Brief Summary
This video presents ten instances where celebrities responded to disrespectful or inappropriate interview questions. These interactions range from subtle corrections to outright rebukes, highlighting the celebrities' refusal to tolerate unprofessional behavior, insensitive remarks, or attempts to create controversy. The video showcases moments where celebrities defended their work, personal choices, or even other people, using humor, directness, and unwavering confidence.
- Chelsea Handler confronts Piers Morgan for his lack of attention.
- Joan Rivers shuts down a CNN reporter for focusing on her fur coat.
- Russell Brand calls out the hosts of Morning Joe for their unprofessionalism.
- Jim Carrey responds to an insensitive question about his divorce.
- Bill Burr confronts a Fox host about jokes about Christianity.
- Jerry Seinfeld corrects Larry King about the cancellation of his show.
- Shane Gillis defends people with Down Syndrome.
- Tiffany Haddish corrects a reporter who assumed she was wearing a costume.
In March 2014, Chelsea Handler appeared on Piers Morgan's show, where Morgan's attention was diverted by his phone. Handler called him out for not paying attention and being a terrible interviewer. She pointed out that it was his job to focus on his guests, regardless of how interesting he found them. The interview ended with Handler sarcastically stating that the best moment to relive would be spending the hour differently.
On July 7, 2014, Joan Rivers was interviewed on CNN to promote her book, "Diary of a Mad Diva." The interview took a turn when the reporter questioned the "mean" nature of her fashion critiques. Rivers defended her comments as truthful observations. The situation escalated when the reporter brought up Rivers wearing fur in her book, attempting to corner her on animal rights. Rivers responded by questioning if the reporter was wearing leather shoes and criticized the line of questioning, asserting that the reporter was not suited to interview someone who does humor.
On June 17, 2013, Russell Brand appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" to promote his comedy tour. The hosts admitted they didn't know who he was, and made jokes about his accent. Brand called out their unprofessionalism, pointing out that they were talking about him as if he wasn't present and objectifying him.
On September 10, 2017, Jim Carrey was at New York Fashion Week when an E! News reporter asked an insensitive question about needing a date to the party. Carrey responded by questioning the meaning of the event and the concept of celebrating icons. He then delivered an unforgettable line, dismissing the entire situation as meaningless.
On April 14, 2015, Bill Burr appeared on Fox's "Morning Show" to promote his animated series, "F is for Family." The female host confronted him about past jokes that some people found disrespectful to the Christian religion. Burr turned the tables by questioning whether the Catholic Church had gone too far, referencing their crimes.
Bill Burr appeared on Tony Hinchcliffe's show "Kill Tony," where Hinchcliffe is known for publicly insulting and humiliating others for laughs. Burr picked up on how Tony sets up amateurs for failure and criticized Hinchcliffe for setting up the comedians to fail.
In 2007, Jerry Seinfeld was interviewed by Larry King, who seemed fixated on why "Seinfeld" ended. King suggested the show was canceled, which Seinfeld corrected, stating that he chose to end the show while it was still number one. In 2016, a CBC interviewer attempted to inject race controversy into his professional life by pointing out that most of his guests are white males. Seinfeld expressed his annoyance at the line of questioning.
On October 5, 2022, Shane Gillis was on the Flagrant podcast to promote his special. The hosts compared Shane to a Tiktoker with Down Syndrome. Gillis didn't appreciate the joke, especially when the hosts showed another clip of someone with Down Syndrome dancing.
On another episode, Schultz mocked his co-host and close friend akashi's nationality. He made a joke about Indians pretending to be old to get wheelchair assistance on planes.
At the 2022 Oscar's Vanity Fair Afterparty, Tiffany Haddish was asked about her "costume change." Haddish corrected the reporter, stating that she was wearing a custom Dolce & Gabbana evening gown that she paid for herself. She emphasized that it was not a costume for an acting gig, but her real life, showcasing her success and wealth.
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0:00 here are 10 times celebrities shut down disrespectful interviewers in the most brutal way possible starting off with the least brutal we have none other than the legendary Chelsea Handler in March 2014 Chelsea Handler gave Piers Morgan a dose of his own medicine the interview quickly went South when Piers got distracted by his phone diverting all the attention away from his guest you tweet very amusingly I wish you did I mean in the middle of the commercial break I want your viewers to know you I mean they must know because they're probably following you on Twitter I mean you can't even pay attention for 60 seconds you're a terrible interviewer well you just weren't keeping my attention that's not my problem you're your this is your show you have to pay attention to the guests that you invited on your show they interesting enough yeah they are listen
0:45 it doesn't matter how interesting I am you signed up for this job well maybe that's why your job is coming to an end the interview then ended with peer asking her a question she'd been dying to hear what's the moment if I said to you I can give you one moment back in your life to repeat right now what would you choose it would be spending this hour differently can't you try and be nice on July 7th 2014 Joan Rivers appeared on CNN to promote her book Diary of a Mad Diva my it was my my last book was on the best seller list 19 weeks so my my producer is not a fool she said write another so I said about what she said well you're funny every day write about what annoys you or makes you laugh every day and that's how the book came about it was so great to write what started as
1:32 a standard interview quickly spiraled out of control when the reporter made an out ofhand remark even with your fashion critiquing while it's very mean in some ways people can't wait to hear really it's not me you can it's not mean I tell the truth I'm sure I say the same things that all your viewers say to their friends sitting next to them on the couch instead of taking the hint to move on the interviewer doubled down but Joan isn't one to let things slide about feeling being hurt well not when it's about dresses it's not about them it's about clothing the breaking point came when the reporter steered an animal rights activism to back Joan into a corner of your book you're wearing a fur and you knew that there would probably be animal rights activ this whole interview is becoming a defensive
2:17 interview are you wearing leather shoes shut up I'm talking you know what I mean I don't want to hear you're wearing fur you're wearing I'm not an activist you're eating chicken you're eating meat I don't want to hear this nonsense stop it with and you do this and you're mean and you're that you are not the one to interview a person who does humor sorry are we serious the next comedian on this list didn't just take a stand he gave the hosts a lesson in proper interviewing etiquette on June 17th 2013 Russell Brand appeared on msnbc's Morning Joe show to promote his event Russell Brand This Summer he's embarking on his first ever worldwide comedy tour things started going downhill when the hosts openly admitted they didn't know
3:04 who he was all right joining us now he's a really big deal he's a big I know I'm told this I'm not very pop cultured I'm sorry comedian movie star author and host of the show Brand X Russell Brand brand went on to explain his love for standup comedy the thing I enjoy most is standup comedy cuz you're direct with your audience you can't be misinterpreted people can't get confused you know what happens if you work in media people like to uh change the information so it suits a particular agenda if you're in a room with people then what you're saying is clear instead of addressing Bran's point the hosts turned to a joke about his accent funny the accent you know when I see him in person it's totally fine Forgetting Sarah Marshall or the TV show it's fine but on satellite radio and the car I can't understand a single joke you said you can't understand it can you
3:49 understand me the female co-host decided to also jump in with a comment of her own I think I'm just my this is my first um brand experience brand yeah I think it's not listening to him it's it's experience it's just sort of taking it all in and that was the final straw that pushed bran to call out their unprofessionalism you are talking about me as if I'm not here and as if I'm an extraterrestrial you know I'm from a country that's near to you no dummy we're just sort of admiring the whole you know it's the whole thing is well thank you for your casual objectification Jim Carrey encountered a reporter who tried to make fun of his painful recent divorce on September 10th 2017 Jim Carrey attended New York Fashion week where he unexpectedly encountered e- news interviewer cat Sadler on the red carpet Jim Cary yes
4:37 I've covered a lot of fashion weeks this is the first time I've run in to Jim Carrey excited to interview the legendary actor comedian the reporter opened with an insensitive question is it true you're wandering the streets you need a date to the party what's up no no no I'm I'm I'm doing just fine uh understandably stunned by the question Jim was baffled and went on to say so I I wanted to find the most meaning thing that I could come to and join and uh and uh and here I am they I mean you got to admit it's completely meaningless well they say they're celebrating icons inside celebrating icons boy that is just the absolute lowest aiming you know possibility that we could come up with it's like icons what do you do you believe in icons trying to salvage the
5:23 conversation she attempted to shift the tone you don't believe certain icons have the power to make change to think different to be bold to inspire others Artistry you're one of them then Carrie finished it off with an iconic and Unforgettable line on the Good Foot H yeah you shut her down now however things didn't really get out of hand quite like it did on the 14th of April 2015 when Bill Burr appeared on Fox's Morning Show to promote his Animated Series F is for family bur welcome to Good Day New York how are you thank you for having me well the the show was so funny I I'm just is is it based on your real life or is it you know yeah no no it's definitely based on my my life what started as a standard promotional segment took a sharp turn just 2 minutes in as the female host confronted him
6:10 about some of his past jokes your Christian background is is part of the the show or at least I wanted to talk to you about Jesus after this well I the only reason why I bring it up is some people thought maybe you went a little too far you know as far as what well they thought that maybe you were being disrespectful to the Christian religion in typical Bill fashion he didn't back down he turned the tables took control of the moment and went all in on the host I mean we did maybe two jokes about that yeah exactly don't you think the Catholic Church went a little too far more so than my cartoon all right listen a couple of jokes I know this is a morning show you can't bring up all those crimes this wasn't the first time Bill had to deal with someone pushing boundaries he also publicly shut down Tony Hinchcliffe after being invited to his show kill Tony Tony Hinchcliffe
6:55 built his career by publicly insulting and humiliating others for laugh and personal gain at first bill seemed to be enjoying himself walking in with his usual charm and wit but it soon became clear he didn't fully know what he was signing up for until one particular comedian took the stage just compliment someone put it in the context of a joke and an idiot will make a fool of himself it didn't take long for Bill to pick up on how Tony sets up amateurs for failure but it's one minute now and I'm let's just put an end to this shall we oh thank you and true to form Bill couldn't just sit back and stay quiet yeah but didn't you kind of [ __ ] him with the music on the way up yeah like he's going to suck you put everybody's mve like can we can you give him a chance this is brutal is this going to
7:42 be an hour this I don't want to do this to people horrible nobody can be funny in a minute oh no the next moment involves a legendary comic whose response forced the interview to shut down in 2007 Jerry Seinfeld's promotional tour for his new movie brought him to the legendary Larry King instead of focusing on the movie Larry seemed fixated on discussing how Jerry's classic sitcom Seinfeld came to an end 180 episodes you gave it up right I did they didn't cancel you you canceled them this odd remark shocked and insulted Jerry you're not aware of this no I'm I'm asking you you think I got cancelled are you under the impression I got can have I hurt you Jerry I thought that was pretty well documented this is this still CNN don't most shows go down a little most people
8:28 do also but yeah no I I went off the I was the number one show on television Larry you were do you know who I am by 2016 Jerry found himself back in the spotlight when a CBC interviewer attempted to inject race controversy into his professional life talk to I have noticed that most of the the guests are mostly white males of 22 Episodes yeah let's get into that no but but you take a look over here Peter what do you see a lot of a lot of white oh this really pisses me off on October 5th 2022 Shane Gillis joined the flagrant podcast to promote the latest Gilli and kees special Gillian kees is coming out okay they have a live special and they're going to sell it through the
9:14 website what's the website Gilly and.tv the tone of the discussion shifted when the hosts drew a comparison between Shane and a tick tocker with Down Syndrome bro Shane actually has been working out dude let's see it hold not that's crazy oh my God you look good is this for West Point having close relatives with Down Syndrome Shane did not appreciate the joke I don't think that's funny but um yeah I I see that I see why the hosts added fuel to the fire by showing yet another clip of someone with Down Syndrome dancing to a Tik Tok video and that's when Shane had enough oh my God Son my guy my guy's nice by the way yeah that's guys are
10:00 yeah they're having fun for you guys to sit here and be like wait a minute let's bring it up and mock them dude by using them as an insult that wasn't the only time Schultz stirred up controversy on another episode Schultz took things to an even more personal level by mocking his co-host and close friend akashi's nationality right to his face bro nobody milks wheelchairs on a plane likeing Indians bro and it's goddamn Annoying It's takes twice as long to get on a airplane if there's Indians there because every Indian over 45 pretends they're 300 years old some argue that Schultz often crosses the line under the guise of comedy and this moment had his audience starting to take notice come on buddy come on calm down oh yeah when do we play beer
10:49 pong oh no you want no no you don't want to die this brings us to the final Story one that divided opinions with some siding with the comedian and others backing the interviewer at the 2022 Oscar's Vanity Fair Afterparty Tiffany hadish was approached by a reporter whose question took her by surprise we do a little a little costume change this remark stunned the actress who immediately fired back with confidence I'm not wearing a costume I'm wearing T gabana it's called an evening gown darling this is not no one's paying me for this I paid for it it's custom thank you sensing the misstep the reporter attempted to smooth things over but Tiffany wasn't finished just yet time of death for me right now you look gorgeous
11:36 this not an acting gig this is my life this what Fame look like this what success look like this what money look like this what it look like it's what it look like want more make sure you're subscribed the next one is even better thanks for watching and see you in the next one
