Wrong Turns with Jameela Jamil

Episode: Jessimae Peluso and Justin Martindale
Release Date: January 1, 2026

Episode Overview

In this uproarious and unfiltered episode of "Wrong Turns," Jameela Jamil welcomes comedians Jessimae Peluso and Justin Martindale to swap their most humiliating, disastrous, and downright wild personal stories. As the show promises, there's no redemption or moral—just hilarious commiseration and an enthusiastic embrace of life’s epic fails. Expect deeply personal tales of dating, friendships, wild misunderstandings, and (literal) hiding in bushes—all told with biting candor and comic flair.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Dynamic Friendships & Attracting Disaster

• Jameela introduces both guests, highlighting their comedic work and enduring friendship.
• Jessimae and Justin describe their relationship: supporting each other through thick and thin, crying together, traveling, and keeping each other’s darkest secrets.
  • “She's been my mom. I've met her parents. Like, we've hung out, I've cried, spent the night. We've cried.” – Justin (01:59)
• Both joke about being people around whom “death follows” and tease each other about being disaster magnets.
  • “I like that saying. You attract what you are. So, am I a coping mechanism for narcissists and the mentally ill of LA? ... Yes, I am.” – Jessimae (02:49)

2. Justin’s Wrong Turns: Embarrassing Mishaps & Awkward Truths

• The Spring Break Blowjob Nap:

  • Justin recounts a classic college fiasco: passed out drunk during his girlfriend’s first-ever blowjob, waking up to a friend trying to revive him and his mortified girlfriend dressing him while he slept.
  • “Sorry, you fell asleep during a blowjob.” – Jameela (05:38)
  • “That's the gayest thing ever.” – Jessimae (05:41)
  • “She put on my clothes while I was asleep because I was naked.” – Justin (06:19)

• The Friend’s Girlfriend Secret:

  • Justin describes recognizing a friend’s now-spouse while on tour—one with whom he learns there’s more to the story.
  • Upon sending a photo to his friend, he receives a terse “crazy!” in response and realizes he’s uncovered something unspoken (08:47).
  • The situation sours the friendship with unspoken suspicion and sideswipes him into awkward quasi-family drama, especially at a Palm Springs gathering—
    • “Please don’t fuck my dad.” – Friend’s spouse (10:22)
    • “Your dad’s a four, okay? ... Mr. Magoo is not my kink.” – Justin (10:36, 10:41)
  • Bursting with comic deflection, Justin continues to find himself at the nexus of his friends’ most bizarre, awkward moments.

3. Jessimae’s Wrong Turn: The Dangerous Relationship

• A Walking Red Flag Mistaken for a Soulmate
  • Jessimae shares a harrowing yet darkly funny account of dating a man with “BPD, PTSD, and alcoholism”—unaware at first she’d scooped the “DSM-5.”
  • “If you can imagine just an exciting thriller...directed by my poor judgment and produced by my childhood trauma.” – Jessimae (12:18)
  • She describes ignoring massive red flags, joking, “Yeah, I thought it was a theme park...Six Flags Gaslight Kingdom.” (14:10)
  • The relationship devolves into erratic behavior—her boyfriend shows up unannounced at gigs, asks to be put on her utility bills, and spins a web of contradictions and lies (15:17-15:25).
  • The breaking point:
    • He stalks her building, lurking in the hallway window. Jessimae calls Justin for backup.
    • “He was standing in the hallway just in the dark, staring into my condo. No. And I was like, oh, damn. This is—This is how I go.” (16:55)
  • Justin, half-naked and fresh out of the shower, ends up hiding “nuts out, just in a bush,” evading the ex (18:12, 18:22).
  • The ordeal results in restraining orders, changed locks, and a hard-won lesson: “If a guy arrives with emotional baggage, I don't need to pick it up... Leave that emotional baggage in the airport because it's not for you to travel with.” – Jessimae (19:30-19:46)
  • Both process the event’s trauma, with Jameela applauding their ability to maintain humor.

4. Listener Story: Nose Ring Disaster (21:45)

• Jameela shares a news story about a woman in Indonesia getting her nose ring stuck in her office chair mesh, culminating in a “chainsaw-wielding” firefighter rescue.
  • “She was sitting backward in the chair with her face stuck in the mesh like a bat caught in the net.” - Jameela (22:01)
  • Jessimae jokes: “After my last situation, I was desperate to meet a firefighter and I thought that was the only way I could.” (23:04)

5. Reflecting on Chaos, Resilience, and Friendship

• Despite traumatic or wild experiences, all three use comedy both as a coping mechanism and as solidarity.
• Jessimae announces her new podcast rebranding, focusing on grief survival—turning her experiences into relatable guidance.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Disaster Attraction (02:49):

  “Am I a coping mechanism for narcissists and the mentally ill of LA? The answer is yes. I went on a date recently...I could see the spaces between his teeth from the hostess stand.” – Jessimae

• On Humiliating Mistakes (06:44):

  “You took her mouth virginity?” – Jessimae
  “Yeah… Still got it.” – Justin

• On Red Flags (12:18):

  “I mistook a walking red flag for a soulmate, okay?... directed by my poor judgment and produced by my childhood trauma.” – Jessimae

• On Dating the DSM-5 (13:11):

  “I didn't know when I met him that he had BPD, PTSD, and alcoholism. So I was like basically dating, you know, the DSM 5, I think.” – Jessimae

• On Friendship & Emergency Bush Diving (18:22):

  “So I'm in a full towel, nuts out, just in a bush. Dream big, kids.” – Justin

• Learning from Chaos (19:46):

  “If a guy arrives with emotional baggage, I don't need to pick it up... Leave that emotional baggage in the airport because it's not for you to travel with.” – Jessimae

• True Crime Comedy Pivot (16:59):

  “I can't believe this went from a comedy podcast to now true crime.” – Jameela

Important Timestamps

• 00:40 – Episode opens; guest introductions & friendship banter
• 02:49 – Jessimae on attracting toxic people & “Stonehenge mouth” date
• 04:09 – Justin’s humiliating college story (spring break blowjob nap)
• 07:07 – Justin’s main “wrong turn” (friend’s girlfriend’s secret)
• 10:22 – “Please don’t fuck my dad” anecdote
• 12:18 – Jessimae’s “Walking red flag” relationship story begins
• 13:11 – “Dating the DSM-5”
• 15:17 – Boyfriend wants to be added to the electrical bill
• 16:55 – Stalking incident, Justin’s “bush dive” rescue
• 19:46 – Jessimae’s lesson on emotional baggage
• 21:45 – Nose ring stuck in the office chair: listener story & banter
• 24:28 – Jessimae’s new podcast announcement & charitable work
• 25:11 – Justin’s tour and podcast plug

Where to Find the Guests

• Jessimae Peluso

  • Podcast: Sharp Tongue (soon to be Dying Laughing, a grief survival guide)
  • Tour: Jessimae.com
  • Charity: Portion of ticket sales to Alzheimer’s Association and Seth Rogen’s Hilarity for Charity

• Justin Martindale

  • Podcast: Just Saying with Justin Martindale (weekly on YouTube and audio)
  • Tour Info: On his Instagram @justinmartindale

Tone & Takeaway

The show’s irreverent tone never wavers—even as stories navigate genuinely dark or traumatic ground. Self-deprecating humor, mutual support, and catharsis through laughter define this episode.
“Wrong Turns” is a raucous celebration not of redemption, but of survival—and the comedy and kinship forged by shared misfortune.

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