When comedian Stavros Halkias’s first Netflix special Fat Rascal debuted on the service on Tuesday, it marked the culmination of 15 years of work, the last two of which have been particularly “wild.” It’s the first bit of mainstream exposure for the 34-year-old Baltimore native, bearing one of the most singular visages and voices of his generation, who set out to build his career in stand-up at age 19.
Unlike some comics, who rose up on the back of a late-night set or a Comedy Central half hour, he’s among the young talents who have leveraged the digital space as a means of building both a powerhouse brand and a loyal following. Such has been his permeation of pop culture of late, he says, that he’s begun noticing a difference in those attending his shows. Instead of “internet freaks” alone, he jokes, he now sees “nice older couples” out in the crowd,...
Unlike some comics, who rose up on the back of a late-night set or a Comedy Central half hour, he’s among the young talents who have leveraged the digital space as a means of building both a powerhouse brand and a loyal following. Such has been his permeation of pop culture of late, he says, that he’s begun noticing a difference in those attending his shows. Instead of “internet freaks” alone, he jokes, he now sees “nice older couples” out in the crowd,...
- 12/5/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Back in April, when Matty Healy addressed the racist and derogatory comments he made and participated in about Ice Spice during an appearance on the Adam Freidland Show in February, it was through an odd non-apology. “Ice Spice, I’m sorry,” he told the audience during the 1975’s concert in New Zealand before clarifying: “It’s not because I’m annoyed that me joking got misconstrued. It’s because I don’t want Ice Spice to think I’m a dick. I love you, Ice Spice. I’m so sorry.
- 9/28/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Conan O’Brien will bring his podcast Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend to this year’s New York Comedy Festival, with a taping of the live episode later airing on Team Coco’s SiriusXM Channel.
O’Brien joins a festival line-up that includes Dave Attell, Bill Burr, Nicole Byer, Jimmy Carr, Margaret Cho, Tim Dillon, Giggly Squad, Ilana Glazer, Brett Goldstein, Nate Jackson, Anthony Jeselnik, Matteo Lane, Sam Morril, Nick Mullen and Adam Friedland, Atsuko Okatsuka, Pod Meets World, Donnell Rawlings, Jeff Ross, Robyn Schall, Daniel Sloss, and Michelle Wolf.
The festival runs Nov. 3-12 and includes more than 100 shows at such New York venues as the Apollo Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Beacon Theatre, Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, The Theater at Msg, Town Hall, and more.
The taping of Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend live podcast will take place at Brooklyn Academy of Music (Bam) on Tuesday,...
O’Brien joins a festival line-up that includes Dave Attell, Bill Burr, Nicole Byer, Jimmy Carr, Margaret Cho, Tim Dillon, Giggly Squad, Ilana Glazer, Brett Goldstein, Nate Jackson, Anthony Jeselnik, Matteo Lane, Sam Morril, Nick Mullen and Adam Friedland, Atsuko Okatsuka, Pod Meets World, Donnell Rawlings, Jeff Ross, Robyn Schall, Daniel Sloss, and Michelle Wolf.
The festival runs Nov. 3-12 and includes more than 100 shows at such New York venues as the Apollo Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Beacon Theatre, Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, The Theater at Msg, Town Hall, and more.
The taping of Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend live podcast will take place at Brooklyn Academy of Music (Bam) on Tuesday,...
- 8/21/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The New York Comedy Festival has announced its 2023 headliners, this year welcoming Dave Attell, Bill Burr, Nicole Byer, Jimmy Carr, Margaret Cho, Tim Dillon, Giggly Squad, Ilana Glazer, Brett Goldstein, Nate Jackson, Anthony Jeselnik, Matteo Lane, Sam Morril, Nick Mullen and Adam Friedland, Conan O’Brien, Atsuko Okatsuka, Pod Meets World, Donnell Rawlings, Jeff Ross, Robyn Schall, Daniel Sloss and Michelle Wolf to the 10-day event.
The largest comedy festival in the U.S., the New York Comedy Festival is now in its 19th year and will run from Nov. 3 to Nov. 12. The event, founded by Caroline Hirsch and produced by Carolines, brings together over 200 of the country’s top comedians who perform in more than 100 shows at some of the most prestigious venues in the five boroughs, including the Apollo Theatre, Bam, the Beacon Theatre, Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, The Theater at Msg and Town Hall.
Burr returns to...
The largest comedy festival in the U.S., the New York Comedy Festival is now in its 19th year and will run from Nov. 3 to Nov. 12. The event, founded by Caroline Hirsch and produced by Carolines, brings together over 200 of the country’s top comedians who perform in more than 100 shows at some of the most prestigious venues in the five boroughs, including the Apollo Theatre, Bam, the Beacon Theatre, Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, The Theater at Msg and Town Hall.
Burr returns to...
- 7/11/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The New York Comedy Festival, considered the largest comedy festival in the U.S., is about to get larger: In its 19th year, the 2023 Nycf will expand from seven to ten days, running Friday, Nov. 3 to Sunday, Nov. 12.
Headliners are set to include Dave Attell, Bill Burr, Nicole Byer, Jimmy Carr, Margaret Cho, Tim Dillon, Giggly Squad, Ilana Glazer, Brett Goldstein, Nate Jackson, Anthony Jeselnik, Matteo Lane, Sam Morril, Nick Mullen and Adam Friedland, Atsuko Okatsuka, Pod Meets World, Donnell Rawlings, Jeff Ross, Robyn Schall, Daniel Sloss and Michelle Wolf.
“We’re very excited to bring the best comedians – from emerging talent to established headliners – from across the country and throughout the world to perform at this year’s festival,” said Caroline Hirsch, founder and owner of the New York Comedy Festival. “We’ve curated an amazing line-up of shows, with many more to be announced in the coming months.
Headliners are set to include Dave Attell, Bill Burr, Nicole Byer, Jimmy Carr, Margaret Cho, Tim Dillon, Giggly Squad, Ilana Glazer, Brett Goldstein, Nate Jackson, Anthony Jeselnik, Matteo Lane, Sam Morril, Nick Mullen and Adam Friedland, Atsuko Okatsuka, Pod Meets World, Donnell Rawlings, Jeff Ross, Robyn Schall, Daniel Sloss and Michelle Wolf.
“We’re very excited to bring the best comedians – from emerging talent to established headliners – from across the country and throughout the world to perform at this year’s festival,” said Caroline Hirsch, founder and owner of the New York Comedy Festival. “We’ve curated an amazing line-up of shows, with many more to be announced in the coming months.
- 7/11/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
During Rina Sawayama‘s Glastonbury performance last weekend, she introduced her song “Stfu!” by calling out Matthew Healy of The 1975. “Tonight, this goes out to a white man that watches Ghetto Gaggers and mocks Asian people on a podcast,” Sawayama said. “He also owns my masters. I’ve had enough!”
Rina Sawayama Calling Out Matty Healy Let's Goo pic.twitter.com/1PMc7rnnpm
— America Ferrera's PR Manager (@LipaMonae) June 24, 2023
Healy has recently come under fire for a guest appearance on The Adam Friedland Show in February in which he revealed that he liked to watch pornography where black women are degraded by white men and, during a discussion about the rapper Ice Spice, laughed as the hosts Adam Friedland and Nick Mullen made fun of Chinese, Japanese and Hawaiian accents. The three also made jokes about women in the podcast and discussed how the LGBTQ community reacts to queerbaiting.
Rina Sawayama Calling Out Matty Healy Let's Goo pic.twitter.com/1PMc7rnnpm
— America Ferrera's PR Manager (@LipaMonae) June 24, 2023
Healy has recently come under fire for a guest appearance on The Adam Friedland Show in February in which he revealed that he liked to watch pornography where black women are degraded by white men and, during a discussion about the rapper Ice Spice, laughed as the hosts Adam Friedland and Nick Mullen made fun of Chinese, Japanese and Hawaiian accents. The three also made jokes about women in the podcast and discussed how the LGBTQ community reacts to queerbaiting.
- 6/27/2023
- by Alex Nguyen
- Uinterview
Rina Sawayama Seemingly Shoots Off At Matty Healy While Performing At Glastonbury: ‘I’ve Had Enough’
Rina Sawayama is seemingly sounding off on Matty Healy.
The alt-pop princess, 32, appeared to ring the alarm against The 1975 frontman, 34, during her set at Glastonbury Festival on Saturday for controversial and racially-charged comments he made and laughed at while on a podcast in February.
Before beginning her song “Stfu!”, the Japanese-British performer said the inspiration behind the song came from being “sick and tired of the microaggressions.”
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“So, tonight, this song goes out to a white man who watches ‘Ghetto Gaggers’ and mocks Asian people on a podcast,” Sawayama expressed to the audience, seemingly referencing Healy’s crude comments on “The Adam Friedland Show”, where he said he frequents pornographic content of black women being put in submissive roles to white men.
The podcast episode also featured disparaging remarks about rising hip-hop star, Ice Spice, where the...
The alt-pop princess, 32, appeared to ring the alarm against The 1975 frontman, 34, during her set at Glastonbury Festival on Saturday for controversial and racially-charged comments he made and laughed at while on a podcast in February.
Before beginning her song “Stfu!”, the Japanese-British performer said the inspiration behind the song came from being “sick and tired of the microaggressions.”
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“So, tonight, this song goes out to a white man who watches ‘Ghetto Gaggers’ and mocks Asian people on a podcast,” Sawayama expressed to the audience, seemingly referencing Healy’s crude comments on “The Adam Friedland Show”, where he said he frequents pornographic content of black women being put in submissive roles to white men.
The podcast episode also featured disparaging remarks about rising hip-hop star, Ice Spice, where the...
- 6/27/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
Rina Sawayama publicly rebuked Matty Healy during her set at Glastonbury on Saturday.
Though she never identified Healy by name, the singer reference The 1975 singer’s recent controversies while introducing her performance of “Stfu”.
“I wrote this next song because I was sick and tired of these microaggressions,” Sawayama explained “So tonight, this goes out to a white man that watches ‘Ghetto Gaggers’ and mocks Asian people on a podcast.
He also owns my masters,” Sawayama continued. “I’ve had enough!”
To underscore her point, Sawayama’s performance of “Stfu” incorporated elements of Korn’s “Blind” and Limp Bizkit’s “Break Stuff.” Watch footage of her remarks and performance below.
In February, Healy appeared on an episode of The Adam Friedland Show podcast, during which he, host Friedland, and producer Nick Mullen debated Ice Spice’s ethnicity, took racist jabs at the rapper’s appearance, and mocked Chinese and Hawaiian accents.
Though she never identified Healy by name, the singer reference The 1975 singer’s recent controversies while introducing her performance of “Stfu”.
“I wrote this next song because I was sick and tired of these microaggressions,” Sawayama explained “So tonight, this goes out to a white man that watches ‘Ghetto Gaggers’ and mocks Asian people on a podcast.
He also owns my masters,” Sawayama continued. “I’ve had enough!”
To underscore her point, Sawayama’s performance of “Stfu” incorporated elements of Korn’s “Blind” and Limp Bizkit’s “Break Stuff.” Watch footage of her remarks and performance below.
In February, Healy appeared on an episode of The Adam Friedland Show podcast, during which he, host Friedland, and producer Nick Mullen debated Ice Spice’s ethnicity, took racist jabs at the rapper’s appearance, and mocked Chinese and Hawaiian accents.
- 6/25/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
Azealia Banks has sent Taylor Swift a warning about her new boyfriend, Matt Healy. Banks implored Swift to break up with Healy due to the controversy surrounding him.
Healy, an English singer, recently faced backlash due to a podcast where the two other hosts, Adam Friedland and Nick Mullen, made some sexist and racist comments about Ice Spice, and Healy laughed along. They mimicked Hawaiian and Chinese accents and called Ice Spice offensive names. When Healy was asked about it he defended the podcast and the comments that were made. Later, Healy did apologize to Ice Spice while he was performing in New Zealand.
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After this podcast aired, Banks went on Instagram to warn Swift, saying, “Taylor, this guy is gonna give you scabies. He’s not on the level of powerful p–— u worked Hella Hard to build. Ugh, so many...
Healy, an English singer, recently faced backlash due to a podcast where the two other hosts, Adam Friedland and Nick Mullen, made some sexist and racist comments about Ice Spice, and Healy laughed along. They mimicked Hawaiian and Chinese accents and called Ice Spice offensive names. When Healy was asked about it he defended the podcast and the comments that were made. Later, Healy did apologize to Ice Spice while he was performing in New Zealand.
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After this podcast aired, Banks went on Instagram to warn Swift, saying, “Taylor, this guy is gonna give you scabies. He’s not on the level of powerful p–— u worked Hella Hard to build. Ugh, so many...
- 5/31/2023
- by Nina Hauswirth
- Uinterview
Some curious minds are thinking that Taylor Swift’s recent “Karma” remix with Ice Spice is just PR damage control following some incendiary comments the pop star’s rumored beau, Matty Healy, made about the rapper. But the 1975 frontman has evidently — ahem — shaken off the haters hating, telling The New Yorker in a new profile that he thinks people are “a bit mental for being hurt” about the ordeal.
To catch you up to speed: In February, Healy appeared on an episode of The Adam Friedland Show podcast, during which he, host Friedland, and producer Nick Mullen began debating Ice Spice’s ethnicity, taking racist jabs at her appearance, and mocking various accents. (The episode has since been removed from streaming.) Understandably, this upset some Swift fans once she became romantically linked with Healy not too long after.
Healy, however, seems unbothered: “It doesn’t actually matter,” he told The...
To catch you up to speed: In February, Healy appeared on an episode of The Adam Friedland Show podcast, during which he, host Friedland, and producer Nick Mullen began debating Ice Spice’s ethnicity, taking racist jabs at her appearance, and mocking various accents. (The episode has since been removed from streaming.) Understandably, this upset some Swift fans once she became romantically linked with Healy not too long after.
Healy, however, seems unbothered: “It doesn’t actually matter,” he told The...
- 5/30/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Matty Healy is addressing backlash he faced after seemingly mocking rapper Ice Spice’s ethnicity earlier this year.
The 1975 frontman’s explanation of what went down when he appeared on Adam Friedland’s podcast in February seems to come after Taylor Swift, who he’s rumoured to be dating, released a remix of her track “Karma” featuring Ice Spice last week.
During a new interview with The New Yorker‘s Jia Tolentino, Healy admitted that he purposefully provoked some of his fans by laughing along with Friedland and co-host Nick Mullen’s efforts to guess the Bronx rapper’s ethnicity, in which the hosts mocked several different accents.
“But it doesn’t actually matter,” Healy said, explaining: “Nobody is sitting there at night slumped at their computer, and their boyfriend comes over and goes, ‘What’s wrong, darling?’ and they go, ‘It’s just this thing with Matty Healy.’ That doesn’t happen.
The 1975 frontman’s explanation of what went down when he appeared on Adam Friedland’s podcast in February seems to come after Taylor Swift, who he’s rumoured to be dating, released a remix of her track “Karma” featuring Ice Spice last week.
During a new interview with The New Yorker‘s Jia Tolentino, Healy admitted that he purposefully provoked some of his fans by laughing along with Friedland and co-host Nick Mullen’s efforts to guess the Bronx rapper’s ethnicity, in which the hosts mocked several different accents.
“But it doesn’t actually matter,” Healy said, explaining: “Nobody is sitting there at night slumped at their computer, and their boyfriend comes over and goes, ‘What’s wrong, darling?’ and they go, ‘It’s just this thing with Matty Healy.’ That doesn’t happen.
- 5/29/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Two of the biggest women in music have teamed up for a potential song-of-the-summer contender. This time, it's Taylor Swift and meteoric up-and-coming rapper Ice Spice joining hands to deliver a remix of Swift's "Midnights" track "Karma," which has steadily been gaining traction on the radio, rising to No. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 after debuting on the chart in November 2022.
In an interview with Spotify about the remix, Swift revealed that the collab came about naturally because she and Ice Spice were both fans of one another. "She reached out through her team, just kind of saying, 'Hey, Ice has been a big fan of Taylor's since she was a little kid, would love to collaborate if that was ever something that came about.' And I had been listening to her nonstop. . . . So I immediately got her number and said, 'Hey, would you wanna do your version of 'Karma'?...
In an interview with Spotify about the remix, Swift revealed that the collab came about naturally because she and Ice Spice were both fans of one another. "She reached out through her team, just kind of saying, 'Hey, Ice has been a big fan of Taylor's since she was a little kid, would love to collaborate if that was ever something that came about.' And I had been listening to her nonstop. . . . So I immediately got her number and said, 'Hey, would you wanna do your version of 'Karma'?...
- 5/27/2023
- by Noelle Devoe
- Popsugar.com
Matty Healy has apologised to Ice Spice over a podcast interview in which he and the hosts mocked Chinese and Inuit people in relation to the rapper.
The 1975 frontman came under fire for comments he made during an episode of the Adam Friedland Show podcast in February.
At one point in the podcast, Healy mentioned US rapper Ice Spice, whom he claimed he tried to message on Instagram.
Healy, Friedland and comedian Nick Mullen then appeared to confuse her heritage by referring to her as Inuit and Chinese, imitating and mocking the accents of each.
Mullen called the American rapper an “Inuit Spice Girl” and a “chubby Chinese lady” .
As reported by Rolling Stone, Healy, 34, addressed the comments during a 1975 concert in New Zealand.
The musician and son of Denise Welch said that he doesn’t like being famous and that he “makes a joke out of everything” and “can...
The 1975 frontman came under fire for comments he made during an episode of the Adam Friedland Show podcast in February.
At one point in the podcast, Healy mentioned US rapper Ice Spice, whom he claimed he tried to message on Instagram.
Healy, Friedland and comedian Nick Mullen then appeared to confuse her heritage by referring to her as Inuit and Chinese, imitating and mocking the accents of each.
Mullen called the American rapper an “Inuit Spice Girl” and a “chubby Chinese lady” .
As reported by Rolling Stone, Healy, 34, addressed the comments during a 1975 concert in New Zealand.
The musician and son of Denise Welch said that he doesn’t like being famous and that he “makes a joke out of everything” and “can...
- 4/22/2023
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - Music
In late January, Ice Spice told Elle that while many people wouldn’t expect her to love alternative music, a genre distinctly differernt from her pop-informed drill sound, she’s “obsessed” with the 1975. This revelation only made frontman Matty Healy’s appearance on The Adam Freidland Show a week later even more unfortunate. During the podcast, Healy, Friedland, and his co-host Nick Mullen cracked up over derogatory comments about the rapper’s body and mocked Chinese and Hawaiian accents while speculating about her ethnicity.
Now, months later, Healy has kinda,...
Now, months later, Healy has kinda,...
- 4/21/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
One thing’s for sure about Matty Healy and Yungblud, they’re both gonna tell it like it is… or, at least in some cases, like they think it is. After The 1975 frontman made some eyebrow-raising comments during a recent appearance on the podcast The Adam Friedland Show, his fellow outspoken Brit chimed in by calling him a “privileged white dude.” Healy apparently came ready to fight, appearing to mock Yungblud in response on his Instagram story.
On the podcast’s February 9th episode, after host Friedland led its first few minutes with some expectedly misogynistic and transphobic remarks, Healy segued to the topic of queerbaiting: “Did you see that P!nk’s getting canceled for looking like a lesbian for her career and now that’s being regarded as queerbaiting?” he said. “Loads of 18-year-olds are being like, ‘She’s done irreparable damage to the lesbian community.”
This prompted...
On the podcast’s February 9th episode, after host Friedland led its first few minutes with some expectedly misogynistic and transphobic remarks, Healy segued to the topic of queerbaiting: “Did you see that P!nk’s getting canceled for looking like a lesbian for her career and now that’s being regarded as queerbaiting?” he said. “Loads of 18-year-olds are being like, ‘She’s done irreparable damage to the lesbian community.”
This prompted...
- 2/20/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
The 1975’s frontman Matty Healy has mocked Yungblud after the musician called him out over controversial comments he made on a podcast.
Earlier this month, Healy, 33, appeared on an episode of The Adam Friedland Show with comedians and podcast hosts Friedland and Nick Mullen.
The musician came under fire after he and the hosts appeared to make a number of derogatory remarks about women. He also mocked the indigenous Scots language, and Chinese and Hawaiian accents.
Healy also encouraged the hosts to do impressions of Japanese people working in concentration camps, later joining in himself. Healy’s representative did not respond to The Independent’s request for comment.
In a now-viral tweet, Yungblud – Dominic Richard Harrison – appeared to call out Healy for the comments.
“Love listening to three privileged white dudes sit around and objectify a young black female artist who’s blowing up. Welcome to your thirties I guess,...
Earlier this month, Healy, 33, appeared on an episode of The Adam Friedland Show with comedians and podcast hosts Friedland and Nick Mullen.
The musician came under fire after he and the hosts appeared to make a number of derogatory remarks about women. He also mocked the indigenous Scots language, and Chinese and Hawaiian accents.
Healy also encouraged the hosts to do impressions of Japanese people working in concentration camps, later joining in himself. Healy’s representative did not respond to The Independent’s request for comment.
In a now-viral tweet, Yungblud – Dominic Richard Harrison – appeared to call out Healy for the comments.
“Love listening to three privileged white dudes sit around and objectify a young black female artist who’s blowing up. Welcome to your thirties I guess,...
- 2/20/2023
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - Music
Matty Healy has sparked a backlash over a podcast interview in which he and the hosts mocked Japanese, Hawaiian and Scottish people.
The 1975 frontman appeared in the latest episode of The Adam Friedland Show with comedians and podcast hosts Friedland and Nick Mullen.
During the conversation, Healy, Friedland and Mullen appeared to make a number of derogatory remarks about women, as well as mocking the indigenous Scots language, and Chinese and Hawaiian accents.
At one point in the podcast, Healy mentioned US rapper Ice Spice, whom he claimed he tried to message on Instagram, sparking a conversation about her. The group then appeared to confuse her heritage by referring to her as Hawaiian, Inuit and Chinese, mocking the accents of each.
Further on in the podcast, the British singer encouraged the hosts to do impressions of Japanese people working in concentration camps, later joining in himself.
The Independent has contacted Healy’s representatives for comment.
The 1975 frontman appeared in the latest episode of The Adam Friedland Show with comedians and podcast hosts Friedland and Nick Mullen.
During the conversation, Healy, Friedland and Mullen appeared to make a number of derogatory remarks about women, as well as mocking the indigenous Scots language, and Chinese and Hawaiian accents.
At one point in the podcast, Healy mentioned US rapper Ice Spice, whom he claimed he tried to message on Instagram, sparking a conversation about her. The group then appeared to confuse her heritage by referring to her as Hawaiian, Inuit and Chinese, mocking the accents of each.
Further on in the podcast, the British singer encouraged the hosts to do impressions of Japanese people working in concentration camps, later joining in himself.
The Independent has contacted Healy’s representatives for comment.
- 2/10/2023
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - Music
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