Wrong Turns with Jameela Jamil

Episode: Jiaoying Summers and Yola Jean Lu
Date: January 29, 2026

Episode Overview

This madcap episode of Wrong Turns with Jameela Jamil brings together comedians Jiaoying (also spelled Xiaoying throughout) Summers and Yola Jean Lu to swap their most humiliating, hilarious, and disastrous stories. True to the show’s motto—"where dignity goes to die"—the trio delight in personal disasters, with zero moralizing and an open invitation for listeners to relish the chaos. Expect revelations about embarrassing childhood misadventures, sex and romance mishaps, family shame, and raw, uproarious takes on what it means to be truly, spectacularly embarrassed.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Setting the Tone: Embarrassment, Gossip, and Asian Mom Energy

• Jameela introduces her "Asian invasion" panel, jokes about being a gossip magnet, and reveals she's currently embarrassed due to leaked private texts. The group establishes a supportive, shame-free zone for sharing their worst moments.
• Notable Quote:

  "It's a physical manifestation of shame literally bursting out of my body... I’m like a fucking magnet to disaster and controversy even when it’s not possible."
  — Jameela Jamil (05:27)

2. Embarrassment: How Easily Do You Embarrass?

(Timestamp: 04:06–09:42)

• Yola: Admits she embarrasses easily and replays mortifying moments for years.
• Jameela: Shares her “shame noises” in the night and anxiety over text leaks.
• Jiaoying: Used to be embarrassed due to childhood powerlessness, but adulthood (and money) gave her thick skin. She’s now “shameless” and resists external judgment.
  • Notable Quote:

    "Embarrassment is just someone want us to feel that way... shameless is what we should do."
    — Jiaoying Summers (09:19)

• Conversation shifts to embracing resilience, with Jameela dubbing Jiaoying a new “Tony Robbins” for women’s self-esteem.

3. Family & Childhood Micro-Humiliations

(Timestamp: 11:10–17:35)

• Jiaoying’s Brothel Story:
  She unwittingly grew up in a brothel/hotel her mother owned in rural China. As a child, she found used condoms (thinking they were balloons) and blew them up, inadvertently ingesting their contents. The group marvels at her apparent immunity to illness.

  • Notable Quote:

    "I brought Covid to America and I never got Covid. I gave it to everyone else. I never got Covid to myself."
    — Jiaoying Summers (13:31)

• Female Sexual Shame:
  Jiaoying: Her mother said touching herself would make her ugly, leading to lifelong sexual hang-ups. Yola: Shared her own masturbation phobia, convinced ancestors “watched from above.”

  • Notable Quotes:

    "If you touch yourself, you’re gonna get uglier. Is I think one of the darkest things I’ve ever heard."
    — Jameela Jamil (15:47)
    "I believed I could only masturbate under the covers because if not then my ancestors were watching."
    — Yola Jean Lu (16:26)

4. Sexual Missteps in the Digital Age

(Timestamp: 17:36–20:47)

• Yola’s DMs:
  A man persistently asks her for nudes, claiming at one point "I'm dying," which she earnestly misinterprets as a terminal illness plea. The group riffs on monetizing advances and boundaries online.
  • Notable Quote:

    "Just talking to you... you’re disgusting me and I need to take a hundred dollars... each time you message."
    — Jiaoying Summers (19:53)

5. Macro Humiliations: Big Traumatic Embarrassments

(Timestamp: 23:27–42:29)

• Jiaoying’s Landlord OB/GYN Story:
  At university, after months of not paying rent, Jiaoying visits the campus gynecologist—only to find her landlord is the doctor who performs her pelvic exam. Both try valiantly to act like nothing's amiss.

  • Notable Quotes:

    "He’s my OB/GYN. Oh my God."
    — Jiaoying Summers (26:07)
    "My pussy’s out. Look, I don’t know what to say."
    — Jiaoying Summers (26:51)

• Discussion on male gynecologists:
  All three agree it’s uncomfortable, questioning men’s motivations for joining the field.

• Yola’s Dentist Crush:
  She becomes fixated on her attractive new dentist in Austin, tries to get extra cleanings (via unnecessary Invisalign), and ends up gifting him a personal favorite toothpaste and card on his last day, leaving her mortified.

  • Notable Moments:
    • Jameela relates this to meme culture about misreading dentist body language.
    • Jiaoying urges Yola to simply “fuck him... just get him.”
    • Jiaoying offers “Asian Hair Feng Shui” advice for catching men: tease your hair so “dick can stick.”
  • Notable Quotes:

    "I married him now, and I’m having a baby. We’re having a baby together!"
    — Jiaoying Summers offering her own happy ending (41:57)
    "Tease your hair, and you get—you catch that dick in your teased hair."
    — Jameela Jamil (42:19)

6. Listener Story: “Misery Loves Company”

(Timestamp: 45:14–47:50)

• Wendy’s Brief Relapse from Celibacy:
  Wendy tries sex again; the man won’t remove his boxers (he intends to return them), leading to disgust over “pussy juice boxers.” Wendy is now celibate again, and the panel cackles at the absurdity.
  • Notable Quotes:

    "He’s willing to get pussy juice all over them. And then he’s mad at her... This is what’s out there."
    — Jameela Jamil (46:34)

Notable Memorable Moments and Quotes

• Jiaoying, on overcoming embarrassment:
  "Now I just don’t care. People can call me whatever. I just take my money and I smile and I don’t care." (09:21)

• Jiaoying explaining “catching” Covid:
  "I never got Covid. I gave it to everyone else. I never got Covid to myself." (13:31)

• Meta-commentary on openness:
  "Everyone who’s listening to this, take it back under [the covers]. No one’s alone. You have no privacy. They’re fucking everywhere."
  — Jameela Jamil (17:22)

• On feminist loyalty in private texts:
  "If someone has a problem with one of my friends, I have a problem with that fucking person. I am balls to the wall, ride or die. I'll bury the body for you."
  — Jameela Jamil (07:15)

• Jiaoying’s advice on sexually harassing DMs:
  "You can DM me—just send money." (19:53)

• Jameela on male gynecologists:
  "Why do men ever, ever practice gynecology? Why are they in this? Get away from my pussy." (27:38)

• Yola’s self-deprecating humor about dentist crush:
  "But I was trying to convince him [to get Invisalign]... just to see him more." (33:44)

Important Timestamps

| Segment | Timestamp | |-----------------------------------------------|---------------| | Opening & Guest Introductions | 01:11–02:25 | | Embarrassment & Shame Noises | 04:06–06:31 | | Jameela’s Leaked Text Drama | 05:27–07:15 | | Jiaoying’s Attitude on Shame | 08:55–10:25 | | Jiaoying’s Brothel/Condom Tale | 11:10–14:43 | | Sexual Shame / Moms’ Warnings | 14:43–16:26 | | Yola’s Ancestral Masturbation Anxiety | 16:26–17:07 | | Yola’s Nude-Hunting DMs | 17:36–20:47 | | Macro Humiliations – Jiaoying’s Landlord Doc | 23:38–27:21 | | Macro Humiliations – Yola’s Dentist Saga | 30:19–35:38 | | Listener Contributions (“Misery Loves Company”) | 45:14–47:50 | | Plugs and Closing | 48:04–49:14 |

Energy, Language & Tone

• Irreverent and intimate: The trio lean in to self-mockery, practical feminist wisdom, raunch, and a refusal to take anything—least of all themselves—too seriously.
• Supportive and mischievous: Running gags involve bragging about resilience and plotting to “catch dick,” with Jiaoying and Jameela egging Yola on toward both adventure and chaos.
• No clean resolutions: The stories are celebrated for their messiness, with zero moralizing or silver linings—every disaster is just more proof that “nobody’s got it together.”

For the Listener—What’s the Takeaway?

You are not alone. If your life feels like a string of disasters, join Jameela, Jiaoying, and Yola in learning there is comedy—and unexpected kinship—in public humiliation, relentless shame, and sexual downsides. Embarrassment is universal, dignity’s overrated, and sometimes the best therapy is laughing till you cry about it all.

Find Jiaoying Summers:

• On tour at jiaoyangcomedy.com
• Hulu Special: Species Are You
• Podcast: Tiger Mommy

Find Yola Jean Lu:

• yolajeanlu.com
• Short films, stand-up, and forthcoming specials

Submit stories:

• Email: PersonalDisasterStories@gmail.com

“Wrong Turns: Where dignity goes to die.”