<p>Comedian, writer, and producer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianlaralive/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ian Lara</a> (Tonight Show veteran, HBO special <a href="https://play.hbomax.com/movie/67d7eac4-ad2a-4219-a749-f4f60ce26492" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Romantic Comedy</em></a>, new free special <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioYYlx0rt4Q" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Material Boy</em></a> on YouTube) and writer, producer, and director <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0088392/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael Blieden</a> (<em>The Daily Show</em>, <em>Broad City</em>, forthcoming Mitch Hedberg documentary) join Jameela with stories that will make you feel significantly better about your own life choices.</p><br><p>Ian once decided the best path to fame was an original rap performed acapella in coordinated outfits in front of his entire elementary school. Michael once accidentally played a podcast that opened with "Are white people special?" to his Black driver and just... kept it on. Jameela once performed a full Sally Bowles striptease routine from <em>Cabaret</em> at her all-girls school aged 12, and was bribed by her headmistress not to do it again.</p><br><p>Also: an exploding chili dog audition, Larry David, and a listener who learned that "Fiona" sounds like Italian slang for something you really don't want your name to mean.</p><p>You can follow Ian at @ianlara on Instagram and TikTok and watch his specials on YouTube and HBO. Keep an eye out for Michael's Mitch Hedberg documentary, coming soon.</p><br><p>And <a href="https://www.netflixisajokefest.com/shows/wrong-turns-with-jameela-jamil" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">book now</a> to see Wrong Turns with Jameela Jamil live at the 2026 Netflix Is a Joke Festival with guests: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lamorne/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lamorne Morris</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/glittercheese/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Liza Treyger</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chrisflemingfleming/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chris Flemming</a>.</p><p>Jameela's Substack is <a href="https://jameelajamil.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Low Desire To Please</a>, you can also find her on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jameelajamil/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jameelajamil?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@jameelajamil" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>.</p><p>Our consulting producer is <a href="https://www.colinanderson.info/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Colin Anderson</a>.</p><p>Wrong Turns was created and produced by Jameela Jamil and Stewart Bailey.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>