going to be there over the holidays. Little mini episodes. If some breaking news happens, you go to heathermcdonald.net and you click on Patreon and you join there. Also, I've got my shows in February. If you've not given your loved one a gift, how about the gift of laughter? February 14, New York City. February 15, D.C. february 16, Newark, New Jersey. You want to get those tickets, you can gift them. And what a great gift. And I'll be seeing you there. That'[e-mail] thank you for your understanding. But you'll even get more juice over on Patreon. So do that now. And now for the best show ever. Hello and welcome to Juicy Scoop. As promised, your favorite blue eyed father, married man of the people, star of COVID to Cover podcast. We have Christopher and Jola here.

[Christopher]

Thank you. Very excited to be back. Is this okay? Leaving everything here?

[Heather McDonald]

Yes.

[Christopher]

Yeah. Okay, good. Good to be back. How are you? Happy holidays. Happy holidays extravaganza.

[Heather McDonald]

Busy time, but a fun time.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

And kids are home.

[Christopher]

Kids both their home. They're done with the school for the season.

[Heather McDonald]

Yes. And I just started cooking homemade meals now that they're grown. Oh, I made my first. This is so embarrassing. I have never made meatballs before.

[Christopher]

Okay.

[Heather McDonald]

As a mother, I've been a mother for 25 years.

[Christopher]

How'd they come out?

[Heather McDonald]

Oh, my God. So good. Yeah, I've just always been, like, busy or like, I felt like my food was being criticized for a lot of years by these men. Anyway, two of the men were gone and I decided the one that's very happy to always eat. Brandon was there and I said, I'm going to really do this. And it was delicious.

[Christopher]

Okay.

[Heather McDonald]

And so that's my thing for 2025 meals. I am going to actually, like, use my oven.

[Christopher]

All right.

[Heather McDonald]

I'm going to cook during the Holidays when we're in La Quinta with the Goldsteins and. Yeah. So bring me your recipes.

[Christopher]

Sure. Okay.

[Heather McDonald]

Here you go.

[Christopher]

Yeah. Yeah, I'll bring them over. Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Not you particularly. Anybody that wants to. And then we were talking about things we were watching, and you said you watched a movie on Netflix last night.

[Christopher]

I never sit down and watch a movie, so. Last night I've been hearing about this movie called Carry On. Yes. It's like Die Hard. They keep saying it's like Die Hard, so I.

[Heather McDonald]

Cause it's like a Christmas. Terrorist.

[Christopher]

Terrorist Christmas movie. Jason Bateman. Yes. So I was like, well, how can you miss? I mean, everyone loves Die Hard Christmas, man. I don't know if it's. It was the worst thing I've ever seen in my life. It was. So, first of all, the star is that he was Elton John in the movie Elton John?

[Heather McDonald]

Wait, what?

[Christopher]

Oh, the Elton John.

[Heather McDonald]

Who? Rocket Man. Yes.

[Christopher]

And he's in a bunch of other stuff. Taron Edgington, I think his name is. Anyway, he was just wrong for it. He kept making weird face because he's got this guy's in his ear the whole time. Bateman's, like, in his ear telling him what to do. He's a TSA agent. And that was the other thing.

[Heather McDonald]

That's who you choose.

[Christopher]

TSA agents look like. Look like the. Oh, thank God these guys are here to save the day. Have you ever gone to an airport? They can't pull their pants up.

[Heather McDonald]

Oh, so, okay, so we started that one because I was like, you know what? We have the tree up. Let's actually not go in our rooms and watch our phones. Let's watch a movie while the tree is up. So we started with Carry on. And that's when I said, when did.

[Christopher]

You lose at our Carry On?

[Heather McDonald]

Oh, within the first two minutes. And then we went to something that was way more Heather, which was Megan Fox as a AI robot nanny.

[Christopher]

Oh, really?

[Heather McDonald]

And I. It's.

[Christopher]

I should have watched that.

[Heather McDonald]

I liked it. It was cheesy. Yeah, it was cheesy. I liked it.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

But it was good. Like, that kept my interest, and we had fun, and Brett and I made fun of it, but in. In a way that it kept our interest because it's like, she's attractive and it's so stupid, but, like, good. I also. Then I also watched the. It ends with us another movie. I'm just starting to watch movies. And that was. So I.

[Christopher]

That's the one where there was issues on the set, right? Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

So that's what we're doing now is just watching. So then last night.

[Christopher]

Right?

[Heather McDonald]

Well, let me get to the topics. Because I'll get to the topics of what caused me to watch something last night. So we need to talk, Chris, about the latest on the drones.

[Christopher]

The drones.

[Heather McDonald]

So this just hit 27 minutes ago, but, you know.

[Christopher]

Oh, this is the latest.

[Heather McDonald]

When you hear this, you could be sitting next to an alien. I don't know. As I'm reporting this right now, there's nothing like doing the show. And then people are like, you're wrong. No, I'm not wrong. Something happened between when I recorded it and when you're watching it.

[Christopher]

Yeah, we're recording this on a Tuesday.

[Heather McDonald]

This isn't live.

[Christopher]

Something tv.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah. They're saying now that the New York. A New Jersey mayor said that the troubling drone sightings over the state may be linked to missing radioactive material, which was one of the theories I did discuss. Although federal officials say the amount poses no serious threat. Either way, Go on with your fun Christmas self. Nothing to look at here. But we need to shut down TikTok, which the only reason we even know about this is, is because of TikTok. Like, I wouldn't know what was going on in New Jersey for like. For like the last two weeks. So I've said all my theories on this show. Are you nervous? Are you scared? What do you think?

[Christopher]

Well, I. Yeah, I mean, I guess I should start concerning myself about it now because in the early days, you know, when I first started hearing about it a few weeks ago, I'm like, I see drones flying all the time. Like, is that something? That's crazy. You know, they're flying over the beach and stuff. It's nothing new. But now people seem to be getting concerned. So I'm concerned.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah. And this is what I. I do think they are ours. I do think something happened where someone fucked up.

[Christopher]

Right.

[Heather McDonald]

And they're worried that whatever is in that part of the country, you know, they're worried. Let's see how bad the radioactivity is. Like, do we have to clear, like, how bad it is? It. Hopefully it's not, but they're saying there.

[Christopher]

Could be something radioactive in the soil or something. And these drones are taking photos. Is that what they're saying?

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah, like they're trying to, like, detect. Like, the drones would detect if it's like, oh, it's right here and we can go exploring.

[Christopher]

So the drones can detect radioactivity.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah. And they're, like, checking. The other theory, too, is I just read somewhere Elon Musk's brother has a big drone company, and Elon Musk has not spoken about this. The most active person on Twitter about everything. He's not concerned about the drones. Not talking about the drones. That's suspicious. The other thing.

[Christopher]

So the brother would do these because he wants to sell more drones or the brother somehow.

[Heather McDonald]

These are just things that I am seeing, you guys. I am not.

[Christopher]

What is the most out there?

[Heather McDonald]

The out there is that it's the aliens.

[Christopher]

Aliens.

[Heather McDonald]

And the other out there is that it's angels. That the plasma things that are like the orbs are actual angels.

[Christopher]

Angel. Now that's a nice one for Christmas.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah. Christians are saying, why does everyone just jump to aliens? Like, if you look at in proverb, whatever they describe what the angels look like, and they're like round, circular orbs.

[Christopher]

Really?

[Heather McDonald]

Yes.

[Christopher]

I haven't heard the angel one.

[Heather McDonald]

The other one I saw, which again, everything could be fake. Was someone filming an orb and it gave like two little baby orbs came out of it.

[Christopher]

So what does. Shit.

[Heather McDonald]

I don't know. I don't know if they're angel or angel. And then the other thing is.

[Christopher]

You took a shit on New Jersey. Well, who hasn't, honestly?

[Heather McDonald]

But it's also like the. The plasma thing. Then this other woman gave a kind of. I found her. She said she asked like, chat GPT. Is that what it is, Jeff? Chat?

[Christopher]

Yeah, chat GPT.

[Heather McDonald]

That. Where. Where are the plasma headquarters or whatever. Whatever this plasma is. Okay, I don't really get what it is, but the plot is that use for.

[Christopher]

To make bombs.

[Heather McDonald]

Plasma has something to do with the orbs. Slash, alien slash. We don't know.

[Christopher]

Got it.

[Heather McDonald]

So it's just. It. It's all very weird that.

[Christopher]

That nobody seems to know anything and.

[Heather McDonald]

They'Re just like, don't. We're not worried. And like, you know. Then Trump said, no, the government does know. And. But then he's like, but isn't he the government? Well, he's like, I, but not yet. And then everyone's like, well, where's Biden and Kamala? And, you know, well, Kamala's drinking eggnog, laughing somewhere, having a good time.

[Christopher]

I mean, they're both kind of finished.

[Heather McDonald]

And so. And the other thing is, you know, this is a global experiment to see if we'll freak out and then, you know, become like the Hunger Games. I don't know.

[Christopher]

But I mean, not to ruin all the fun here, but could it be something as simple as somebody flying a drone around taking pictures.

[Heather McDonald]

Well, there's so many.

[Christopher]

Yeah. Is that what it is?

[Heather McDonald]

And then they're in China too.

[Christopher]

So somehow how many are there?

[Heather McDonald]

Like, there's like hundreds at a time.

[Christopher]

Oh, I don't know. I'm asking.

[Heather McDonald]

So, I mean, I've seen everything and you.

[Christopher]

But are they giant? Are they small? Because they see little drones. I see big drones.

[Heather McDonald]

No. Some. No. They're saying the original thing was that they were. According to the naked eye, as you're on your property.

[Christopher]

Right.

[Heather McDonald]

They look like a car.

[Christopher]

Oh.

[Heather McDonald]

Like they're that big. Now they're saying they're man, man. Done. And they're like. What do you mean? Like a little man? Like a little man or like a man?

[Christopher]

Like they're driven inside.

[Heather McDonald]

This is.

[Christopher]

Yeah. It's so many different aliens flying them from the ground. Or are they inside them?

[Heather McDonald]

That's what we don't know.

[Christopher]

Oh, okay.

[Heather McDonald]

Like, is E.T. he's a little man.

[Christopher]

Wouldn't it be easy to shoot one down?

[Heather McDonald]

Well, that's what I said, you know, a couple days ago. Like, you can't tell me that. There's no way to know. They're choosing not to tell us for whatever reason. The other thing is that it's a big company and it's like they're trying to get us used to. Hey, in the next 10 years, we will be driving, like, individual drone type cars. I've seen a thing where it's like a one person that they're working on. Like a one person. Like the Jetsons. And you can just drive yourself in the air to get to, like, Palm Springs.

[Christopher]

Too cold.

[Heather McDonald]

And I mean, I was like, do you imagine me too? Like, I'd be like, drake, Drake, healthy. I'm doing a FaceTime.

[Christopher]

Hovering 7ft over the ground, Drake.

[Heather McDonald]

Now tell me what to do. Like, I. We have two Teslas that I've yet to drive by myself because I'm like, I don't want to work an iPad to make a left. Like, I'm like. So they're saying with the drones soon to be delivering food.

[Christopher]

Okay.

[Heather McDonald]

Will we eventually start to. And they just are getting our brain used to the fact that the sky is not going to look like there's like 10 years from now. We could be like, you know, you could be like, to your daughter. You know, when you were little, we used to be able to see like clouds and stuff in an occasional plane.

[Christopher]

Oh, so there'd be so many drones in the air, you want to know?

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah, like, it's the same thing of like when, like horse and carriage. They'd be like, this car thing is never going to work.

[Christopher]

Right.

[Heather McDonald]

You know, like. Or like, no one's gonna leave the theater to hear a silent movie. Like, you know, I don't know. So it could all just be that I, you know, I hope it's not anything more nefarious than the government just lying to us until.

[Christopher]

And they also say it could be China. Could be Iran. Could be. So are they gonna eventually start shooting missiles? Cause if they are, I was in New Jersey last week doing two shows. I wish they would have started to shoot. They could have done. If you did this two weeks ago, you could have saved me from bananas in New Jersey.

[Heather McDonald]

When you were going to New Jersey.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Had you heard about the drone stuff?

[Christopher]

They had just started hearing it just very early.

[Heather McDonald]

So now, if you had a show this weekend in New Jersey, would you use this as a reason to say, I don't think it's safe for me to fly to New Jersey right now? I hope you understand because you're not a guy who cancels ever.

[Christopher]

No.

[Heather McDonald]

So that's one of your good.

[Christopher]

More now than ever. But, yes, it would be a great.

[Heather McDonald]

There's been times where I'm always excited when I get to the show.

[Christopher]

Always, always.

[Heather McDonald]

And pretty exciting, even once I get to the hotel. Yeah, it's just getting there. And it's always like, the packing that, like, just sends me over the edge. Like, I, I, I'll be like, laying on my bed scrolling through TikTok and it's like 8 o'clock and my flights, I have to leave at 5 in the morning and it's 8 at night. I'm like, heather, get off the fucking bed. Right, and pack your bag and da, da, da. And then there's been, there's times where I'm like, if all of a sudden there was this text where there was like, oh, my God, there was a pipe leak. Like, I don't want a fire. I don't want, I don't want anyone hurt. I don't want, you know, but like.

[Christopher]

The toilet bowls overflow.

[Heather McDonald]

Like, it wouldn't be.

[Christopher]

The worst thing in the world would be heaven.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah, but you don't want it to be an alien invasion.

[Christopher]

No, no, no.

[Heather McDonald]

They don't want to ruin people's holidays.

[Christopher]

Well, I'm excited. I'm excited to see what you know. But like you said, I hope it's not something like it was trying to.

[Heather McDonald]

Come that the Real Housewives of New Jersey has been on this long break Because I would love to see those women doing, like, talking about the drones. And then we watch it, like, six months from now. You know, like a historical thing. Like, you know, like the. Like, her thinking the drones are paparazzi. Like, they think, like, it was actually, like, tmz, but it's like, no, no, Teresa, they weren't trying to get a photo of you and Louis making out. It was fucking like.

[Christopher]

Yeah, there's more to it than that now. Now they've expanded beyond New Jersey. I've heard they've been spotted in New York and Mary. Now are they.

[Heather McDonald]

They've said Riverside and some OC.

[Christopher]

Oh, really?

[Heather McDonald]

Yes.

[Christopher]

Okay. All right, so we'll.

[Heather McDonald]

We'll see. We'll see. The end is near. Okay.

[Christopher]

The end is what I've always said.

[Heather McDonald]

As long as we all go together.

[Christopher]

That's always been your theory.

[Heather McDonald]

I want to go together. I don't want to be left. I don't. And we're so not prepared for this now. Like, I don't even think we've gone to Costco and gotten, like, a ton of water lately.

[Christopher]

I got a ton of paper plates for a party that I had. My wife had a thing, and it was too many. So if anybody needs paper plate, if there are a few people are not.

[Heather McDonald]

What you need at the end of the world.

[Christopher]

All right, well, you eat it off of us.

[Heather McDonald]

Okay. All right. But you really need water.

[Christopher]

Yes.

[Heather McDonald]

And you really need a manual can opener. And canned food.

[Christopher]

Canned food.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah.

[Christopher]

Yeah, yeah. And it seems to every. Anytime I see a futuristic movie, it seems everyone wears. Is wearing shoulder pads. They all. Every. Some reason in the future, we all dress like linebackers.

[Heather McDonald]

In the future. It's all a uniform, too.

[Christopher]

Yeah. Like mohawks and. And no. When they're, like, in the desert and then.

[Heather McDonald]

Oh, like a Mad Max.

[Christopher]

Like a Mad Max.

[Heather McDonald]

Okay. Well, also, when they do, like, futuristic movies, everybody's wearing, like, gray uniforms. Like, fashion just goes away.

[Christopher]

Yeah, fashion goes away.

[Heather McDonald]

Fashion goes away. And everyone has to wear the same outfit.

[Christopher]

Right, Right.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah.

[Christopher]

So that's true. I wonder if that's common.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah. I liked wearing a uniform in school. It made life easy. Just getting up in the. Yeah.

[Christopher]

Dirty uniform all the time.

[Heather McDonald]

Well, you gotta buy a few of them.

[Christopher]

And, you know, I have a few of them, but still I had a.

[Heather McDonald]

Plaid skirt and it was so dirty, and my mom was, like, working then, and it's kind of my responsibility at 12 to, like, wash my own stuff, so I would just keep turning it.

[Christopher]

Oh, that's a good idea.

[Heather McDonald]

To where it was clean.

[Christopher]

Yeah, yeah. I have to. It's a lot getting that on.

[Heather McDonald]

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[Heather McDonald]

Okay. Jay Z says, Jay Z's lawyer says Diddy. And his relationship was completely professional.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

And yeah, so he's, you know, he's just saying, hey, I, I never did anything weird. Keep me out of this.

[Christopher]

You know, he's not the only one. There's a lot of people now. This is the new take. The new take is. I know. I don't even know this guy. Did you see Will Smith say it? Yeah, he was on concert or something.

[Heather McDonald]

Oh yes.

[Christopher]

And he goes on stage and he was like. Just so you know, I don't know anything about this guy, Right. Never hung with him. And I think that he's doing this. And of course, 50 cents. Always done it. And, you know, most of. And even Jamie Foxx, you know, I don't. I don't mess with this guy. Chris Rock did it in his opening monologue on Saturday Live this week.

[Heather McDonald]

Oh, he did?

[Christopher]

Yeah, yeah. He did a whole thing about, like.

[Heather McDonald]

But I'm like, okay, so all of you just went to the Hampton white parties, right, in the early 2000s, and no one stayed late.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

And every person, you know, had their two drinks, took their 10 pictures, right. And were in their beds, you know, by 12:15.

[Christopher]

Every single celebrity except for, like, DiCaprio, he's even his pictures of him, like, lying on. On beds and stuff.

[Heather McDonald]

Right. You know, but again, that's.

[Christopher]

I know.

[Heather McDonald]

I'm not saying it's like.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

I just say with all of this. Show me the video. And it better be better quality than what people are filming from their backyard at the. You let me see the video of actual sex people, I gotta want to see it for myself. But let me know that a legit, like, FBI prosecutor said, we've seen video. It's undeniably this person.

[Christopher]

Exactly this.

[Heather McDonald]

And there. The date on the thing shows that it was 2010.

[Christopher]

Right.

[Heather McDonald]

And we know from US Weekly there was a party on 2000 9th. So this was at 3:00am on 2000. Whatever. Or, you know, whatever the date. December 9th. So this was December 10th. Like, I. That is the only thing that. And then maybe, you know, everybody feels like. Like they don't have anything like that. Maybe it was just like his weird crew that weren't famous that were doing sick shit with him. I don't know.

[Christopher]

Yeah, I mean, that's what. I feel the same way. And are they saying that our FBI agents saying we have. We know.

[Heather McDonald]

Just like. Just like they're saying about the drones are like, don't worry about it.

[Christopher]

We don't.

[Heather McDonald]

You'll see. You'll see. But we never got to see with Epstein. So, like, you know, but it's. It's. Oh, but according to now with Jay Z, the latest. I heard again, heard meaning I'm reading things. I'm on the TikTok. I'm following these people that cover it. That Jaguar Wright, who is the woman who would always be like, jay Z knows what he knows. Why do you think he took that plane with Aaliyah? And you're like, I don't know. Why did he take the plane with Leah? Like, so that woman, supposedly, she now is saying, my videos, my podcast, interviews I did were edited and I. And she's taking down all her stuff. So now she's scared because he's like going. Might be going for defamation. Jay Z. Because he came so strong with the last claim of lawsuit naming him with the. The girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted at 13 by him after the 2000 awards.

[Christopher]

Yeah, that's the one. But I mean, why wouldn't you, if you're a. I don't know if he is or he isn't, but if he isn't. So why wouldn't you sue for defamation? That's pretty defamatory.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah. And all. Well, because everyone always said, well, no one's suing her. It must be true.

[Christopher]

Oh, God.

[Heather McDonald]

And so it's like, well, maybe now he will also, in light of like Trump suing George. What's his. I can never say his name.

[Christopher]

Stephanopoulos.

[Heather McDonald]

Yes.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

And abc, like, I think people, you know, are gonna be like, okay, maybe. Maybe I need to just like come up with something else to talk about on my podcast. I don't know.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

But I've never said anything. Leave me alone. Okay. Jamie Foxx, this is such a weird story. So he. He did a show on Netflix, which I have not watched. I heard it's more like a one man show.

[Christopher]

That's good.

[Heather McDonald]

And he gets behind the piano and he does a little thing at the end saying, no more white women. And I can say, no white women care. We are fine with you saying no more white women. Like, it's a joke. It's funny.

[Christopher]

No more white women. Like he's not gonna date anymore.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah, something like that.

[Christopher]

It's a bit.

[Heather McDonald]

It's like a bit. It's funny. But of course, people were like, if he said that about this person. Well, we don't care. Okay. So whatever.

[Christopher]

Come on, people, lighten up.

[Heather McDonald]

And so he's singing and stuff because, you know, he played. Who is the character? Ray.

[Christopher]

Ray Charles.

[Heather McDonald]

Ray Charles. So you can sing and all that. He talks about how he had a stroke.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Cause people thought that he was gonna come out and say, Diddy drugged me.

[Christopher]

Well, apparently he'd said it in, like rehearsals for the show. Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Which was smart because it got out and made people watch it. But of course that's not what it was. It was just a classic stroke situation that he now seems better from. So now he's at Mr. Chapp's with like 50 people celebrating his birthday.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

And if you've ever been to Mr. Chow's in Beverly Hills. It's Chinese. It's really good. It's a great location. Beverly Hills there is. And I've been there for a couple things. Once for a book party, once with the Waynes when we were working on White Chicks. You go upstairs near the bathrooms, and there's like a small room that maybe like 20 people could have them dining in it. So something happens where these guys up there who are working for Jackass. Dickhead Productions is the name of the production company.

[Christopher]

Okay.

[Heather McDonald]

The Jackass guy, what's his name? Johnny Knoxville. Johnny Knoxville, yeah, Johnny Knoxville. Not there. It's his production team. They somehow see him down there and they're like waving and they send him a drink and he's like, okay. And then the waitress is like, oh, they're trying to get your attention to thank him for the drink or whatever. And he looks and they have some laser thing that then beams the shape of a penis on Jamie Foxx's table.

[Christopher]

Okay.

[Heather McDonald]

And he's got his daughters there, and it pisses him off. So he goes up to the room and he's like, what the fuck, you guys? It's my birthday. Like, can you not do that? Like, I don't find it funny. Like, I have kids at the table.

[Christopher]

Are they filming this for, like the Jackass movie or something?

[Heather McDonald]

It does sound like they were. It seems like they were having their little party and they thought that he would find it funny.

[Christopher]

I'm with Jamie Foxx. And he didn't.

[Heather McDonald]

I don't know that his kids were little, but his kids are women. And whether they're 25 or 5, he didn't like it. Okay. He was like, stop.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

And so then something happens, and one of the guys takes a full glass and chucks it at him and it cuts his lip. Jamie Foxx.

[Christopher]

But this is. These are not Johnny Knoxville's people, are they?

[Heather McDonald]

Yes.

[Christopher]

Really?

[Heather McDonald]

This is the production people. Johnny was not there.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

So then he leaves because I feel like that's.

[Christopher]

These sounds like. I mean, I feel like production Knoxville's like, at this point, they're pretty professional run organization, I believe there. It's a big deal. Johnny Knoxville.

[Heather McDonald]

I mean, this is reporting. This is a pretty good report. Like this. So I don't know why they did it. Obviously whoever did it is going to be like, I did not. I thought the cup was plastic. And I was joking, whatever he says. But it cut his lip, right? I mean, I can't imagine. It's my birthday. I'm paying for 50 people. To be there with me. And this fucking happens after. I, like celebrating my Netflix thing. Like, pretty shitty. Like, night he has to leave, go to the hospital, get stitches.

[Christopher]

Yeah. And I feel like Sean, Jamie Foxx is, like, one of those guys. Like, it's lately, the last couple of years, it's just been weirdness now. He stayed out of, like, weirdness for a long time.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah.

[Christopher]

And now I feel like this is, like, the second story out, you know, the stroke one. And now this, where it's just like, what's going on with Jamie Foxx? Guy can't catch a break.

[Heather McDonald]

Very strange.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

And I just realized there's no more white woman saying, he did date Katie Holmes for, like, a solid amount of years.

[Christopher]

No more. No more Katie Holmes.

[Heather McDonald]

All right.

[Christopher]

He's a funny guy. He's a very talented guy. I've seen him on stage a couple times. He's great.

[Heather McDonald]

My favorite character that he ever did was that girl Wanda.

[Christopher]

Wanda.

[Heather McDonald]

Wanda was this character that he played that on In Living Color that I loved because he made his face very distorted and unattractive. But the character of Wanda was super.

[Christopher]

Conceited and very confident and thought, like.

[Heather McDonald]

Every guy wanted her.

[Christopher]

It was great.

[Heather McDonald]

I have met a couple Wandas in my life.

[Christopher]

Absolutely.

[Heather McDonald]

And it's absolutely fascinating.

[Christopher]

Fascinating.

[Heather McDonald]

Fascinating. And, like, I'm jealous. Like, good for you. But it was so funny. So he was very funny on that. Okay, well, here. Here I am, you know, with him having all of his fame from talking about his stroke. Joe Rogan just reposted this. This aged hilariously. 8.3 million views. Didn't even tag me, Joe.

[Christopher]

Oh, this is you. You falling down.

[Heather McDonald]

He doesn't even tag me.

[Christopher]

Oh, my God.

[Heather McDonald]

Like, at least let me get something out of this.

[Christopher]

Is that 8.3 million views from just this one or that's overall. That's a lot of views.

[Heather McDonald]

Maybe overall. I don't know. I don't know. Because it was taken. No, I think it's from his. Because it would be taken and put on Twitter, so it wouldn't be from the actual clip. Yeah. So I have talked about it on stage, and so I'm gonna cut a clip of my stage act and I'll. Where I explain the whole story. But sure enough, this gets out, and I get those people that are like, in my comments, you mocked God, you deserve it, and all this other stuff. And, you know, how do you feel about that? I'm like, I feel great. You found my page. You commented, jesus made it viral.

[Christopher]

Maybe that's why the angels are coming down to ask you why you mocked God coming down from New Jersey.

[Heather McDonald]

Angels come to me, and a lot of people are saying, you better be right with God.

[Christopher]

You know, get right with God.

[Heather McDonald]

And I am. I know people are concerned that I'm not, but the fact that I joked and said Jesus loves me the most right before I fainted, and then he made this go viral. 8.3 million views. If you don't think that's Jesus telling me he loves me, uh.

[Christopher]

Oh, shit. Don't do it now. I don't want anything. Lightning to hit this room.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah. So anyway, thanks, showroom, but I got the. You want to know about it? I'll be on a plane to Austin tomorrow to do your show. No problem.

[Christopher]

I Is. He's still in Austin doing a show.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah, they all live in Austin.

[Christopher]

Everybody went to Austin.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah. Big studio there and all of it. Yeah.

[Christopher]

God love him. God love him.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah. That's why, you know, the Tick Tock. We'll see what happens. It's supposed to go away, like, second week of January.

[Christopher]

Yeah. But that's not gonna happen, I don't think.

[Heather McDonald]

I hope not.

[Christopher]

Yeah. I mean, if it does, then I feel bad.

[Heather McDonald]

I mean, I've spent a lot of time building up my TikTok, but I mean, there's some people that. That is their whole career, and they've been doing it hardcore for five years, and that is scary. And also I enjoy it, so.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

But I'm also. There's a part of me that, you know, has the brain rot and, like. And I'm like, you know, almost feel like it's like if all of a sudden they made, you know, alcohol, like prohibition again. I might be like, okay, thanks. Yeah, like. Like, let me just. This might be okay for me too, because I don't get as addicted when I look at reels, even though they're oftentimes the same videos. There's something about TikTok. TikTok and the algorithm and how it goes where I'm just like.

[Christopher]

I think that's probably why they want to take it away.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah, I know. Okay. I want to ask you because this is in sports news.

[Christopher]

This is sports. Aaron Rodgers, New York jets quarterback. Oh, yeah. It didn't work out like we thought it would.

[Heather McDonald]

Now tell me. A lot of people make. Okay, so he's doing a doc on Netflix.

[Christopher]

Yes.

[Heather McDonald]

And I. Now I know Aaron because he had a brother.

[Christopher]

Yes.

[Heather McDonald]

He was estranged from on the Bachelor that went on the Bachelor that I think is still with the girl. That he won. I don't know if they ever got married.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

I don't know if they ever had kids and then. But they would, like, bring him up and stuff on the Bachelor. And I didn't know if that's what pissed him off, but, like, I didn't know if it was like a Christianity thing. I don't know. Do you have any idea why the two brothers became estranged?

[Christopher]

From what I had heard, and I don't.

[Heather McDonald]

I thought.

[Christopher]

I was under the impression they were always kind of estranged. Like they led separate family, you know, I think there was a divorce and they grew up in separate homes. I don't think they were ever super close, as far as I know. That's what I had heard.

[Heather McDonald]

Oh, okay. Well, I don't. I don't know. And then he does a. I guess everyone feels at a certain point of fame that we're all entitled to our own documentary.

[Christopher]

Well, it's a new thing Netflix needs to be doing. They seem to be taking like one person, Schwarzenegger, Martha Stewart, and just doing like a two hour.

[Heather McDonald]

We'll just do a doc on you.

[Christopher]

Right, right, right. Why not?

[Heather McDonald]

We have all the footage from your life and then you just sit down and, you know, you do this. Hold on.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

This girl comes around, fix my hair. I guess we're doing this.

[Christopher]

Oh, that's good.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah, yeah. So, yeah, that's.

[Christopher]

That's the beginning of the trailer.

[Heather McDonald]

Yes. And then it's like, you know, that's.

[Christopher]

You making meatballs for yourself.

[Heather McDonald]

The juicy scoop.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah.

[Christopher]

Oh, that's good. I like the beginning. I'd watch that one.

[Heather McDonald]

2015, you guys. 10 year anniversary. Is that how long it's been this June. You're my first guest. Poo Poo.

[Christopher]

I remember over. I remember where we were at.

[Heather McDonald]

Podcast 1.

[Christopher]

Can I tell you a funny story about that?

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah.

[Christopher]

That building that you were in.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah.

[Christopher]

Okay. I had just started dating my wife at the time, and I said, I think this is. I should have invested back then. Netflix was also in that building. Netflix had a little tiny office, and.

[Heather McDonald]

That was her job. That's where her work.

[Christopher]

She was in that building too. And I said, I think I'm in Netflix headquarters. Where your office was.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah.

[Christopher]

And she goes, yeah, I'm here. And I went to. You know, I saw her on my way out and we had just started dating.

[Heather McDonald]

That's hot.

[Christopher]

And now Netflix.

[Heather McDonald]

That's hot that you're at work.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Winking at her.

[Christopher]

Yeah. But I was like, I thought that was kind of. I Mean, that's how in 10 years, Netflix grew to what it is.

[Heather McDonald]

Wow, look at you.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Unbelievable. Okay, so tell me. So he does this Netflix thing and he's had some famous girlfriends. He had Shailene.

[Christopher]

Yeah. Shailene Woodley, who.

[Heather McDonald]

Who had said, like, he was the love of my life. And I'm still sad, so I don't know why they didn't work out. And then what's the other girl? Who's now married to John Mulaney and has two kids. Olivia Munn now is with John Mulaney. Has two kids.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Or is pregnant with the second or something. So what is this? Did you. Have you seen it yet?

[Christopher]

I haven't seen it yet, but I know I. Well, I think it's. Here's the thing with Aaron Rodgers.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah.

[Christopher]

Aaron Rodgers for years was the Green Bay packers quarterback. And he's great and he's amazing. I love the quarterback. Yeah. And he was a commercial. Perfect for commercials. Good looking guy, all state guy, commercial guy. He was doing all funny and commercials. Killing.

[Heather McDonald]

Okay.

[Christopher]

And it seemed like friendly and, you know, easy to digest for the average football viewer.

[Heather McDonald]

Okay.

[Christopher]

And then something seemed to change. I don't really know what it was. I didn't imagine.

[Heather McDonald]

Do you think it was the estrangement with the brother?

[Christopher]

And like, I don't. I don't think it had anything. I don't think. I don't think he cares about the brother.

[Heather McDonald]

Okay.

[Christopher]

From what I know, anyway, who knows? What if Covid came and then he, you know, anti vaxxer. And he was.

[Heather McDonald]

So that he was an anti vaxxer.

[Christopher]

Whatever you want to call it. Yeah, he was an anti vaxxer. So the NFL was at the time.

[Heather McDonald]

He had the stink on him.

[Christopher]

You know, we can't. You can't play if you're not gonna get vaccine. And so he wasn't getting that. So that became weird.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah.

[Christopher]

Then he started going on all these shows, different Joe Rogan, things like that, and kind of. And then the ayahuasca happened.

[Heather McDonald]

Okay. So the ayahuasca is part of this, which we see it here. Now, ayahuasca is no new thing to put in a doc.

[Christopher]

Right.

[Heather McDonald]

I remember Chelsea when she did her. She did a four part doc thing a while ago, right after our show ended. And then she was starting the Netflix show, which was like Chelsea does or something, and she does ayahuasca. Right. And so what is it? It's like a hallucinogenic that makes you like see visions, as far as I know.

[Christopher]

I Think everybody has a different reaction to it, but.

[Heather McDonald]

And then some people say, oh, my God. It cures me from, like, addiction. It cures me from, like, being a bipolar. I don't know. Maybe it really is a miracle thing. But unless I get a documentary and they say, heather, you.

[Christopher]

You can't. You would. I don't know what would happen.

[Heather McDonald]

I don't want to.

[Christopher]

I think you'd become a. See, I feel like I don't want to.

[Heather McDonald]

But if it meant I could get a netfl. Then I guess I'll take the mushroom and, like, cry and say, I saw a vision of my mother. I don't know.

[Christopher]

I also hear. But there's. That's hair Last days. That's what I've heard. And this is. I'm coming at this. If you guys are ayahuasca people. I don't. Don't. I don't know.

[Heather McDonald]

I know people are like, you don't know what you're talking about? No, we don't know. We actually don't know what we're talking about. But this is a comedic conversation, and we're talking. Go ahead.

[Christopher]

And I think there's pooping. I've heard there's like, you have a bucket because you might lose control. Which once I hear that, I'm like, I think I'm out on that.

[Heather McDonald]

Unless I was constipated for three days, and I'd be like.

[Christopher]

And then vomiting and all that. And I think some people have crazy reactions. Like, they get real psychotic stuff that they're not happy at the end. And other people, I guess, have some sort of euphoric experience where they're, you know, go back every month and do it.

[Heather McDonald]

But don't you have to go to, like, Cancun or someplace and then be with, like, a shaman? So it's kind of like a racket? I don't know.

[Christopher]

Well, I mean, they call him a shaman, which. He's a drug dealer, more or less. I mean, I know people are going to hate me for that, but a shaman is like a term for a guy who hands it to you.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah. And then so, you know, I was just watching this reality show, Southern Charm, and this guy Shep is. They've. All these three guys have been on the show for, like, 15 years, and they had their problems fighting, and so Shep went and did it. Did it.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

And then he says to the other guy, oh, I had a vision of you and your. Your. Your sister who died when you were a child. And the guy's like, okay. Like, I guess that makes me feel better. But like now you're bringing up something trauma that happened to me. Like, it was just weird. And then he's like. And then I. And then I saw my old girlfriend and she was a bird and I wanted her fly away, but she just kept running into windows. I'm like, what? Like we're supposed to take this as like, I've been changed since this. I mean, like, you know, anything. Like there's religious retreats and there's things like this and there's going to like to Tony Robbins for three days. And I guess this is like a natural, a natural thing. I have.

[Christopher]

I don't want to do it friends who do it.

[Heather McDonald]

And I mean, so you do it numerous times.

[Christopher]

Some people. Some people have such a great euphoric reaction to it that they go and do it once a month, once every six months, whatever it is, and love the experience. But I'm so.

[Heather McDonald]

I don't like to be.

[Christopher]

I'm a not burning man.

[Heather McDonald]

I'm not this guy.

[Christopher]

I'm not my face, I'm not, you know, I don't look, his face is painted. I don't have any desire to sit there and chant right now.

[Heather McDonald]

All of a sudden you're like a Native American Indian.

[Christopher]

But no chanting. No. Like, I don't need to my dick to be out. You know what I mean? I feel like this, that. Now take your pants off. I'm like, all right, what are we doing? You know, I feel like.

[Heather McDonald]

And then they like. Yeah, they do the thing on your face. Yeah. Then it's like, okay, well, maybe I'll watch it. I mean, he is attractive now. Why is everyone so mean about the Jets? Are they not a good team?

[Christopher]

No, he's terrible. Well, I don't know if they're not a good team and he's not good. We were under the impression I'm a Jets fan, okay. And we were on the impression once we got Aaron Rodgers, this is going to change our lives. And it's just been terrible. Like, they're awful.

[Heather McDonald]

Is he done playing or can he come back now that he's had an awakening?

[Christopher]

He's not done playing because, you know, he signed a contract.

[Heather McDonald]

But I think he's still young enough to play.

[Christopher]

He's 40 something years. I think he's 41 or 40.

[Heather McDonald]

Isn't that kind of old now?

[Christopher]

He's getting to the end, okay, definitely. But he is one of those people. But he's good looking because I do these things. He broke his beginning of the year. Last year for the jets, he snapped his Achilles tendon, which is supposed to take, like, years to. And he's.

[Heather McDonald]

What is your Achilles. What is your Achilles heel? And what is your Achilles tendon?

[Christopher]

The Achilles tendon, I believe, is that piece that, you know, you could feel like.

[Heather McDonald]

Looks.

[Christopher]

Yeah. You see it, right?

[Heather McDonald]

It looks like a cord in your neck, but it's in your ankle.

[Christopher]

Exactly. So yours is probably tiny. It looks like a piano string.

[Heather McDonald]

So it's this.

[Christopher]

Yeah, that thing. Exactly. That's it. That's it.

[Heather McDonald]

Okay. And then is your Achilles heel just like. That's my hard thing in life. Like, it's just a. It's not a real thing, or does it connect to your actual heel?

[Christopher]

I think Achilles heel comes from the actual Greek person. Achilles. Oh.

[Heather McDonald]

And it's like, my Achilles heel is that my oven doesn't work on a big occasion.

[Christopher]

Got Achilles something with his heel, and that's where the term comes from. But the tendon is okay? Yeah, as far as I know.

[Heather McDonald]

Oh, okay. So now he can't play.

[Christopher]

Yeah, but he. He came back from the injury faster than anyone did. And he says that's because I use these natural medicines like ayahuasca and stuff. So that was another thing where people anti. Yeah, pharmaceutical. There was a lot of that going on anyway.

[Heather McDonald]

Interesting.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Well, thanks for filling me in, because I didn't really know about that.

[Christopher]

Happy to help.

[Heather McDonald]

You know, also, Pete Davidson got to go to Jason Kelsey's holiday party.

[Christopher]

Oh, good.

[Heather McDonald]

And he has been talking, and he's like, you know, I want to be known for something other than all the famous girlfriends I have. And, you know, I've been dating for the last 14 years or 12 years, and I've only had 10 girlfriends, so that's actually not that many.

[Christopher]

Right. But they've all been pretty.

[Heather McDonald]

And I'm like, it is kind of a lot, though, to have 10 solid girlfriends over 12 years.

[Christopher]

Yeah, true.

[Heather McDonald]

And then every single one is famous is pretty. Anyway, what do you think is gonna happen with him and his career? Cause he was on. He was on tour, and it was called, like, the unwell tour or the rehab tour or the pre rehab tour. But then he had to stop because he actually had to go back to rehab.

[Christopher]

And I think most recently, again, I think it's a couple times been in and out. I feel like he's backing away from it all. I feel like he's kind of being one of those people who just kind of doesn't want it.

[Heather McDonald]

He also said, I want to just be known. I want to be like a Leonardo DiCaprio that, like, you don't really hear about. And then every three years he does a movie and it's like Oscar worthy. I'm like, well, who wouldn't want that? Yeah, who wouldn't want, like, that's like, yeah, you and Jack Nicholson. Like, who wouldn't want that?

[Christopher]

Yeah. Unless he does, like plays like a drug addict in something, you know, where he's going to go that route. And then he could. Oh, he's serious. But otherwise I don't think he goes serious.

[Heather McDonald]

I also think he's getting tattoos removed.

[Christopher]

He is. They're all off. I saw a picture with him in a short sleeve shirt and they're all off his arms. I don't know how they did that.

[Heather McDonald]

That's what I would ask him about.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

You know, obviously if you're removing them, you regret him. And what would you tell somebody that's, you know, on the path of getting a ton.

[Christopher]

Right.

[Heather McDonald]

Like, is there, you know, and is there some new method that's easier to remove it? I don't know.

[Christopher]

I don't know either.

[Heather McDonald]

And. But so he's not on snl, but he occasionally shows up, right?

[Christopher]

Yes. Like, everybody does it. And it's the 50th season of SNL.

[Heather McDonald]

So people come pop.

[Christopher]

Now more than ever. People are coming by. Okay, People are popping by.

[Heather McDonald]

Well, we'll see, you know. Oh, the other thing is he had that, this series that he was doing.

[Christopher]

Yes.

[Heather McDonald]

Bumpkin or something. What was it called? Bumpkiss.

[Christopher]

Bupkiss.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah, bupkis.

[Christopher]

And With Joe Pesci and him.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah. And this is what I heard that is kind of why people are pissed in Hollywood because he basically blew it off the second, like the third season was gonna happen and he's like, eh, I don't feel like doing it anymore. And it's like, well, you're. This isn't just canceling New Jersey Chuckle Hut.

[Christopher]

Right.

[Heather McDonald]

This is, you know, 80 people work on this production.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

You know, you're really fucking over everybody. The show is supposed to come back. And he was like, I don't think this, like, I don't really like it. Like, I don't really think it's like. Or something like that. So I mean, if you're gonna wonder like, what makes you have some stink on you in Hollywood, ending a series that is supposed to go back.

[Christopher]

Right.

[Heather McDonald]

Is pretty bad.

[Christopher]

Yeah. No, that's why I'm saying I think he kind of wants out a little bit. That's what I've heard.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah.

[Christopher]

You know.

[Heather McDonald]

Well, we'll see. Okay, so meanwhile, this Page Six article came out. Kenan Thompson, who's a delight on snl, leaves a fifteen hundred dollar tip at the Chris Rock SNL afterparty. And all these guests were there, the bill was only $1,400 and an insider said he left a $1,500 tip.

[Christopher]

What's wrong with that?

[Heather McDonald]

Nothing's wrong with it.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Except. Come on.

[Christopher]

Come on what?

[Heather McDonald]

Come on. When people do this, they get the story out there themselves.

[Christopher]

Oh, oh.

[Heather McDonald]

Now there's no way to prove it, and there's nothing wrong with it. You still made someone's night.

[Christopher]

Right.

[Heather McDonald]

But like, I know from a very famous person that was generous, that, yes, it was her publicist that would get it out that this was the generous thing that she did.

[Christopher]

Right.

[Heather McDonald]

And you know, it's not a terrible thing to do. You're still being generous. I mean, nowadays everybody's just filming someone like shopping at Target and a guy being like, hi, can I give you $500? And the woman's like, do I look like I need $500? Well, kind of. You look like a single mother that's struggling with her weight. I literally saw one like this and the girl's like, actually like, I am, but I mean, I don't want to take it. Well, no, I, I'm really, really rich.

[Christopher]

I mean, some of those things feel like setups.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah. Like the person's filming it and like, so like, I always wonder, does anyone go look, I do want the hundred.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

But like, what if it's like a guy and he's like, I want the 500, but I have child support and therefore this is gonna go viral. I'm gonna have to give 400 to my ex wife. Like, how many people are just like, I don't, like, if you are gonna go around to like Walmarts and struggling neighborhoods to give out hundred dollar bills.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Leave your phone in your car and just go do it. And, and, and then maybe talk about the joy that you had from it. But like, the filming of it is so annoying.

[Christopher]

Yeah. I, but anyway, I mean, I feel like Kenan Thompson is, I, I, he seems very nice to me.

[Heather McDonald]

I think he's very nice. I think he's a, I think he's a delight. I think he's a generous person. I'm just saying, you know, sometimes with these articles in Page Six, every single thing that Page Six writes, you know, is sometimes it's an insider, but it's oftentimes, you know, but Kenan Thompson's probably.

[Christopher]

Like, at least it's not Diddy party news. You know, like, let's put it out there. Let's put the $1,500 tip out there. I'll take that press.

[Heather McDonald]

And it is a nice thing to do to overly tip because who's ever.

[Christopher]

Waiting on Jay Z tomorrow night, expect a $2,000 tip. That's going to be good. Now they're all going to start talking right now.

[Heather McDonald]

They're going to be like, like, yeah, like I once did a TikTok as like a character complaining about waiting on Heather McDonald and that she only left a hundred dollar tip on an 80, a $98 thing. And people just like start commenting the minute they hear anything. So I first start complaining about something that's not a big complaint, like that, that this character, this woman, Heather McDahl, asked for, like softened butter. Butter. And then people are like, yeah, it does kind of bother me when the butter's hard. Blah, blah. And finally someone's like, wait, a hundred dollar tip. I'm like, exactly. Like, you could complain about anything. So now people could be like, really? Like. Or if someone's like, oh, Miley Cyrus gave a hundred thousand dollars to the leukemia foundation.

[Christopher]

Right.

[Heather McDonald]

Only a hundred thousand Miley. Or like, you know, Taylor Swift, you know, whatever. You can never win. You can never win.

[Christopher]

The Internet is the worst place in the world. It really is. I mean, the Internet and, you know.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah.

[Christopher]

Bananas in New Jersey. No, I mean, it's.

[Heather McDonald]

Oh, you know, I mentioned this the other day, but I went to a taping of Leanne Morgan's sitcom and they took the phones away, you know, from everybody.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Just in a plastic bag. And they give you your. And I was like, oh, my God, this is amazing. I'm like, I don't think I've watched something like tv, whatever, without my phone as like a second source of like.

[Christopher]

Oh, my God. Must have been great.

[Heather McDonald]

It was great. Yeah, it was great. It was relaxing. It was great. Like, it was nice. I mean, I want for 20, 25 for people to do more stuff like that, like whether it's a personal party or a dinner or whatever, and someone just goes, okay, guys, I never take.

[Christopher]

My phone out at a party ever.

[Heather McDonald]

I. No, I don't either, but. But there's been times. What do you mean?

[Christopher]

What are you saying?

[Heather McDonald]

Scrolling.

[Christopher]

Oh, I think you meant like for filming.

[Heather McDonald]

Oh, yeah, but that, that too would be a relief because it is work when you're out like an industry party. And, you know, you're like, well, let me get the. Or. Or even if you're just with regular people and you're with your girlfriends, you're like, okay, let's get the cute photo before we eat off our lipstick.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

And that's fine. But then it's like the few times I've been at places because they're filming, they take the phones.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

It's like. It's just like another, like, one less thing to, like, be concerned with. But people are always concerned. Like, what if I. You know, the difference is they really took the phone away. So, like, if someone was trying to get ahold of me. Cause our house burned down, I wouldn't know until I got that phone back. What's cool at, like, the. The Comedy Works in Denver, some of the comedy clubs do, is that they. They put it in this locked thing, but you have possession of the locked thing. So you put it on vibrate and you hear it vibrate. Then you can get out. Or if you want to check on your sitter, then you just get out and you call outside.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Which is so nice. But when I was doing the Denver Comedy Works, I did my meet and greet before, and then everybody then sat down in their seats. And then There was about 25 minutes before the show started.

[Christopher]

Right.

[Heather McDonald]

And I looked at these two guys in the front, and they were like, a couple. And I was like. I immediately felt guilty. Like, what are they gonna do for 25 minutes? And then I was like, oh, my God. They could, like, just talk to each other, you know? It's just like.

[Christopher]

I know.

[Heather McDonald]

I was literally like, oh, no. Like, they came early for the meet and greet. Now they've got 25 minutes without their phone before the show starts. It's like, yeah, it's gotta be bad.

[Christopher]

This is the worst. I mean, I honestly believe at drones and everything else included with all the things you hear, I don't think there's anything worse than these phones. And one day it'll all. Well, it'll come out that I'm talking posture and everything. You ever see those pictures of people? Like, what am I gonna look like? Everyone looks like a weird caveman.

[Heather McDonald]

Yes, I agree. And then also, they said, oh, Apple's working on a phone they can fold. Okay.

[Christopher]

Why? I know Samsung already has one.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah. But, like, also, it's just a little bit smaller.

[Christopher]

Smaller in your pocket.

[Heather McDonald]

You can just have your watch then. Yeah, if you want it smaller. The watch has everything. Right.

[Christopher]

I guess I'm not all that savvy look at me, I got a Samsung Galaxy.

[Heather McDonald]

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[Heather McDonald]

Okay, Jim Carrey is in this Sonic movie which just sounds like a nightmare, but I don't know. It's a kid movie, right?

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Oh, it's a kid. Okay. It's a big deal, I guess.

[Christopher]

Yes.

[Heather McDonald]

It's not my. Oh, he's 62. Anyway, he said I came out of like semi retirement because I need the money and I'm thinking about doing like Grinch 2 and whatever, right? And it's like, wow, supposedly he's worth 300 million.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

What do you think happened?

[Christopher]

Well, I mean, I think he was joking. I saw the. I saw the.

[Heather McDonald]

I Think he just misses it.

[Christopher]

I saw. I saw the. The interview, and I think when he said, I need the money, it was a joke.

[Heather McDonald]

Oh, okay.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Well, I mean, the thing is, is, like. Yeah, I think people take a break, and then they're like, all right, like, I'm ready to do it. This will be fun. I'll get back into it. Like, people go through whatever their things, and then, like, they go away, and then they come back.

[Christopher]

And I actually kind of like the fact that he was like, yeah, I did. I mean, the guys had a good run.

[Heather McDonald]

Oh, my God.

[Christopher]

And he's like, I'm out.

[Heather McDonald]

Like, he was, like, the first person that did the whole, like, manifestation thing. He wrote himself a check for $10 million and put a date on it.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

And he actually got 10 million for one of his big movies right before that date.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Like, so cool.

[Christopher]

I know. I know. Yeah. I mean, I'll take him back. I love the Grinch. Bring it on.

[Heather McDonald]

You know, I was thinking about him because I was like, you know, he's gotten married young, like, to, like, a waitress, aspiring actress. They have their daughter who's, like, probably, like, 40 now or something. And then he had all these other girlfriends. Renee zellweger and Jenny McCarthy and Lauren. What's her name?

[Christopher]

Holly.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah. From Dumb and Dumber. And I was like, I've been married for so long, I'm like, what is that like, to just. Like, a guy like him is going to be, like, at a dinner and is single at 62, and he's still like, hey, can I get your number? Like, just your whole life to just be going from, like. Like, girlfriend to girlfriend to girlfriend is just so, to me now, like, kind of weird. Like, I can't imagine it now.

[Christopher]

Yeah. I mean, I couldn't imagine at 62. And I'm. I'm getting close, you know, But I feel like it would be like, you.

[Heather McDonald]

Know, Jim is single, and you're like, oh, yeah, he's single. Like, great.

[Christopher]

And it's all different. I mean, it's, you know, it's different than 22.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah. And then, like, yeah, exactly.

[Christopher]

22. You could do, like, all sorts of things to each other, like the things that people are doing now 60 do. Like, get out of there. Get your face out of there. Nobody's doing that.

[Heather McDonald]

They're like, do you like to be choked? And you're like, actually, no, I choked on my pill the other day. Like, I know. I don't like choking.

[Christopher]

I feel like, as you always say, bread and butter. At that age, you're bread and butter in boners. Yes.

[Heather McDonald]

Just keep it simple. Keep it simple. Like, let's not complicate things. Let's keep it pretty often. Let's not go too long. Anyway, I didn't realize that Keanu Reeves is also in this.

[Christopher]

Oh, yeah, it's a big Sonic the Hedgehog. It's a huge.

[Heather McDonald]

I thought it was animated. No, he plays, like, a real person.

[Christopher]

A little bit of both. Oh, the Hedgehog is not real.

[Heather McDonald]

And he doesn't work at Sonic's.

[Christopher]

No, it's not Sonic the Hamburger Place. It's a big video game. Sonic the Hedgehog.

[Heather McDonald]

Oh, okay. All right.

[Christopher]

And this is the third one, so it's good.

[Heather McDonald]

Okay, well, good for him.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Keanu Reeves is still, like, has the most sterling reputation of anyone in Hollywood.

[Christopher]

God, I hope it continues. I hope it's not one of those ones where, you know, somebody eventually comes out and goes, well, I was at a Diddy party with him after.

[Heather McDonald]

I don't think so.

[Christopher]

It seems like he's just such a. I mean, you ever see the video of him giving a seat to a woman on the subway?

[Heather McDonald]

There are so many great stories about him, and he's not. He's not filming it and he's not. But it's so many stories of, like, there was someone on set and he found out they were struggling or whatever, and he, you know, paid the mortgage and didn't want to even know. There's just so many stories about that. And then, of course, he was the first person to start taking photos with female friends where he was like this and doesn't touch their backs, which is very smart.

[Christopher]

I've met him one time, and we did a whole thing in Tokyo. I went to Tokyo to do a whole bunch of stuff with him, and he was the nicest person. Like, almost too nice. I was like. He was telling us places to go and restaurants, and he'd been here before because I guess he's in Tokyo a lot and he knows it well. Anyway, we were shooting a sketch for Chelsea lately with Chewie, and this is eight years into the show, whatever. The bit was, you make fun of Chewie. That's the bit for us who are on the show. But for him, who's the sweetest guy in the world, he was like, I'm not gonna do that. And we're like, no, no, no. Call him a dumb little person. Like, say dumb little person to him. And he's like, I will not do that. He was like, almost like, I'm sorry to. I don't want to offend anybody, but I'm not going to say that to him. I'm like, oh, well, that's kind of why we flew here. Yeah. So I can attest to the fact that he's a wonderful guy and just.

[Heather McDonald]

That I always think if you're a very nice person before you become famous, though he became famous quite young, then the fame and the money will just make you that much better of a person. And if you were kind of a shit before. Get ready.

[Christopher]

Oh, I've seen some people who are nice turned to shit. Oh, haven't you?

[Heather McDonald]

I don't know. I think in retrospect, I'll look back and I'll kind of put the pieces together that actually, you know, they had aspirations as a child that were selfish.

[Christopher]

I mean, I'm not gonna mention any names, but there were some times we used to work with a person, and there was some times when they would come in and be like, do you guys know what a bank machine is? I'm like, all right, you got famous at fucking 35. You know what a bank. You know, I mean, cut it out. Remember, there was like.

[Heather McDonald]

I went to a.

[Christopher]

Have you been to a grocery store? I remember that day I went to a grocery store and you buy groceries.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah.

[Christopher]

And I was just like, are you talking about fucking grocery store? I mean, it's not like you just landed on this earth. Some of it I was just so shocked by. And of course, all the ass kids like, isn't it amazing? It's amazing. Oh, fuck.

[Heather McDonald]

Well, they did do a. A famous scene where Kylie and Chris went back to going to a grocery store, and they really did, like, love it. And I do. I kind of get if. If it's something that, you know, you get to a place and you're so famous that you don't do it, and then you're like, I just want to. Like, it is.

[Christopher]

You still understand how it works, you know? Right?

[Heather McDonald]

Of course. You know, and you're not at that level.

[Christopher]

Details of the story I'm telling is she was, like, shocked that she could buy food and pay for it at a store and carry it out into the parking lot.

[Heather McDonald]

That's how it ended up in her fridge.

[Christopher]

Yes, Right.

[Heather McDonald]

She thought it was miraculously ending up in her fridge. She didn't realize it was, like, the 12 people that work for her. Very funny. Okay, well, here we go. Britney Spears now. Her boy, her brother Brian, who's been kind of in her world for a while, the ex girlfriend of the brother is saying that he is responsible for giving her meth. Mexican meth. Oh, Brittany.

[Christopher]

Whoa, wait. Mexican meth?

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah.

[Christopher]

Is that worse than regular?

[Heather McDonald]

It's like Mexican Coke. Yeah, it's stronger.

[Christopher]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Mexican Coca Cola is really good.

[Heather McDonald]

I know my kids would always be like, can we have a Mexican Coke for Christmas? Because then they'd come in the little.

[Christopher]

Yeah, right, right.

[Heather McDonald]

Little bottle, and there's like, extra sugar or something.

[Christopher]

I didn't even know she had a brother.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah. This guy Brian. I don't know. I saw one of her little clips, and she's like, this is my brother, and she's dancing around in Hawaii or Mexico with them. But, you know, you were one of those people that would get a lot of shit.

[Christopher]

Oh. And I'm so. I mean, I'm not happy with the way things have turned out, but you.

[Heather McDonald]

Could probably go on your deathbed and saying, I was on the right side of history.

[Christopher]

I believe I was. And I still. I'm saying that I believe the dad was not as bad as people made him out to be. And I think that now I've. I've been proven correct. Maybe. I don't.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah.

[Christopher]

I thought the dad was there to keep an eye on things.

[Heather McDonald]

And now it's a shame that there couldn't have been a bit more of a balance.

[Christopher]

Right.

[Heather McDonald]

Where it wasn't feeling like she was working and not benefiting from it, like. But then still had some, you know, family help around her, but. But we'll see. Don't know if that's true. Just saying what we're saying. Okay. Clay Aiken. Remember Clay Aiken?

[Christopher]

Sure I do.

[Heather McDonald]

He said he lost 50% of his fans when he came out in 2008. I just can't believe that.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

I felt like we knew from the moment.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

But maybe because we were in la, we knew that he was gay.

[Christopher]

Right, right.

[Heather McDonald]

But he wasn't. He was acting like he wasn't, I guess, in the beginning of his stardom after American Idol.

[Christopher]

Well, yeah. And then he always had a kid.

[Heather McDonald]

Then he had a baby. He had a baby?

[Christopher]

Yeah. He ran for a baby with someone's.

[Heather McDonald]

Famous sister or something.

[Christopher]

Oh, really?

[Heather McDonald]

There's something. Weird story. Anyway, we ran for office. Also. Also I saw something that Lance Bass was supposed to do, like a CW sitcom, and he was playing a straight character. And then when he's like, look, I'm. You know, people know, and I'm gonna come out.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

And he had the people. Yep. I'm gay, or whatever. It Was. Or maybe that was Ellen. Anyway, then they. That's. Then his pilot didn't go. Then his show didn't go.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Because they were like, you can't play a straight person being gay now that we know that you're gay. I'm like, why didn't they just change it to being gay?

[Christopher]

Right.

[Heather McDonald]

Why wouldn't you just go like. It's just so interesting. How weird. Okay.

[Christopher]

Do you remember Clay Aiken? There was. There was a minute there where they were kind of. They were gonna make him cut. He was co hosting a lot on the Kelly Ripa morning show.

[Heather McDonald]

Oh. Like he was gonna be like a daytime contestant.

[Christopher]

Do you remember when he like, put his hand over her mouth and she like, take. You take your hand off me or something. I don't know where your hand's been. And he never went back after that. You remember that?

[Heather McDonald]

Oh, my God, I do remember that.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

So she was chatting because it was live.

[Christopher]

Yeah. And it was a funny bit where they were doing.

[Heather McDonald]

And he was like, don't say anything.

[Christopher]

And she was just like really pissed off that he touched her face.

[Heather McDonald]

And so did she come off as like a.

[Christopher]

Well, that was. There were two sides to it. He would. People like, don't touch.

[Heather McDonald]

Don't put your face. And also she's the host. Don't tell her to show.

[Christopher]

And then she. People were like, well, that was her in a way being, you know, insensitive to gay, saying, I don't know where your hand's been.

[Heather McDonald]

Right. Like a derogatory somebody's ass.

[Christopher]

You know, like people's head went, you.

[Heather McDonald]

Know, so you couldn't win.

[Christopher]

Right. Yeah. Anyway. But I do. I remember watching that clip being so uncomfortable.

[Heather McDonald]

Yes.

[Christopher]

For all of it. Because, you know, there's a whole bunch of women in the audience going, ah. Oh, that's. That's not good.

[Heather McDonald]

Oh my God. Yeah.

[Christopher]

But that's like kind of where his career kind of ended. They were. I think there were abc, whatever network that's on. They were like, oh, this guy could be one of these, you know, talk show hosts. Kind of Kelly Clarkson. Ish. And it just. That was the end of it.

[Heather McDonald]

It. Yes. You know who also was supposed to have a talk show? Was that Todd Chrisley.

[Christopher]

Oh, yeah. Well, yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

No way before he got in trouble with prison, he had a full blown pilot of him being a talk show host. Yeah.

[Christopher]

I would imagine. I mean, that. That was a while that would have given that. That to anybody.

[Heather McDonald]

Well, I knew. But. Yeah.

[Christopher]

But you remember Queen Latifahs I was on it. Oh, are you?

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah, I was on for two years. And I went on. Right. I went right to promote my first standup special, which was on Showtime.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

So I got to be on it. I can't remember the woman I was on with. We kind of. I think I had an interview and a panel or something, and it was just like. But this was. I'm pretty confident. Was before she came out. And then I say that, and I'm like, has she come out now? I don't know if she's come out.

[Christopher]

I mean, she has, but. Yeah, I don't know if she has.

[Heather McDonald]

But it was like. It was like Queen Latifah keeping it real. And I'm like, that was the name.

[Christopher]

Of the show, something.

[Heather McDonald]

It was like, that was like the. The byline or whatever. And I was like, okay. Because I remember we, like, did a story that she gifted her personal trainer, who was a woman, you know, a home that they live together.

[Christopher]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

I mean, I like my Pilates instructor a lot, but I'm not giving her a home. Like, so it's like there was something like that. I. I feel like maybe she has now. It's like, nobody cares. Like, you know, whatever. But also, Malcolm in the Middle is coming back for a reboot.

[Christopher]

Yeah. I don't think I ever watched the old one, but, I mean, I like the cat.

[Heather McDonald]

I did one episode of it, and the set caught on fire. That was. Have you ever been in a fire? No, it's the only time I've ever been near a fire.

[Christopher]

Really?

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah. Like, I was, like, doing the scene, which I was just like a guest star, you know, like, worked at, like, the wife's place. And, like, I remember, like, there's, like. I heard, like, this crackling sound or something, and it was like, on the Radford lot. And, you know, it was like, over there, a fire had started. And. Cause this was not live audience. So it's like we filmed it on these sets, right? And I just, like, let the fire go for a minute because, you know, I'm just a guest star. I don't want to, like, ruin anything for myself. Maybe I want to be ass back. And I just remember they're like, everybody out. And, like, we went outside, and then I'm like, oh, fuck. Like, is this never gonna. Is this it? Like, I'm not gonna come back tomorrow. And I mean, they saved it. But when I think about like, how fast something like that and how scary.

[Christopher]

Oh, they can go up quick, like.

[Heather McDonald]

You know, and if you. If you wait at all. But, yeah, I think it's interesting that these, like, these reboots are coming back of, like, these shows and.

[Christopher]

Well, I mean, they're trying any. You know, they gotta get a lot of these people, you know, they didn't make as much money as everyone thought they did. And it's been a long time for. And, you know, I mean, Frankie, you know, in the case of Bryan Cranston, he went on to 10 different things, but some people, you know, they have one big series, and then that's the end of it.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah.

[Christopher]

So if there's a. If there's ever a reboot, they're like.

[Heather McDonald]

Absolutely, I'll do it and get the crew back.

[Christopher]

Is One Tree Hills doing it again and a bunch of Gilmore Girls.

[Heather McDonald]

Even for Paris and Nicole, they just went the whole thing and people. I didn't really watch Paris and Nicole, so I started to watch a little. And, like, they're cool women, but I kind of. I'm like. I don't know. I don't really. Like. I wasn't a big fan of the show the Simple Life, but people love it. They say.

[Christopher]

I actually thought Nicole Richie was, like, genuinely funny.

[Heather McDonald]

She was funny. You know, they. I mean, a lot of it was set up. I remember, like, one time she was, like, with some family or whatever, and she, like, drew, like, a little tattoo of a heart, which meant, like, you killed somebody. And, like, just little funny, like she was. She came off very funny. So maybe I'll give it another chance. But they just said, you know, just seeing their chemistry together was, like, enough of, like.

[Christopher]

Just so you know, it's a teardrop that you killed a heart.

[Heather McDonald]

Oh, you're right. It's a teardrop.

[Christopher]

Teardrop, yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

That's the case.

[Christopher]

You killed somebody in prison or something?

[Heather McDonald]

No, that. No, as a gang member. You killed someone, which is often the rite of passage.

[Christopher]

Sure, sure.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah. The teardrop really does mean that. I wonder if they still do that.

[Christopher]

I'd like to bring it back if they don't. I remember there was once you had a teardrop on your head. It was pretty badass.

[Heather McDonald]

I remember I had a relative that was, you know, needed, like, a nurse to come and visit, you know, and be there. The guy had a teardrop, and we're like, okay, maybe this is not who we really want to be, like, taking care of, like.

[Christopher]

Right.

[Heather McDonald]

The elderly. Okay. This was interesting. Speaking of old sitcoms. Ray Romano, Everyone Loves Raymond. This was a really funny show. Traditional sitcom. Patricia played the wife. And in Real life, he had twin boys and he would do a lot of stand up about the twin boys. So in the show he had a daughter and twin boys that actors played.

[Christopher]

Right.

[Heather McDonald]

So now the twin boys are. They did a documentary that they hope, like did some, some festival and it's like about their life and one tried to do stand up and you know, and like. And they kind of say how hard it is when like you want to be in this business. And he's like, I know that my dad struggled as a stand up, but we don't know that. Like we only once we came out, he had a show that taped and Right. It seemed like everything was like easy and so I just thought it was like interesting. Like the, like the Napa babies kind of be like, I kind of want to see it. Like, you can still go, oh, you know about it. But like, I'm like, yeah, it is kind of of. It is hard to think that your kid is ever gonna work as hard as you in your industry if you can give them a step up, like, no matter what it is.

[Christopher]

Yeah. I don't have any problem with Nepo babies. I mean, I feel like there's.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah.

[Christopher]

If your dad's an electrician, usually you're an electrician.

[Heather McDonald]

They help you get in the union.

[Christopher]

Yeah. Nepal babies are everywhere.

[Heather McDonald]

I know nobody ever thinks about it with cops and firemen and stuff. Yeah. But no, I mean, it's true. It's like you learn the thing. I always felt like people would get so mad and I'm like, yeah, if you're hanging out with Goldie Hawn and you're a writer, director, whatever, and all of a sudden little Katie comes down and you're like, Katie's 16. And she starts singing and dancing and she's beautiful. And they're like, oh my God, we're doing this movie and it hires like a 16 year old cute blonde.

[Christopher]

Right.

[Heather McDonald]

Like, let's have her read for it. Then she reads with like her mom and her dad and like gets a good acting teacher and it's in her blood and she knows how to act professional on the set.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Why wouldn't she be successful? Of course, you know, it's like, yeah, what do you. And for the person that just. They want to cast it easily. So if they know that like, your daughter is good.

[Christopher]

Right.

[Heather McDonald]

I don't think it's that big of a deal either, but I gotta go.

[Christopher]

To a show Friday for my daughter. Big Christmas extravaganza.

[Heather McDonald]

Does she have a big part?

[Christopher]

Who's she Singing solo? No, I don't think so. She owed me the choreography. It's pretty in depth choreography. But the song's about a cat. Everybody wants to be a cat. And I'm like, what does that have to do with Christmas? But these days, you know, you can't, can't do you know we wish you a merry Christmas to be arrested. So I said, all right. Can't you find a common ground? Songs about a cat, nothing to do with Christmas.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah, you could always do just a rave, right? I don't know, like Rudolph.

[Christopher]

I. I don't know the rules.

[Heather McDonald]

Rudolph was one of the disciples.

[Christopher]

Right.

[Heather McDonald]

Well, you'll have a good time.

[Christopher]

Yeah, it'd be fun.

[Heather McDonald]

I'm sure you have your phone all charged up.

[Christopher]

It's all charged up.

[Heather McDonald]

Tape, all the photo. This is a crazy story that happened in Woodland Hills. Right here, right here. So this guy, I remember this story. He was a doctor. It was like an urgent care medical center which I have gone to like, like when I'm just like needed a, you know, a Z pack or something. And he was just like going to his car and he was shot dead and killed. And now they have arrested his ex wife and these other people, like that one lives in Reseda and they're all like around like 40. That executed this death.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

And he was married to the second time with this other woman and had a baby. And it's like the classic, like she never got over it. And it was about money and like I have to get more into it. We'll cover it, you know, probably on Juicy Crimes on Patreon. But like this is just like a Dateline situation.

[Christopher]

That is a good one.

[Heather McDonald]

Sometimes when people go, oh, this will be a great Dateline, I'm like, no, because the person died. Like if the killer is dead, nobody cares about the crime. Yeah, like there's. There's been like, you know, juicy crimes that have happened. But if like then the person in the end kills himself too. You're like, well, that was kind of a weird, interesting story how they got there. But like we have to. The. They only get like media coverage if they're rich and someone attractive. And is this.

[Christopher]

So she's charged so they can interview that?

[Heather McDonald]

So it's like Keith Marsh.

[Christopher]

I get to view them.

[Heather McDonald]

And it's always going to be when, whenever it's like a hired. Like I hired someone to kill my right husband or ex husband to be. They always, it's always like, it always seems like it's such a hard thing to convict because they can always say, I didn't mean it, or I just mentioned it to my boyfriend, or they had problems with her, or they. The connection isn't there. Even when they've had, like, a girl. Like. Like there was this one where this woman was hiring someone to kill her husband. And then the cops knew. They set up the whole thing. She thought she was meeting a hitman. It was a cop. They filmed it and all this stuff. And then they, like, tell her that he's dead. And they literally took a photo of him, like, he was in on it. So they took a photo of him, like, pretending to be dead. And she's like, hysterically crying and everything. And then they eventually are like, well, he's not dead. And here you are, like, hiring the person. Even then she was like, I thought this was part of a reality show.

[Christopher]

Right.

[Heather McDonald]

She said, like, I thought I was part of a reality. They constantly seem. Somehow can get out of it when it's not them doing the murder. Yes.

[Christopher]

I always hate when they're into. Because you never know at the end. You don't know if. And they were let off because some evidence came out. But in the beginning. So we're in the first five minutes of the show, got an hour to go, and they're showing the person, and they got a white jumpsuit. I mean, an orange jumpsuit on. And I'm always like, well, they got an orange jumpsuit on in the interview. That means they're still in jail.

[Heather McDonald]

So you know what they started to do after that?

[Christopher]

Put a sweater over to them.

[Heather McDonald]

No, they started to do real close.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

If the person is talking this close. But then I asked the Dateline guys, like, what do you do about that? Cause you're kind of spoiling it.

[Christopher]

Right. But you don't want to see the.

[Heather McDonald]

Orange jumpsuit, the guy being like, we. And you know, and I always think it's really weird when you, like, know that you're talking to the suspect or. Or you're talking to the victim's, like, sister. And they're like, how did your sister, who's now dead, meet her husband, who we're pretty sure killed him? Like, oh, they were. They were inseparable. So they were. They were real star crossed lovers. And, you know, like. Like, I feel like this is a cute story. I'm like, how did you get them to a place of, like, being kind of cute and memorable?

[Christopher]

Cutesy.

[Heather McDonald]

But then I did say, do you ever just bring them clothes?

[Christopher]

Oh, I bet.

[Heather McDonald]

And they say, now they do.

[Christopher]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

So like, even if the. Like the. If the. If the jail will let them, they'll, like, put on a shirt for them or whatever. And then they. Also. A little bit of a wider shot.

[Christopher]

People have issues with that.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah.

[Christopher]

Remember Making a Murderer on Netflix? That was. That was, like, a one. That was a good one. We need more of those. Original.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah. And whatever happened to that guy?

[Christopher]

Well, I think there was talk of him getting out, but he was. I don't think it ever happened.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah, that was a good. That was one that really got everyone started.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Well, Ellen and Portia, they left their $42 million Montecito home to live a life in England. And then there was talk that their house was flooded. And then they said, no, it wasn't flooded, and they love it. But here, the Daily Mail is just like. Here's Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia. They're stepping out together, and it's just cold and rainy, and I'm, like, miserable.

[Christopher]

And they could be up in Santa Barbara. Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

I'm like, you left Santa Barbara? Like. Like. I mean, this is why Meghan Markle was like, I can't take it here. And is, like, still in Santa Barbara and, like, not sad. Not to be the princess. Because she's like, I would rather be now. Yes.

[Christopher]

I'm not. Was this a Trump move out? Like, we gotta leave because of Trump.

[Heather McDonald]

Was it one of those Specifically say. That's why. But it was, like, right after and, you know, and, like, we're gonna do this. How soon do you think they, like, we find out they buy some other house. House in.

[Christopher]

Well, any day now. They don't want to. Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Or they buy, like, maybe, like, a house like, in, like, you know, Greece or Spain or something. Like just a warm location. But maybe not America.

[Christopher]

I feel like Ellen suffers from the same problem I suffer from when a moment I put on a wool hat, I just look like an old lesbian. And she, well, is an old lesbian. So she looks like me when she put on. When I put on a hat. Some people just could wear the hat. And some people. I'm one of them. I can't.

[Heather McDonald]

I think all of it. When you're from California, you think like, a couple, like, rainy days at, like, the farmer's market is, like, a good time.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

And then when it, like, gets to, like, the 30th day. I don't know. I've never done 30 days of bad weather.

[Christopher]

Oh, you would. You would die. I. I go to these places on the road and I tell my. My Wife's born and raised in LA as well. And I'm like, you could never. You could never be here. I mean, I just. I was just on the east coast. It was 19 degrees.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah.

[Christopher]

She never felt 19 degrees ever.

[Heather McDonald]

I mean, like, Brandon's, you know, in Oregon, and he's like, yeah, I do miss California. Yeah, I miss California. I'm like, well, you know, get good grades.

[Christopher]

I know you could come back.

[Heather McDonald]

Like, you know, it's okay. So, anyway, speaking of Meghan Markle and Harry, well, they did this show about polo, which is basically a reality show about hot international polo players, their wives. One's trying to get pregnant. One has a back injury from a horse. I don't know. And it's totally bombed. It's getting no buzz. And the buzz that it's getting is that it sucks. So I'm like, well, I like rich people and I like cute outfits at polo, so let me just give it a chance. Maybe it's not that bad. Couldn't get past four minutes.

[Christopher]

Really.

[Heather McDonald]

I'm like, it's.

[Christopher]

And she produced it, I guess. Meghan Markle.

[Heather McDonald]

She's not in it. Yeah, maybe she's in it eventually, but she's certainly doesn't appear like, if she is, it's like, she's probably at one thing, but I don't think she is. I think their whole Netflix deal was like, we give us this hundred million dollars, and then we'll just make you do the work, you know, like, obviously she's not in the editing bay, you know, showing the horses.

[Christopher]

Right.

[Heather McDonald]

You know? But, yeah, I'm like, I don't understand polo. And I don't know. It's a lot to ask someone, I think, to just, like. Like, get invested in, like, a whole nother sport with a bunch of people that you don't know from anywhere. Like, at least if one of them was like, if it was like, Aaron Rodgers and. And four of his friends that have all left the NFL and we're going to follow them and their families.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Then I think people would be like, okay, I know that guy. I know that guy. I'm sort of interested, but I think it's hard when you're like. And I'm sure there's maybe some people that follow polo that are into it, but it's not doing well. So they say, like, the $100 million deal is not going to.

[Christopher]

I never even heard of it. I didn't even know there was a thing.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah, you have to. I did go on Netflix. It's not Anywhere promoting it on the page, you have to write, type in the P, the O, the L, the O. And finally then it popped up. Even when I first did pol, it didn't pop up, and it just came out.

[Christopher]

So, I mean, it used to be like the rich people sport, I think. Right. It was just a bunch of people drinking Fouquet and watching it in the Hamptons and stuff. That's what I was on the. But now, I mean, you go to a Dodger game, seats are $1,000. Like, every sport's the rich person sport now.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah.

[Christopher]

You know?

[Heather McDonald]

Yes. Anyway, what do you think's gonna happen? We've always predicted. She's your old colleague, my old friend.

[Christopher]

What do I think's gonna happen? I mean, I just think. I don't think she can win at this point. Like, I don't know what to do. Like, I think, where's the jam?

[Heather McDonald]

The Jam never came.

[Christopher]

The Jam.

[Heather McDonald]

She started making Jam America or something, and then they said she couldn't find.

[Christopher]

A CEO or something.

[Heather McDonald]

They couldn't then, yeah, no one wanted to be the CEO. But prior to that, it was like, the name is actually like a plate. Like it's an actual farm or something. So she couldn't have the name. And it was like she sent out the jams to the influencers, like, too soon before they were ready for anybody. Which is stupid, right? Like, I got Melissa Gorga sprinkle cookies.

[Christopher]

Oh, yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

And she sent them right when I could post and anyone could buy them. Like, you don't send it six months ahead of time as people are like, oh, I'll remember six months from now I can order that jam. No, it's like, it's got to all be ready to go. So the jam never happened.

[Christopher]

I never heard about the Jam.

[Heather McDonald]

And I feel like. Yeah, I don't know.

[Christopher]

I mean, at this point, I would say, like, one of those documentaries. But didn't they do that already?

[Heather McDonald]

They already did it. That was the only thing people cared about. And the invict. What is the Invictus game?

[Christopher]

It seems like to be some sort of, like, almost an Olympic type. It's a big deal in England. I think this year's in Canada.

[Heather McDonald]

These are people that are handicapped doing something like a Paralympics.

[Christopher]

I don't think so, but I could be wrong.

[Heather McDonald]

Or is it, like, what is it? I think, anyway, that was another one.

[Christopher]

I think it's more of like, an Olympic.

[Heather McDonald]

That was another one that, like, didn't do anything.

[Christopher]

Well, it's big worldwide.

[Heather McDonald]

The podcasting's gone podcasting.

[Christopher]

That didn't last at all.

[Heather McDonald]

No.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Well, I mean, there's some new podcasts coming out.

[Christopher]

Back to acting. Oh, who? Like, celebrities.

[Heather McDonald]

Yes. Who are you? A Charlotte.

[Christopher]

Who? Oh, Charlotte.

[Heather McDonald]

Charlotte from Sex and City is starting a podcast.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

And, you know, I'm sure it's gonna be no holes bar ask me anything about interesting topics. Health, wellness, you know, and it. Yeah, the same thing that Chloe's is, you know, like. Yeah.

[Christopher]

Khloe Kardashian.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah, but I. Yeah, Khloe's doing one, too. She's doing one, and now they call it, like, you. Like a video podcast. And I'm like, well, everyone has that. But anyway, we'll see. We'll see how these things go. But I don't think she's ever coming back to that.

[Christopher]

Acting. Go back to acting. I'm telling you. I mean, I know that. I mean, the critics will just have a field day, but why not? Actually, strangely enough, that movie I just watched, Terrible. Carry on. The wife is way too gorgeous to.

[Heather McDonald]

This guy's the wife of the tsa.

[Christopher]

I'm like, all right. But she does kind of remind me of Meghan Markle. She's got a similar look.

[Heather McDonald]

Look, I still think that she will join some type of reality show because she's going to be presented with something, and she's going to be like, do I really want to, like, leave my kids and go all the way to Warner Brothers or wherever and. Or memorize, like, I'm for a medical drama and, like, work that hard?

[Christopher]

Right.

[Heather McDonald]

Or I can just have the cameras follow me around and. And I can, like, start my own thing with, like, some other Montecitos, rich moms, like, mompreneurs or something. And it's like, I talk about my jam, and then my other rich friend has a jewelry line, and the other one is a candle girl.

[Christopher]

I'd give it. I'd watch it.

[Heather McDonald]

I know. See, like, that you'd watch. And then you don't have to, like, leave your house or.

[Christopher]

But I was under the impression the reason they did this, came to Montesino, wherever they live, it was to kind of just be out of the spotlight. I thought, like, why. Why not just do that?

[Heather McDonald]

That.

[Christopher]

Why does she have to do anything?

[Heather McDonald]

Well, I. Because I think, a. They kind of do need the money.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

And then I think that they. I think if they had stayed, then they couldn't monetize. They couldn't become, like, a brand, like a Kardashian brand. And then once they got here, Then they said, yo, you can't use the Sussex names.

[Christopher]

Right?

[Heather McDonald]

So anything you do just has to be like, you know, Meghan and Harry or Harry and Megan, you know.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Tennis shoes or eyewear or whatever. And now I just feel like the momentum is gone.

[Christopher]

Right.

[Heather McDonald]

Like, I just feel like. Just don't. Like, who cares? There's nothing interesting about you. What? We're gonna be really excited when you're pregnant with the third kid. Like, who cares? You already have one of these.

[Christopher]

Clothing line. Clothing line. They all do. Clothing line. You know what? Eva Mendez does sponges for dishes.

[Heather McDonald]

Oh, I thought you meant sponges when you do your makeup.

[Christopher]

Dish sponges. Eve. Amanda's got a whole line. Get into sponges.

[Heather McDonald]

Get into it.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Well. Well, just so you were hoping. Alabama Barker. Travis Barker's daughter. Stepdaughter. To.

[Christopher]

Okay.

[Heather McDonald]

Chloe has come out with a new baddie type of.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Song.

[Christopher]

She's got like, I got a lot of money. You don't.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah, it's. I got a lot of money. I ain't broke. Yeah, but you are. And also, if you leave your man, you know, with me. Yeah, I'll take your man. Which is, you know, a real pro woman message.

[Christopher]

Right.

[Heather McDonald]

And, you know, with the long nails coming around like a hot guy, you know, a lot of, like, ass dropping and stuff and then. But she's smart enough to put, like, her brother in it. And she's in the back of a car holding dollars with Courtney's.

[Christopher]

In it.

[Heather McDonald]

With Courtney. Courtney's just sitting there doing Courtney thing where she's. Whatever. She's awkward. She just, like, laughs. And so she's just, like, laughing in it, you know, And. But for one of those songs, it's not terrible. Oh, yeah, it's not. I can't think of the beat. But it wasn't. It wasn't totally terrible. And, like, again, what else are you gonna do as a Nepo baby? You think she's gonna go, you know, write essays and run first, you know, try to get into a sorority? No. So, like, there you go.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Baddie. Baddie. Whatever.

[Christopher]

Alabama Barker. All right.

[Heather McDonald]

Did you know that Selena got engaged?

[Christopher]

I did. Yeah. To.

[Heather McDonald]

I like her ring. Yeah, I like her ring.

[Christopher]

It'd be good for her.

[Heather McDonald]

A lot of people get upgrades of their ring after you've been married as long as I have.

[Christopher]

Put more stuff in it. More diamonds or.

[Heather McDonald]

Yes. Or maybe a whole new diamond.

[Christopher]

Right.

[Heather McDonald]

Anyway, I'm putting the hint out. Okay. This is our last one. This is really terrible. An AI BOT hinted to A teen to kill his parents for restricting screen time.

[Christopher]

So now they're suing, but hinted in what way?

[Heather McDonald]

The bot, I guess the kid. I want to say maybe the kid was on the spectrum. So this was, like, something. Someone that he could, like, talk to. And he was like, my parents are restricting my time, my screen time. And the bot was like, kill them. The bot was like, you know, they're trying to take your rights away. Like, put it, like, literally. I guess the way it works is, like, if you put this information, they would say, you know, based on maybe the word he used, restricted. They're like, well, people shouldn't try to restrict your right to, like, speech. And then it got to the place where they said, you know. And so then the two guys that created it said, well, you know, it's got some kinks we need to.

[Christopher]

Sure does. Yeah. If you're those parents, there's a few kinks.

[Heather McDonald]

I mean, luckily they were okay at everything. This throuple, you know, thruffles are a big thing nowadays. And this throuple, they didn't know how they were gonna celebrate Christmas. Yeah. Because, you know, it's hard enough to go to two sets of parents, and now you have to go to three.

[Christopher]

Oh, yeah, I guess.

[Heather McDonald]

So what do you do? Your parents are not coming out here. Are they coming out?

[Christopher]

No, they're not coming out. They're just staying out there in Myrtle. North Myrtle Beach.

[Heather McDonald]

And do you guys. Now, you have a mixed family as far as you. There's Judaism, Yes.

[Christopher]

My wife is Jewish. Yes. But they're not very. They're Christmas people.

[Heather McDonald]

So you have a tree?

[Christopher]

We do.

[Heather McDonald]

And you do. Do Hanukkah? Because isn't Hanukkah after Christmas this year?

[Christopher]

This year it's the same week. It's kind of. They intertwine twine.

[Heather McDonald]

So do you get a gift for eight days plus a ton on Christmas Day? That's where the kid really makes out.

[Christopher]

We're not. We don't do huge Hanukkah stuff.

[Heather McDonald]

Okay.

[Christopher]

It's more Christmasy. But there is. We do light the candles. I mean, I'm not Jewish, so I just. It's all new to me.

[Heather McDonald]

Right.

[Christopher]

I just sit and single sing along.

[Heather McDonald]

You know, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel. Well, was that a Christmas one or is that not a Christmas one?

[Christopher]

I think they make dreidels at Christmas. Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Okay.

[Christopher]

Christmas Eve or Hanukkah.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah, yeah. And then do you. Christmas Day. Do you do anything special?

[Christopher]

We'll be in Hawaii.

[Heather McDonald]

Oh, that's so great. Just the three of you, or is it relatives coming?

[Christopher]

You know that AI Bottle said you should kill your parents? I think I might kill my wife. No, they're coming. They're coming. Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Did you guys get a big house or you each have your hotel room?

[Christopher]

We already. Okay.

[Heather McDonald]

So everyone has their own hotel room.

[Christopher]

Our trip has already been booked.

[Heather McDonald]

Okay.

[Christopher]

And they were like, well, it would be great if we came too. Like, let's do it all as a family. So now it's everybody. Not my family, her family. So I'm. Now I gotta hang out with them again. A lot of. You know. So what's a podcast again? You know, a lot of that. They try.

[Heather McDonald]

They can't keep. Ask still. Ask.

[Christopher]

Really? I'm telling you, if I asked AI Bot, they would tell me, you need to kill them.

[Heather McDonald]

The bot is like, how long have you been doing the podcast?

[Christopher]

You're like, are they still asking you what a podcast is? Yeah. So it's a lot of that.

[Heather McDonald]

Oh, my God.

[Christopher]

And that's like five days now. But it. We're also. We're thinking, oh, maybe we could leave Beckett with them, and then we can.

[Heather McDonald]

Actually have a couple nice dinners out.

[Christopher]

We might be able to get out.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah, you absolutely can do that.

[Christopher]

Right? But once again, kind of a little worthless as far as, like, that goes. They're older, you know, so they're like, we don't. I know how to do this anymore. Too much.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah.

[Christopher]

She was up till 8pm you know, we were already asleep.

[Heather McDonald]

I saw this comedian say this thing that was really funny because he's like, like, you know every grandparent when you're like, okay, like, the first grandkid comes and they're like, no, mom. Like, we do it like this. Whatever. And they're like, please, I've done this before. They're like, there's no other job but, like, parenting. And then grandparenting that if you left the factory for 35 years and then came back 35 years later, you wouldn't be like, maybe I need a day of retraining.

[Christopher]

Oh, my God, that's funny.

[Heather McDonald]

You know, it's so true. It's like, no, there's a whole thing that we do different. And, like, with the food and with the sleeping and, you know, all of that. That. You know a lot of that. Yeah, that is really funny. Well, Chris, do you have shows that you would like the Juicy Scoopers to attend?

[Christopher]

How about New Year's Eve? New Year's Eve, Tacoma, Washington. Tacoma Comedy Club on New Year's Eve at Tacoma Comedy Club. Two shows, one at midnight. Got a midnight show. That's exciting.

[Heather McDonald]

Wait, that starts at midnight?

[Christopher]

No, no, no. You know, end at midnight.

[Heather McDonald]

You know, like, so then you have to, like, really watch the time and then you're going to be in charge of the.

[Christopher]

Yeah. At Tacoma Comedy Club in Tacoma.

[Heather McDonald]

By the way, one day I ruined that, and it still haunts me.

[Christopher]

I ruined it in Chicago one time, too.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah, I was in Chicago, too, when I ruined it.

[Christopher]

Really?

[Heather McDonald]

They're, like, freaking out and I'm like, well, let me just finish the act.

[Christopher]

Right?

[Heather McDonald]

Let me just finish, like, this bit.

[Christopher]

1210, you finally dropped.

[Heather McDonald]

They're like, all pissed.

[Christopher]

And I was like, yeah, I think I left early. And they were like, we. It's 11:45. I'm like, oh, I was kind of done. Yeah. Anyway, so, you know, then I got February 13th, the Irvine Improv. February 13th, Valentine. Like, Valentine coming down again. And then Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City, Bricktown Comedy Club. I'm there. That's January 25th and 26th and Tulsa. Tulsa. 25th and 26th. Oklahoma City's 23rd and 24th.

[Heather McDonald]

Oklahoma.

[Christopher]

Tulsa and Oklahoma City. All will be on Frangola fun podcast called Cover to Cover. If you like podcasts, come over and listen to that one when you're done with Khloe Kardashians or the Girl from Samantha or whoever.

[Heather McDonald]

Kristen Davis.

[Christopher]

Kristen Davis, yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

That would be great.

[Christopher]

I'm sure that's going to be.

[Heather McDonald]

But the thing is, if she does not talk about Sex in the City, it's going to be a challenge.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

And it's like, I'm sure she doesn't want to.

[Christopher]

That's another thing a lot of people do, and they're like, let's do a recap of the show we were on 10 years ago. We just to go through, you know, because those girls, the office, do it.

[Heather McDonald]

But do they. I mean, you've got to. They must have. They've had it for now, like eight years. So they must have gone through every episode.

[Christopher]

Right.

[Heather McDonald]

And then do they start all over again?

[Christopher]

I'm not sure how that would work.

[Heather McDonald]

Like a different guest.

[Christopher]

Yeah, maybe. I mean, I don't know how old.

[Heather McDonald]

Or do they talk about other things? I have been wondering about that. Like, what happens once you've gone through every episode?

[Christopher]

I don't know. Know.

[Heather McDonald]

But it's a kind of smart way to start out. Then. Then if they like your personalities, I think that's what happen.

[Christopher]

I think those girls now do, like, they just chat yeah. Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Okay. Well, Chris, what a great year we've had and. Oh, yeah, thank you for being on Juicy scoop for.

[Christopher]

Thank you for having me.

[Heather McDonald]

We had lots of fun shows that we did together out on the road.

[Christopher]

Live run there. That was fun.

[Heather McDonald]

Live shows. Looking forward to a 25. 20.

[Christopher]

25.

[Heather McDonald]

20, 25.

[Christopher]

I'll be here.

[Heather McDonald]

Just.

[Christopher]

Can you believe it? Still going.

[Heather McDonald]

It's.

[Christopher]

Do you ever feel like.

[Heather McDonald]

Yeah, I freak out because, like, you know, the year I was born, you know. Yeah, that's a really long time ago.

[Christopher]

I mean, I'm starting to.

[Heather McDonald]

So I'm sometimes just like, oh, my God. You know, and like, this is like a big, like, coming up. It's like a big year for me.

[Christopher]

Big year.

[Heather McDonald]

As far as what I have been married 25 years in May. I will have done this for 10 years in June. Wow, it's a big age here.

[Christopher]

No, it's 50. What?

[Heather McDonald]

50. 5.

[Christopher]

5. Oh, yeah. I mean, 55.

[Heather McDonald]

Which I. I feel every year I live the. I. I say I'm the year coming up just so I don't freak. So the whole year I'm like, heather, enjoy that. You're not that yet, but whatever. But I feel great about everything, so I'm kind of like.

[Christopher]

I mean, as you should.

[Heather McDonald]

I feel like that. Like, I should do something special, like, for that coming up. I don't know what it's going to be, but I feel like. But then I'm like that person doing like, a triple combo and Mother's Day.

[Christopher]

Right, right, right. Yeah, it's. Yeah. I'm at that point, too, where I'm just like. I don't know how much more do I got in me, you know, that's why I was like Jim Carrey. I'm like, stay away. What are you doing? I want to get back in. Like, why? Yeah, I mean, some people just don't want to quit it.

[Heather McDonald]

Yes. You know, I'm going to read books and watch movies.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

This. This holiday.

[Christopher]

Fantastic.

[Heather McDonald]

Anyway, thank you.

[Christopher]

Happy holidays, everyone. I hope you. It's a great year and end of. And hope the drones don't get us.

[Heather McDonald]

That's right. That's right. And if. If, if not. And this was the end, I. I had a great time.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Heather McDonald]

Let the aliens run the world now.

[Christopher]

You do. Yeah, you do.

[Heather McDonald]

The aliens do the podcast. There's two people with like.

[Christopher]

Can you believe Khloe Kardashian started a podcast?

[Heather McDonald]

Oh, God. We're fun right till the end. Thank you.

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