Madonna was most not too long ago seen performing a shock stand-up set at a New York comedy membership.
The pop icon was reportedly seen on the Comedy Cellar final Saturday (January 25) following up a set by pal and comic Amy Schumer with a half-hour try in entrance of the mic, per The Solar, whose supply added that the viewers “was so shocked” by her presence that “it took them the whole set to heat as much as her”.
“She didn’t do in addition to you’d suppose she would, she bought laughs each time she dropped F-bomb, as a result of simply listening to Madonna curse is humorous,” the supply informed The Solar, additionally claiming that the set included a Donald Trump joke.
After that night time, Schumer shared a selfie with Madonna at a membership desk that reads “This desk is reserved for Comedy Cellar comedians solely.”
Schumer later appeared on The Howard Stern Present speaking in regards to the expertise bringing Madonna to the membership and watching her carry out. “She has one thing in her that’s like fascinated about stand-up and she or he is aware of that, like anything, you need to work actually laborious on it,” she informed Stern.
The comic revealed that the duo have attended the Comedy Cellar “a few occasions” – together with in 2017 when Madonna tried the identical factor following Schumer. This time “she’s like, ‘I need to stand up. I’ve bought issues I need to categorical’”.
“She goes up with a pocket book and she or he is like, form of engaged on her set and it’s not cringey,” she continued. “She’s humorous! She’s bought jokes. She’s bought issues to say. She’s bought tea.” She added that Madonna recorded her personal set to determine what she will be able to enhance on.
Whereas her look was a whole shock, Madonna famously first expressed her curiosity in stand-up comedy way back to 2015, throughout an look at The Tonight Present with Jimmy Fallon the place she tried a three-minute stand-up set in entrance of the present’s dwell viewers.
Earlier this week, Madonna referred to as out the US authorities over “slowly dismantling all of the freedoms we’ve got been combating for” in an Instagram put up, following the slate of government orders signed by Trump aimed toward immigrants and transgender residents.
Final December, it was revealed that Madonna’s ‘Celebration’ tour made the highest 10 listing of highest-grossing world excursions of 2024. The identical month, she additionally teased new music due for launch this yr. If 2025 sees a brand new album from the ‘Hung Up’ hitmaker, it can mark her first LP since 2019’s ‘Madame X‘.
Since her 14th report was shared, the singer has gone on to embark on an enormous world tour, celebrating the hits from all through her profession. The UK dates of her ‘Celebration’ tour featured a number of sold-out stops at The O2 in London – which got a five-star evaluate by NME. It described the opening gig as showcasing “a collection of spectacular set-pieces referencing iconic highlights from Madonna’s reign”.
The tour additionally marked Madonna working with Stuart Worth once more. Across the time of the 2 reconnecting, Worth stated: “When she introduced the best hits tour I referred to as her simply to say, ‘Congratulations, I feel it is a nice concept.’ And she or he stated, ‘I used to be simply fascinated with you, and I believed you’d be the right particular person to work with on this’” (by way of The Solar).
In different information, a brand new documentary about Madonna – titled Turning into Madonna – is about to convey a “recent perspective on an everlasting icon”, in line with an announcement from Sky.
As per Deadline, Sky has inexperienced lit a characteristic that can “chart Madonna’s rise to turn out to be the most important feminine pop icon in historical past” by way of uncommon footage, unseen images and “intimate interviews with household, pals and collaborators – a few of whom have by no means spoken in a documentary earlier than.”
