Madonna bombs debut comedy set, switches to F-bombs to save the day: Is the material girl plotting a career pivot?
Like a Virgin singer, left an audience stunned when she took the stage at L.A.'s Comedy Cellar on January 25. Despite her global stardom and decades-long career, the 66-year-old pop icon struggled to win over the crowd during her surprise 30-minute stand-up set—until she resorted to dropping a series of F-bombs that finally got the room laughing.
Brought to the club by her friend and comedian Amy Schumer, Madonna arrived with her 28-year-old boyfriend, Akeem Morris. The unsuspecting 150-member audience was visibly taken aback when the Queen of Pop took the stage. While her jokes started off lukewarm, Madonna managed to get scattered laughs with her liberal use of profanity. «Just hearing Madonna curse is funny,» a source said, emphasizing that the shock factor carried her performance more than the material itself.
Despite throwing in political jabs—especially one aimed at former President Donald Trump’s deportation policies, which earned a few chuckles—audience members remained more surprised than amused. The singer reportedly left the venue just ten minutes after finishing her set, leaving many to wonder if she was testing out new waters amid declining album sales.
A Career Pivot or One-Off Experiment?
This comedy venture comes after Madonna’s 2019 album Madame X sold 85,000 copies, ranking No. 408 for the year. Her 2022 remix album, Finally Enough Love, sold only 60,000 copies, placing 187th. With such modest sales figures, rumors swirled that the pop icon may be exploring new creative outlets.
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