<p>Comedian and writer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/youracquaintancejessiklein/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Jessi Klein</strong></a> (Big Mouth, Inside Amy Schumer, <em>I’ll Show Myself Out</em>) and comedian <a href="https://linktr.ee/traecrowder" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Trae Crowder</strong></a> (<em>The Liberal Redneck Manifesto</em>, <em>Trash Daddy</em>) join Jameela Jamil to unpack a lifetime of exquisitely timed social misfires, celebrity encounters gone wrong, and the unique horror of realizing you may have accidentally discouraged a bunch of people who later became extremely famous.</p><br><p>Jessi confesses to being Clare Danes’ first hater, gently warning a pre-<em>My So-Called Life</em> middle schooler that acting might not be a practical career choice, then doubling down years later by encouraging Mark Ronson to stay in college instead of becoming a DJ. Things only escalate from there, including an Ethan Hawke missed connection that still haunts her soul.</p><br><p>Trae shares his own catalogue of humiliation, from confidently announcing “I was on Bill Maher” to Tim Robbins with no follow-up, to screaming his friend GABE’s name across a room full of A-list celebrities, to destroying his kids’ new drone in front of an elderly father-in-law who immediately climbs a tree to retrieve it while silently judging him.</p><br><p>Along the way, Jameela recounts freezing into a full-body malfunction while meeting Whitney Cummings, and why sometimes the worst part of a sympathetic interaction is knowing you’ll definitely have to see that person again.</p><br><p>No villains. No winners. Just deeply relatable micro-humiliations, permanent psychic damage, and the long tail of regret.</p><br><p>Jessi Klein’s book <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/ill-show-myself-out-jessi-klein?variant=40651074240546" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>I’ll Show Myself Out</em> </a>is available now, and she co-hosts the podcast <a href="https://www.instagram.com/heretomakefriendspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Here to Make Friends</em></a>.</p><p>Trae Crowder’s stand-up special <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VULUOEy-Ro8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Trash Daddy</em></a> is streaming on YouTube, and his books <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Liberal-Redneck-Manifesto/Trae-Crowder/9781501160400" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Liberal Redneck Manifesto</em></a> and <a href="https://www.harpercollinsfocus.com/9781404117549/round-here-and-over-yonder/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Round Here and Over Yonder</em> </a>are out now.</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><p>Listen to Wrong Turns on <a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/10e6e231-6e0d-466d-b86b-1935e1a97039/wrong-turns-with-jameela-jamil?ref_=dmm_brd_pgr_us_plc_ooh_ig_org_new_ooh_wt_" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amazon Music</a> or wherever you find your podcasts.</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>