Donald Trump’s media blitz included some of the biggest names in podcasting.
That includes “Flagrant,” the show hosted by Andrew Schulz and Akaash Singh.
That episode went live Oct. 9.
This week, Schulz reveals the fallout from that interview in the latest “Flagrant” episode.
Brooklyn Academy of Music, where Schulz planned to shoot his next comedy special, canceled the gig hours after the Trump interview went live.
The podcasters laughed about the decision. That couldn’t cover up how it impacted his entourage’s efforts to secure a fitting backdrop for his follow-up to “Infamous.”
“We’ve had these venues locked in for months now,” Schulz said about his future touring plans including the venue in question. “It’s not like, ‘we might do it here’ It’s booked. It’s ready to go. We’re going on sale this week. We had the entire production team come out [to inspect the building]. We have the set design already curated … it’s ready to go.”
“We get an email three and a half hours later, ‘after discussing with our board members, we don’t think it would be …” Schulz said, his voice trailing off.
He eventually shared the venue in question: Brooklyn Academy of Music. “Flagrant” showed the rejection email on its YouTube channel.
“BAM is not the right fit for this show at this time,” the letter reads.
“I don’t know if it’s the interview [that caused the cancellation], but the day before it came out we were ready to go and [tickets] were going on sale this week…If you’ve got a venue for us, that would be great. We’d really love to shoot this special,” the New York native said.
“The irony is that this is your most personal special. It’s not political. It’s about you and your journey,” Singh said.
Schulz said the special was slated for a November taping but those plans are on hold, for now.
It’s not the first time a club got cold feet over Schulz’s rebellious shtick.
In 2021, a Toronto comedy club canceled Schulz’s appearances over inappropriate material. The comedian quickly found a new venue and sold it out.
He’s not alone in the comedy world.
Seattle Comedy Club Cancels 4 Comedians Over ‘Progressive Values’ https://t.co/245pgrgdJL pic.twitter.com/Hgz3omcHAv
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A Seattle club canceled four unwoke comedians earlier this year, fearing backlash from its hard-Left community. Several years ago, “Everybody Loves Raymond” alum Brad Garrett fired comedian Steve “Mudflap” McGrew for being a Trump supporter, the comedian alleges.
Schulz isn’t as outrageous as an Andrew Dice Clay, but he doesn’t play by the current woke rules. And he’s paid a price for that approach.
A major streaming platform planned to release “Infamous” two years ago, but it demanded the comedian censor select jokes from the material.
He refused.
He bought back rights to the special and says he quickly recouped his costs. And then some.
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