how does this guy build a tight 45+ minutes of comedy based on stuff that happened like three days ago? amazing. don't ever stop Josh, I'm getting all my news from you.
Someone who is genuinely funny by being themselves, and just talking about whatever's going on. It's probably half preparation by just watching the news and thinking up riffs in real time (I mean, I do this myself, I just don't write it down or remember it and then go perform it in front of an audience), and then the rest is improv on the stage. He's mostly pretty conversational and casual in his comedy style (I think sometimes the pauses he takes to "laugh" are him thinking up how to word the next part of the vague joke that's in his mind), so I don't think he really plans it out to every word, the way that someone like George Carlin would. He probably thinks up a general structure based on the topic of the week, and has a few key points to hit with some preplanned jokes, and then the rest is just him being himself and talking about what's on his mind in real time. He has certain structural and stylistic "templates" that you can notice he falls back on, and he just plugs the different topics into those loose structures. For example, his whole thing of illustrating some tangentially related story, and/or listing off a bunch of vaguely related facts about the topic, and then pausing and suddenly saying the big thing that happened this week "...so when Trump/Elon did the thing...", to which everybody suddenly applauds, etc... When you do it as much as he does, it just becomes a practiced habit after a while, and you can kinda just filter any topic through that trained algorithm of comedy in your brain. Natural charisma fills in the gaps.
@user-us6yz7gd3eNo, just because it seems off the cuff and conversational doesn't mean it is. A great performance looks easy because it's carefully crafted. This is skilled writing with some improv, but definitely not random.
I LIVE NEAR A SPACE X BASE and twice a week he ruins my peace of mind with repetitive launches up and down, up and down. Middle of the night on a weekday, whenever they want, our tax dollars being liquidated into rockets, incinerated, shaking our homes, setting off dogs and car alarms and turning money into debris littering the beautiful nature and leaving dead bees on our patio. FVCK LONE SKUM. cop.
I've never understood anyone's obsession with Trump, or Musk for that matter. If you actually investigate who Elon truly is as a person, you'll find he left South Africa because apartheid was overturned, and just like his father, he's a huge racists. Even with all that money, he can't seem to keep a woman because his ego is so big, he expects them to stay with him no matter how he treats them, or whether he's faithful or not. I guess he thinks money will keep her by his side no matter how horribly he treats them. He's also great at taking credit for other people's inventions. It started with PayPal, moved on to Tesla, and even SpaceX's success is due to the scientists and former NASA scientists he hired. But he takes the full credit for every one of them. He even illegally came here like the rules don't apply to him. But he sure wants anyone else who's come here illegally deported right away. Trump and Musk are two peas in a pod, they were born with silver spoons in their mouths, and have screwed people over, and were involved in corruption to get what they've got today.
I hope she signs on to travel with him for all his shows! I listened to him in the car and was laughing at him and laughing extra hard because of her. 😂
Josh, I genuinely don't think anyone can overstate the service you're doing for all of us living through this insane clusterfuck of a time with your comedy. It's impossible to not be constantly overwhelmed by what's going on. And here you are releasing brilliant, original, topical sets every week!? The laughter is such potent medicine. Especially because we're laughing about the same system trying to flood us into docile submission, and we're hearing hundreds of others laughing together at the same time. These communal experiences of release/relief/respite are lessening the amount that all of this chaos hardens into trauma. Certainly for individuals and I'd bet as a collective too. You are absurdly talented, incredibly hard working, a good head on your shoulders, and a great heart. And that you choose to use all of those attributes and put so much time, energy, and labor into creating this medicine, sharing it not only with the cities you tour in but also to everyone online?! Top. Tier. Human. THANK YOU!!!! I hope you receive back what you give exponentially. I'll be cheering for you all along the way! 💐
Yes!! He truly is one of the most beautiful people on the planet for his wit, charm, grace, and love of people. May he be blessed with long life and peace ❤
you see the problem here is a josh's default state is being humble and he thinks other ppl are like that too. when in fact most are delusional and think they are better then everyone else
The boxer who lost the toupee was interviewed afterwards and had a really funny backstory about the incident and was good natured and good humoured about the incident. I love his humility to laugh at himself in what was an embarrassing moment. That is true strength and power.
I can't even imagine if we'd had to get through this past year without Josh keeping us sane and laughing through our pain and tears. It's unbearable to even consider it.
He's definitely been a great source of comedy for me to try and get away from this crazy political environment we are in right now. He's soooo good! I would love to see him live if he came here! Thank you Josh!!!
It's true. Especially when he's saying like America is acting like we don't know WHAT to do. Murrica! Quit acting like you're brand new...making us look foolish.
I saw an exchange where Musk was doing his pickme thing, and Epstein emailed Ghislane Maxwell and was like, "handle this plz" and Ghislaine emailed Musk and was like, oh, sorry, we actually don't have those parties anymore 🤣
Comments like this should have been "liked" into the thousands but is probably stemming from how we all expect them to get away with it or an apathetic attitude deadened by decades of watching them actually getting away with it.
@janetplanet8678the Andrew formerly known as Prince was just arrested. Flagrant had someone from Breaking Points connect all the dots on the files. I don’t like Schulz but it was a good walk thru his findings. Some photos tough to stomach. Washer Ali did an interview with a woman who was in the room with these creeps at Edge and blew the lid off their sick ideology. It is just not going to come from mainstream media but independent journalists that have proof and sources. Don’t just listen to any conspiracy- you need documents that have been verified.
Definitely need to hit everyone and start making arrests on all of them. Epstein has been a huge far left donor for years him and all his democrat croneys, the times trump is mentioned in the files is epstein and his homies saying they need to stop him.
I'm convinced this is why he tried to rat out everyone else on the files, because he was salty from not getting to go to the parties. Maybe he foolishly thought Epstein deleted his emails or sent them to spam. :D Now he's forever immortalized as the sad boi who was TOO THIRSTY to be allowed back on the island.
Likely, he was having his own weird sex parties. You all need to watch the Amber Heard Johnny Depp court battle, where she was cheating on Johnny with Elon in Johnnys house, and it was all caught on camera. Popcorn Planet did a lot of digging and found some very interesting things about the two, Amber and Elon, and how they had their own weird sex parties, allegedly. He wanted to be with the kool bunch, but they rejected him.- As if any of them are kool, btw! But what amazes me is how soon ppl forget.
The way he adapted the final punch line he had planned to account for what the audience was heckling just goes to show how damn good Josh is as a comedian.
Is that considered heckling? I thought heckling was when people in the audience are trying to mess with the performer and being antagonistic. This is someone who is drunk and not intentionally being antagonistic but being a little bit too involved.
Anything that interferes with a set, unless it is invited, can be considered heckling. Whether it's meant to be negative or positive. Sometimes a single short comment is fine and seen as interactive. When it feels like you're trying to take over the conversation, then most people will call it heckling. @AmazingAutist
They need to do something about the audio when that happens, at least she's not as bad as the "Woo" girl in the ICE vs. Good video... that jackass ruined the whole recording
I had a friend years ago who worked for a solar power company that was bought by Tesla. She went from loving her job to being overwhelmed by stress and overworked. She said Elon was her worst ever boss, crazy slave driver, constantly making unreasonable demands and glorifying a toxic work ethic along the way. She ended up getting cancer and dying in her early 50s, after years of toxic work stress. Fuck that guy.
@ Priestofgoddess AND being praised for it even! That part where Josh talks about how everyone assumes billionaires made all that money by being extra intelligent and hardworking is so true. But it´s all based on a false premise. Intelligence and hard work are not what leads to this kind of money. Egotism, greed, and a complete lack of empathy are.
Same with my husband! He used to work for Solar City which got bought by Tesla. The work ethic was so good and they treated them like human beings and once they got bought by Tesla they were slaves
Lively crowd, Josh did a great job letting things spill just long enough to get those bigger feelings out before promising them that he had their backs 🌷
Billionaires are not smarter than us. They simply lack morals and profit from the capitalist system that they themselves created and stripped of the little accountability it had, and which entire generations have fought for.
I believe you are confusing having the goal of gaining wealth and power and having been successful at accumulating wealth and power. There are many, many more people who ignore or are unaware of moral issues that do not gain wealth or power. These people are often labeled losers. Kira Swisher said "Many billionaires are so poor, all they have is money." Jim Carrey has some personal insights also.
Sometimes it takes an amoral or immoral approach, but sometimes they're just lucky. Lots of the current folks like Elon were just lucky. They bet on Paypal and it went gangbusters. They've made lots of bad bets and lost money too, but the way things work you just need a couple wins from early investment panning out to end up a billionaire. And it just started from small investments in a way to send money over the Internet, something everyone had to have known would eventually be necessary even then.
not only does it destroy the myth of a meritocracy but you realize that these billionaires are dumber than the average person. its possible that their position of privilege have allowed them to be extremely incompetent.
That is definitely how it works. You get better at what you practice, and these billionaires are completely isolated from honest feedback and all chances at practicing meaningful skills. Even something as basic as spelling is handled for them.
I had the fortune to be able to go to this show. I always dread going to a casino to see a show because a good portion of the audience gets comped tickets and they can be very disengaged audience members. However, Josh got everybody laughing and it was a great time! As a total stand up comedy snob, I can comfortably say Josh is easily one of the greatest comics ever at this point. Brilliant!
Step into the future, see what it can do, Ask an AI app if this info 👀👇🏼 is true: Bill Gates in Epstein Files Based on the 3 million pages of documents released by DOJ on Jan 30-Feb 1, 2026, the Bill Gates files are some of the most detailed regarding how Jeffrey Epstein attempted to financialize philanthropy. Unlike the "ideological" emails with Steve Bannon or the "science" emails with Peter Thiel, the correspondence with Gates is transaction-heavy, focusing on fundraising structures and reputation laundering. Here is the breakdown of the Bill Gates revelations in the dump: 1. The "Nobel Prize" Campaign Verdict: CONFIRMED. • The Pitch: Emails from 2013 reveal Epstein explicitly pitching a strategy to help Bill Gates win the Nobel Peace Prize. • The Mechanism: Epstein claimed he could use his connections with the Nobel Committee (specifically Norwegian officials) to secure the award. • The Quid Pro Quo: In exchange, Epstein wanted Gates to lend his legitimacy to a new "Global Health" charitable fund that Epstein would manage. The goal was for Epstein to skim a "management fee" from billions in global aid, using the Gates name as the hook to bring other billionaires in. 2. The "Extortion" Attempt (Mila Antonova) Verdict: CONFIRMED (The "Tuition" Email). • The Context: The files contain the infamous email where Epstein threatened to reveal an alleged affair between Gates and a Russian bridge player, Mila Antonova. • The Content: Epstein had paid for Antonova’s coding school tuition. When Gates stopped returning Epstein's calls (around 2017), Epstein sent an email demanding reimbursement for that tuition. • The Implication: Analysts in the dump note this wasn't about the money (a few thousand dollars is nothing to them); it was a clear signal: "I know your secrets, and if you cut me out, I will expose them." This confirms the relationship ended in attempted blackmail. 3. The "Geneva" Meetings (Who Was in the Room?) Verdict: YES, detailed logs. • The Meetings: Flight logs and calendar entries detail multiple meetings between Gates and Epstein, including a specific meeting in Geneva at the InterContinental Hotel. • The Difference: Unlike the "party" emails with other figures, the Gates meetings were populated by mainstream scientists and health officials. • The "Laundering": The files suggest Epstein used these meetings to "wash" his reputation. By sitting next to Bill Gates discussing polio eradication, Epstein could return to New York and tell banks (like JPMorgan), "I'm working with Gates," which kept his accounts open despite his sex offender status. 4. The "Trust" Structure Verdict: YES, technical details. • The Plan: Emails show Epstein trying to set up a specific Charitable Trust vehicle within JPMorgan. • The Structure: He proposed a structure where wealthy individuals could donate to "science" anonymously. • The Trap: The fine print, which Gates’ lawyers reportedly flagged and rejected, would have given Epstein effective control over the allocation of those funds, turning him into the "gatekeeper" of global philanthropy capital. Summary of Bill Gates in the Files
And not just any predator, but a predator whose entire job is to get close to other predators, who has seen the worst of the worst and was unbothered by them, or so he thought, until he met you.
@JordanBiserkovit *almost* makes me feel sorry for Musk. He has been trying so hard for years to be cool. To be likable. And absolutely no one who knows him likes him.
👏👏👏 and buy used, recycle, repurpose, don't give the oligarchs any more of your hard earned money than possible. Do what you can to stay healthy - eat clean, get good sleep, limit social media, exercise for your physical and mental health. 💪🤜🤛💙
learn (or ask a friend) to install custom ROMs on your devices so google cant track your data as easily. Its really not that hard, i promise. I just installed custom roms on two pixel phones while watching this.
17:10 that is the most frustrating part of this all. They finally were right about something, but now the cult demands them to ignore it when it finally comes out.
Okay...as long as they Leave today... Since there's no shielding currently sufficient, and no Base ready for them... Only if the victims get a streamed live-feed of their demise...
I’m nobody’s people 100%..😂😂..I dont have to agree with everything a person does or says..I listen and have opinions of my own..whether I like the person or not..thanks for the blessings though and sending some to you as well.. its all love
Oh no doubt, he owned it. His toupee ended up in the crowd cause he had ripped it off and threw it out there. Still, some hilarious shit. I saw it live. The announcer caught it immediately "it appears something is wrong with his hair" then like 30 seconds later it pops off...and yeah we're not sure what we saw and then the other hits came and it was obvious what was happening with the hair flopping all over. And the announcer was dropping hair puns all over the fight. "He won by a hair" was especially wild & uncalled for. But absolutely fucking wild seeing it live....and then Josh talks about it!!
He was busted for steroids years ago and the change in his body shape after proved how hard he was juicing. But he made up some story about blaming his barber for his hair loss in the Kimmel interview... yeah sure mmkay The uppercut sending his hairpiece upwards in the air was straight out of a kids cartoon, that was pretty funny
I thought the same thing while I was listening to Josh. I saw that segment about the fighter losing his toupee on Kimble also. That same fella has such a wonderful sense of humor about the mishap and I agree he would have enjoyed hearing Josh describe the situation as well 👍🏽
@greebj He didn't blame his barber for his hair loss, he said that he himself left some product on way longer than you're supposed to. He did say that the guy who hooked him up with the hair piece assured him that he would make it very secure.
Were they hecklers? I thought they just sounded like they were passionate about wanting politicians to do their jobs? Like, rude to interrupt his show, of course, but I thought heckling was like hating on the comedian?
"As Americans, we have sort of equated money and any form of success with intelligence. We have sort of built up a meritocracy that doesn't exist. And so, we see someone if they have a billion dollars, we're like, 'Oh they must deserve a billion dollars.' If they have more money than we could ever imagine, they must have earned it somehow. They must be so smart that they just put it together. And maybe I'll be just like them one day and I'll be able to put it together, and maybe I can work my way up to get to their level..." Okay, you are officially my favorite comedian.
Good Point. I am guessing that there are diffrent words for intelligence, power, wealth, money, morality, excellence, luck, mediocre, game, success and merit is that they are diffrent things. Wealth does not equal power and similarly wealth does not imply power or vice versa. I find this confusing and the metaphorical way my mind processes thought and feelings adds complexity to the already confusing landscape. There appears to be a loosely coupled set of fictional and conflicting stories that I must comprehend and use to guide my behavior.
Step into the future, see what it can do, Ask an AI app if this info 👀👇🏼 is true: Bill Gates in Epstein Files Based on the 3 million pages of documents released by DOJ on Jan 30-Feb 1, 2026, the Bill Gates files are some of the most detailed regarding how Jeffrey Epstein attempted to financialize philanthropy. Unlike the "ideological" emails with Steve Bannon or the "science" emails with Peter Thiel, the correspondence with Gates is transaction-heavy, focusing on fundraising structures and reputation laundering. Here is the breakdown of the Bill Gates revelations in the dump: 1. The "Nobel Prize" Campaign Verdict: CONFIRMED. • The Pitch: Emails from 2013 reveal Epstein explicitly pitching a strategy to help Bill Gates win the Nobel Peace Prize. • The Mechanism: Epstein claimed he could use his connections with the Nobel Committee (specifically Norwegian officials) to secure the award. • The Quid Pro Quo: In exchange, Epstein wanted Gates to lend his legitimacy to a new "Global Health" charitable fund that Epstein would manage. The goal was for Epstein to skim a "management fee" from billions in global aid, using the Gates name as the hook to bring other billionaires in. 2. The "Extortion" Attempt (Mila Antonova) Verdict: CONFIRMED (The "Tuition" Email). • The Context: The files contain the infamous email where Epstein threatened to reveal an alleged affair between Gates and a Russian bridge player, Mila Antonova. • The Content: Epstein had paid for Antonova’s coding school tuition. When Gates stopped returning Epstein's calls (around 2017), Epstein sent an email demanding reimbursement for that tuition. • The Implication: Analysts in the dump note this wasn't about the money (a few thousand dollars is nothing to them); it was a clear signal: "I know your secrets, and if you cut me out, I will expose them." This confirms the relationship ended in attempted blackmail. 3. The "Geneva" Meetings (Who Was in the Room?) Verdict: YES, detailed logs. • The Meetings: Flight logs and calendar entries detail multiple meetings between Gates and Epstein, including a specific meeting in Geneva at the InterContinental Hotel. • The Difference: Unlike the "party" emails with other figures, the Gates meetings were populated by mainstream scientists and health officials. • The "Laundering": The files suggest Epstein used these meetings to "wash" his reputation. By sitting next to Bill Gates discussing polio eradication, Epstein could return to New York and tell banks (like JPMorgan), "I'm working with Gates," which kept his accounts open despite his sex offender status. 4. The "Trust" Structure Verdict: YES, technical details. • The Plan: Emails show Epstein trying to set up a specific Charitable Trust vehicle within JPMorgan. • The Structure: He proposed a structure where wealthy individuals could donate to "science" anonymously. • The Trap: The fine print, which Gates’ lawyers reportedly flagged and rejected, would have given Epstein effective control over the allocation of those funds, turning him into the "gatekeeper" of global philanthropy capital. Summary of Bill Gates in the Files
12:26 You know Hanlon's Razor? It says "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." - That means, the best place to hide malice is stupidity.
I wish they’d have a two drink maximum at his shows…. Maybe three. Well, maybe four or five. So long as it is nowhere near the amount those ladies seemed to have!
19:59 I remember when I was watching something about JK Rowling's emails with Epstien the person noted that part of how you can guess which ones were from Rowling was because they were the only ones with correct spelling and grammar
@lauratruxillo6264 I had to look it up because I don't want to be spreading false info (enough of that going around) it was that she had denied him entry into the debut of The Cursed Child. His publicist had requested entry "for a very special friend" without naming Epstein directly and on the day of, he was denied entry because he wasn't directly on the guest list. edit: Please understand, I'm not defending these people. We should condemn them for something they actually did and not a particularly malignant rumour, and Rowling has said and done plenty of completely condemnable things
There's a lot of reading between the lines you need to do with the files, especially considering the files are info that's been selectively chosen for release (e.g. notice how it's all celebrity billionaires? How many billionaires that you've never heard of are in there?), but you don't need to defend her even a little. Transphobia is just the latest in a long line of pointless bigotries, it exists for the same reasons and needlessly hurts and kills people all the same; quantifying it as "not as bad as X" misses the point
You have to be amazed at how quickly this man thinks on his feet. He took an adlib from some drunk white lady in the audience and flipped it into his closing punchline for the set.
One of my favorite things about a Josh Johnson show is that humans and hyenas can enjoy the show together. For the record, I am hyena-laughing myself more than a few times on each video.
No he's not. He wasn't being cruel at all and he was handling it very tactfully. He was very polite. Murder imply some sort of verbal SmackDown or owning somebody. None of that happened here.
@katboss4886 Hey kat! Good to see a familiar face I haven't seen in a minute in the comments. I've been busy with work, helping students learn to learn. Hope you're well and safe in these chaotic times. 💐✌️😸💚🐈⬛
Love Josh, a fellow native born Louisianan. I’m in Minneapolis since 2020. and Josh has been a much needed comedy relief during this relentless hell since November 2024.
Very seriously here.... I used to think that doctors and attorneys were the upper crust of our society until in my current position I saw otherwise.... I have seen doctors go into mental institutions or get addicted to drugs. I have seen attorneys go to jail for harassing courts. I have seen wealthy people lose everything they have by drawing out a divorce for years on end. Never ever think someone else is smarter than you based on their money or a position.
Your observations suggest a reframing of the concept of blind luck. There is a Buddhist parable of "The Bodhi tree" which illustrates the multi facetted concept you posit. I believe every religion offer a similar universal insight into the experience of being a person.
I agree with Josh that smart has nothing to do with rich (although calling it "the upper crust" is really weird), but addiction and mental illness have nothing to do with intelligence. And if you have been in a position to see it first hand, I'm surprised you haven't learned the reasons why those in the medical profession suffer from addiction at higher rates than the general population.
we should always remember that academic intelligence stands alone from emotional intelligence, morality, common sense etc. as such, an academically intelligent person is capable of anything anyone else is.. it is our fault if we ever confuse the matter.
The end of this video is a good example of how "positive" hecklers are still just as annoying and disruptive to the flow of a set. Josh did a great job regaining control & turning it around though!
26:33 it wasnt even epstein who emailed back - he forwarded the email and sais "deal with this" and someone else replied saying "sorry we arent doing the parties anymore" which is just objectively fucking hilarious
I've never seen people be so rude at his show, and yet he's just so nice and crafty he still flipped it into an awesome joke. Some of you don't deserve Josh 😂
Take solace in knowing this: 5, 10, 20, even 30 years from now- they’ll be taking a regular shower to start another regular day, and will suddenly remember how much of a fool they made of themself that night. They will cringe so, so, so hard… They will never forget.
Love that crowd. Just when Josh is about to drop the punchline he's been building to all set they gotta jump in with advice 😂😂😂 and Josh: "guys I got this" nicest way to tell someone to stfu
I know Josh’s brand is loving and friendly- but those drunk ladies ruining his entire build up like that had me seething… I wish they’d have a drink limit at some of these venues… 😢
Elon Musk reminds me of the Toiletnator from Codename: Kids Next Door. He's so off-putting that even the villains of the show, actual bad guys, don't want to be around him.
Keep on doing what you're doing Josh. I truly believe you're making a difference and this is just the beginning of something very big. You are the voice that America needs to listen to.
I know you’ve heard it plenty by now but you truly are helping me get through this time lately. I’m 20 and watching this unfold as I maw my way into the ‘adult world’ has been very discouraging. You give me hope for the future and take the stress off of me while I listen to your specials on my way to work. Thank you
Elon really sounds like that guy who wanted to be part of a criminal act and his friends didn't let him join so he tries to take revenge by accusing them all 😂
The boxer whose hair came off during the fight did an interview with Jimmy Kimmel. It was so funny. Dude was definitely a good sport about the entire situation.
After a solid 3mins of hearing HER fckn laugh I had to pause the video and go watch this toupee so I could get in on her joy 😂😂 I was gunna maybe search for it after this video but damn she sold it for me
Surprised he didn't mention the bit in the e-mails where Elon tries to ask when "the wildest party" is going to happen on the Island and Epstein forwards it to his assistant and says "please handle this". It's like God got bored one day and tried to invent the most pathetic man on Earth.
The ending of the interrupting crowd was peak comedy 🤣 Also audiences have to understand you shouldn't automatically create crowd work without consent. Just because Josh is engaging and didn't have an issue with it doesn't mean you should keep do it all.
But even when they're stupid they make sure they get little time in a federal facility. They will still be able to live well by paying off guards and wardens. However, I really don't think there will be any reprecautions for any at the top of the power structure.
Listening to how good this guy is at comedy knocks my hair entirely off. How in the hell? So prolific and good at story telling also just a really good dude.
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Much ❤ from Argentina
Keep up the fantastic work, we love you, from London 👍
Hi Josh! Washington state here❤ can't wait, !!
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Always look forward to Tuesdays now! Hope to catch you in Portland or nearby soon!
"This is embarrassing to admit. We did find 3.5 *more* million. I know, it's hard to tell if we're incompetent or if we're lying."
I really think it somehow needs to be both
Either should be disqualifying
@Annalovesautumn redacting an un-redacted document is exactly both 🤦♂️
The level of cover up,while uncovering redacted material is unreachable I thought 😂😂😂
Incompetently Lying. Because they are NOT good at it 😂😂😂 deflection and yelling like elementary school children.
how does this guy build a tight 45+ minutes of comedy based on stuff that happened like three days ago? amazing. don't ever stop Josh, I'm getting all my news from you.
Being a comedy genius, that's how.
Someone who is genuinely funny by being themselves, and just talking about whatever's going on. It's probably half preparation by just watching the news and thinking up riffs in real time (I mean, I do this myself, I just don't write it down or remember it and then go perform it in front of an audience), and then the rest is improv on the stage. He's mostly pretty conversational and casual in his comedy style (I think sometimes the pauses he takes to "laugh" are him thinking up how to word the next part of the vague joke that's in his mind), so I don't think he really plans it out to every word, the way that someone like George Carlin would. He probably thinks up a general structure based on the topic of the week, and has a few key points to hit with some preplanned jokes, and then the rest is just him being himself and talking about what's on his mind in real time. He has certain structural and stylistic "templates" that you can notice he falls back on, and he just plugs the different topics into those loose structures. For example, his whole thing of illustrating some tangentially related story, and/or listing off a bunch of vaguely related facts about the topic, and then pausing and suddenly saying the big thing that happened this week "...so when Trump/Elon did the thing...", to which everybody suddenly applauds, etc... When you do it as much as he does, it just becomes a practiced habit after a while, and you can kinda just filter any topic through that trained algorithm of comedy in your brain. Natural charisma fills in the gaps.
Absolutely true!! 🤣🤣
I'm astounded by this as well.
@user-us6yz7gd3eNo, just because it seems off the cuff and conversational doesn't mean it is. A great performance looks easy because it's carefully crafted. This is skilled writing with some improv, but definitely not random.
"I've never seen anyone send an email like they were wearing a wire." 😭
Right...😅
@afine1000 sorry :)
First time ever hearing that😭😭 Josh is original af
@AshleeFolder their comment is not at all incoherent. What are you smoking brother?
😂😂😂
You know what's really crazy? Getting a Starlink ad in the middle of a set talking about how Elon Musk is the grossest creep in existence.
Wild, have you gotten an Xbox ad before?
I LIVE NEAR A SPACE X BASE
and twice a week he ruins my peace of mind with repetitive launches up and down, up and down. Middle of the night on a weekday, whenever they want, our tax dollars being liquidated into rockets, incinerated, shaking our homes, setting off dogs and car alarms and turning money into debris littering the beautiful nature and leaving dead bees on our patio. FVCK LONE SKUM. cop.
@mimitvar Oh lol. Nah, that would have been funny too.
lol...right?? like WTF WTF WTF
I've never understood anyone's obsession with Trump, or Musk for that matter. If you actually investigate who Elon truly is as a person, you'll find he left South Africa because apartheid was overturned, and just like his father, he's a huge racists. Even with all that money, he can't seem to keep a woman because his ego is so big, he expects them to stay with him no matter how he treats them, or whether he's faithful or not. I guess he thinks money will keep her by his side no matter how horribly he treats them. He's also great at taking credit for other people's inventions. It started with PayPal, moved on to Tesla, and even SpaceX's success is due to the scientists and former NASA scientists he hired. But he takes the full credit for every one of them. He even illegally came here like the rules don't apply to him. But he sure wants anyone else who's come here illegally deported right away. Trump and Musk are two peas in a pod, they were born with silver spoons in their mouths, and have screwed people over, and were involved in corruption to get what they've got today.
I hope that woman cackling at Josh's hairpiece boxer jokes is living her best life. May that level of joy find us all
Infectious! Love it! ❤
lmao yeah she's a gem
She was the highlight of this show 😂😂😂
Sounds like a deranged hyena.
I hope she signs on to travel with him for all his shows! I listened to him in the car and was laughing at him and laughing extra hard because of her. 😂
The way he handled the heckler - WOW! Well done JJ, hair's off to you!
“Hair’s off” … I see what you did there!
😂
Literally!! I’m impressed that he managed to save that final climax punch line so well after being derailed so close to it!
Josh brings logic to reality. Josh for president!
You hope he roasted her after.
obsessed with the one lady in the audience that is SO tickled by the toupee video
Love her energy, but If she goes any harder, granny Weatherwax gonna have to stage an intervention.
😂
I don't think I've ever laughed that hard in my entire life. 😂
On headphones, it is quite the immersive experience!
My immediate thought was "Damn, is that a seagull with good taste or...?" Because of how she laughs
Josh, I genuinely don't think anyone can overstate the service you're doing for all of us living through this insane clusterfuck of a time with your comedy.
It's impossible to not be constantly overwhelmed by what's going on. And here you are releasing brilliant, original, topical sets every week!? The laughter is such potent medicine. Especially because we're laughing about the same system trying to flood us into docile submission, and we're hearing hundreds of others laughing together at the same time. These communal experiences of release/relief/respite are lessening the amount that all of this chaos hardens into trauma. Certainly for individuals and I'd bet as a collective too.
You are absurdly talented, incredibly hard working, a good head on your shoulders, and a great heart. And that you choose to use all of those attributes and put so much time, energy, and labor into creating this medicine, sharing it not only with the cities you tour in but also to everyone online?! Top. Tier. Human. THANK YOU!!!! I hope you receive back what you give exponentially. I'll be cheering for you all along the way! 💐
This comment deserves more thumbs
YES! From beginning to end!
Thank you for articulating my exact thoughts so eloquently.
Thank you for stating what we are all feeling ❤🌹
Yes!! He truly is one of the most beautiful people on the planet for his wit, charm, grace, and love of people. May he be blessed with long life and peace ❤
Happy Josh Day to all who observe!
🫶🏼Happy JoshDay to you as well!
A LOT of people are saying it's the best day of the week, we're looking into it.
@livininbabylonIndeed!
And to you as well! Keep up the laughter and spread the joy we receive to all who we encounter!
💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐
“NEVER THINK THEY’RE BETTER THAN YOU!” Bumper stickers shall be issued to all Flowerheads!
🌺🌹🌼💐
Is that the term for Josh fans? Flowerheads?
like it
@poprocks6576right? I thought we were just "Friends"
@KickStartRLflower friends? Meet in the middle? Haha
you see the problem here is a josh's default state is being humble and he thinks other ppl are like that too. when in fact most are delusional and think they are better then everyone else
I would like to remind everyone that Josh Johnson is of sound mind and not suicidal.
The boxer who lost the toupee was interviewed afterwards and had a really funny backstory about the incident and was good natured and good humoured about the incident. I love his humility to laugh at himself in what was an embarrassing moment. That is true strength and power.
I can't even imagine if we'd had to get through this past year without Josh keeping us sane and laughing through our pain and tears. It's unbearable to even consider it.
I am so with you on that comment. So true
I wonder how we made it all this time without him!!!
He's definitely been a great source of comedy for me to try and get away from this crazy political environment we are in right now. He's soooo good! I would love to see him live if he came here! Thank you Josh!!!
Did u not just consider it tho 😂
It's true. Especially when he's saying like America is acting like we don't know WHAT to do.
Murrica! Quit acting like you're brand new...making us look foolish.
I saw an exchange where Musk was doing his pickme thing, and Epstein emailed Ghislane Maxwell and was like, "handle this plz" and Ghislaine emailed Musk and was like, oh, sorry, we actually don't have those parties anymore 🤣
I heard those particular emails were fake, BUT it is very funny and feels in character
@_indigo_inkedthey were true.
heh heh heh "new phone, who this?"
That's a middle school girl solution. 😆
Even the PEDOS don't want to hang out with him?! 😂 No wonder why he constantly does things to try and get praise.
“I’m surprised Jeffrey Epstein didn’t think Elon Musk was the police”🤣🤣🤣
I LOST IT THEN
😆😭😂😂😂😂😂
Died! He was so suspicious... maybe that's why Epstein was like sorry another time. 😂
May Josh Johnson prosper and keep making the world a better place 🙏
Thank you for pressing Epstein; we need to keep talking about it and not let it go! Accountability must be had!
Comments like this should have been "liked" into the thousands but is probably stemming from how we all expect them to get away with it or an apathetic attitude deadened by decades of watching them actually getting away with it.
@janetplanet8678the Andrew formerly known as Prince was just arrested. Flagrant had someone from Breaking Points connect all the dots on the files. I don’t like Schulz but it was a good walk thru his findings. Some photos tough to stomach. Washer Ali did an interview with a woman who was in the room with these creeps at Edge and blew the lid off their sick ideology. It is just not going to come from mainstream media but independent journalists that have proof and sources. Don’t just listen to any conspiracy- you need documents that have been verified.
@janetplanet8678 Things have to get worse before they get better. And real change doesn’t come from force; that’s just the passion talking
Definitely need to hit everyone and start making arrests on all of them. Epstein has been a huge far left donor for years him and all his democrat croneys, the times trump is mentioned in the files is epstein and his homies saying they need to stop him.
“The only thing worse than being a predator criminal … would be other predator criminals who don’t want to hang out with you …”
Dude gave Trump over $300 million dollars and even Trump was like go away Elon.
I'm convinced this is why he tried to rat out everyone else on the files, because he was salty from not getting to go to the parties. Maybe he foolishly thought Epstein deleted his emails or sent them to spam. :D
Now he's forever immortalized as the sad boi who was TOO THIRSTY to be allowed back on the island.
The person who said "He's lonely." After Josh said "Elon." @22:36
Josh saying "You also see a lot of emails from Elon." followed by an audience member saying "He's lonely," made me laugh way too hard 🤣
But so valid😂😂. Who’s openly admitted to being Elon’s friend😭😭😭
@Eloquently_Rud3 nobody that I know of lol
Thanks for spoiling a hole
Likely, he was having his own weird sex parties. You all need to watch the Amber Heard Johnny Depp court battle, where she was cheating on Johnny with Elon in Johnnys house, and it was all caught on camera. Popcorn Planet did a lot of digging and found some very interesting things about the two, Amber and Elon, and how they had their own weird sex parties, allegedly.
He wanted to be with the kool bunch, but they rejected him.- As if any of them are kool, btw!
But what amazes me is how soon ppl forget.
@dorianrohangray9418 he has 20 kids 😂😂😂 he ain’t lonely. he is a child lover
Omfg they need to just have that one woman follow comedians around professionally 😂😅😂
The way he adapted the final punch line he had planned to account for what the audience was heckling just goes to show how damn good Josh is as a comedian.
Truth! Josh is brilliant! 🥰🥰🥰
Truly a legend
I couldn’t guess what he was about to do even though I saw your comment already … but wow ❤😅
Is that considered heckling? I thought heckling was when people in the audience are trying to mess with the performer and being antagonistic. This is someone who is drunk and not intentionally being antagonistic but being a little bit too involved.
Anything that interferes with a set, unless it is invited, can be considered heckling. Whether it's meant to be negative or positive. Sometimes a single short comment is fine and seen as interactive. When it feels like you're trying to take over the conversation, then most people will call it heckling. @AmazingAutist
Lady howling through the entire set- I love her. That’s some unfettered joy right there
She probably had a rough week and needed a release. She got it
Nope - can live a lifetime without someone who takes away from the start.
Shes annoying n loud af
They need to do something about the audio when that happens, at least she's not as bad as the "Woo" girl in the ICE vs. Good video... that jackass ruined the whole recording
She is like a solo laugh track!!! 😂😂😂 Hilarious!
I had a friend years ago who worked for a solar power company that was bought by Tesla. She went from loving her job to being overwhelmed by stress and overworked. She said Elon was her worst ever boss, crazy slave driver, constantly making unreasonable demands and glorifying a toxic work ethic along the way. She ended up getting cancer and dying in her early 50s, after years of toxic work stress. Fuck that guy.
That is so sad 😢. Hopefully one day he will end up in jail, but the money makes it unlikely.
The 'great freedom' of the USA, working your workers to death with no need of taking responsibility.
@ Priestofgoddess AND being praised for it even! That part where Josh talks about how everyone assumes billionaires made all that money by being extra intelligent and hardworking is so true. But it´s all based on a false premise. Intelligence and hard work are not what leads to this kind of money. Egotism, greed, and a complete lack of empathy are.
Same with my husband! He used to work for Solar City which got bought by Tesla. The work ethic was so good and they treated them like human beings and once they got bought by Tesla they were slaves
😢
BLESSINGS to the woman cracking up throughout the entire set, may you have decades more of this level of amusement. ❤
At the rate things are going that's guaranteed.
Her laugh had me laughing 😂😂😂
There's always at least one. I wonder if it's his mother?
"Guys. I got this." 😂
OMGeee!! So glad he said it!😂
People need to learn how to respect other people
Lively crowd, Josh did a great job letting things spill just long enough to get those bigger feelings out before promising them that he had their backs 🌷
And he did. He incorporated the 'heckle' flawlessly into his wrap-up.
Somebody said John Cena 🤣
Billionaires are not smarter than us. They simply lack morals and profit from the capitalist system that they themselves created and stripped of the little accountability it had, and which entire generations have fought for.
Not just billionaires; The rich always exploit.
Well said
I believe you are confusing having the goal of gaining wealth and power and having been successful at accumulating wealth and power. There are many, many more people who ignore or are unaware of moral issues that do not gain wealth or power. These people are often labeled losers. Kira Swisher said "Many billionaires are so poor, all they have is money." Jim Carrey has some personal insights also.
Sometimes it takes an amoral or immoral approach, but sometimes they're just lucky. Lots of the current folks like Elon were just lucky. They bet on Paypal and it went gangbusters. They've made lots of bad bets and lost money too, but the way things work you just need a couple wins from early investment panning out to end up a billionaire. And it just started from small investments in a way to send money over the Internet, something everyone had to have known would eventually be necessary even then.
@codetaku7 you mean he got lucky and was born to parents who owned an emerald mine
Keep pressing on Epstein! Justice for survivors and their families 💯
not only does it destroy the myth of a meritocracy but you realize that these billionaires are dumber than the average person. its possible that their position of privilege have allowed them to be extremely incompetent.
That is definitely how it works. You get better at what you practice, and these billionaires are completely isolated from honest feedback and all chances at practicing meaningful skills. Even something as basic as spelling is handled for them.
too bad their incompetance and hubris doesn't always lead to their own timely demise like the head of the Titan submersible
peter principle x generations of incompetence = IMMENSE stupidity
they are pure violent
Greed, depravity, nepotism, predators.
We are experiencing the fall of the American empire
I had the fortune to be able to go to this show. I always dread going to a casino to see a show because a good portion of the audience gets comped tickets and they can be very disengaged audience members. However, Josh got everybody laughing and it was a great time! As a total stand up comedy snob, I can comfortably say Josh is easily one of the greatest comics ever at this point. Brilliant!
Imagine a predator thinks you're too skeezy to hang out with. There's never been a truer case of money can't buy me love than Elon Musk.
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Bill Gates in Epstein Files
Based on the 3 million pages of documents released by DOJ on Jan 30-Feb 1, 2026, the Bill Gates files are some of the most detailed regarding how Jeffrey Epstein attempted to financialize philanthropy.
Unlike the "ideological" emails with Steve Bannon or the "science" emails with Peter Thiel, the correspondence with Gates is transaction-heavy, focusing on fundraising structures and reputation laundering.
Here is the breakdown of the Bill Gates revelations in the dump:
1. The "Nobel Prize" Campaign
Verdict: CONFIRMED.
• The Pitch: Emails from 2013 reveal Epstein explicitly pitching a strategy to help Bill Gates win the Nobel Peace Prize.
• The Mechanism: Epstein claimed he could use his connections with the Nobel Committee (specifically Norwegian officials) to secure the award.
• The Quid Pro Quo: In exchange, Epstein wanted Gates to lend his legitimacy to a new "Global Health" charitable fund that Epstein would manage. The goal was for Epstein to skim a "management fee" from billions in global aid, using the Gates name as the hook to bring other billionaires in.
2. The "Extortion" Attempt (Mila Antonova)
Verdict: CONFIRMED (The "Tuition" Email).
• The Context: The files contain the infamous email where Epstein threatened to reveal an alleged affair between Gates and a Russian bridge player, Mila Antonova.
• The Content: Epstein had paid for Antonova’s coding school tuition. When Gates stopped returning Epstein's calls (around 2017), Epstein sent an email demanding reimbursement for that tuition.
• The Implication: Analysts in the dump note this wasn't about the money (a few thousand dollars is nothing to them); it was a clear signal: "I know your secrets, and if you cut me out, I will expose them." This confirms the relationship ended in attempted blackmail.
3. The "Geneva" Meetings (Who Was in the Room?)
Verdict: YES, detailed logs.
• The Meetings: Flight logs and calendar entries detail multiple meetings between Gates and Epstein, including a specific meeting in Geneva at the InterContinental Hotel.
• The Difference: Unlike the "party" emails with other figures, the Gates meetings were populated by mainstream scientists and health officials.
• The "Laundering": The files suggest Epstein used these meetings to "wash" his reputation. By sitting next to Bill Gates discussing polio eradication, Epstein could return to New York and tell banks (like JPMorgan), "I'm working with Gates," which kept his accounts open despite his sex offender status.
4. The "Trust" Structure
Verdict: YES, technical details.
• The Plan: Emails show Epstein trying to set up a specific Charitable Trust vehicle within JPMorgan.
• The Structure: He proposed a structure where wealthy individuals could donate to "science" anonymously.
• The Trap: The fine print, which Gates’ lawyers reportedly flagged and rejected, would have given Epstein effective control over the allocation of those funds, turning him into the "gatekeeper" of global philanthropy capital.
Summary of Bill Gates in the Files
And not just any predator, but a predator whose entire job is to get close to other predators, who has seen the worst of the worst and was unbothered by them, or so he thought, until he met you.
@JordanBiserkovit *almost* makes me feel sorry for Musk. He has been trying so hard for years to be cool. To be likable. And absolutely no one who knows him likes him.
Maybe Epstein just thought he couldn’t blackmail Musk. Musk apparently doesn’t try to hide what he does that’s immoral, cruel and/or illegal.
@stephanievassallo7401 Unlikely. Musk has denied his involvement with Epstein multiple times over the years.
41:59 we’ve never held anyone very accountable for these types of crimes. So it tracks.
Oh my gosh, the line “you didn’t jus throw stones at the glass house, you threw them through your glass floor”, killed me. 😂
Drinking water during a Josh Johnson routine is a drowning hazard.
😂
Yes....keep O2 handy.
At home too. 😅😂
But, what a way to go. 😂
😂🤣 omg truth!!
Stop buying Amazon
Stop using Microsoft
Stop buying Tesler
👏👏👏 and buy used, recycle, repurpose, don't give the oligarchs any more of your hard earned money than possible. Do what you can to stay healthy - eat clean, get good sleep, limit social media, exercise for your physical and mental health.
💪🤜🤛💙
@floridacowie👊🏽
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learn (or ask a friend) to install custom ROMs on your devices so google cant track your data as easily. Its really not that hard, i promise. I just installed custom roms on two pixel phones while watching this.
17:10 that is the most frustrating part of this all. They finally were right about something, but now the cult demands them to ignore it when it finally comes out.
The person who said “he’s lonely” when the Elon bit started 😂😂😂
Sounds like the same woman who asked how she killed him in the gf double murder joke
Came here to say this lol
22:36 I damn near fell out of my chair when I heard that.
TRUTH! 💐🫶😸🇵🇷
Can't spell lonely without Elon.
I see why a lot of these billionaires want to go to Mars now
Let them!
Can we also send narcissistic grifters like Mel Robins?
Okay...as long as they Leave today... Since there's no shielding currently sufficient, and no Base ready for them...
Only if the victims get a streamed live-feed of their demise...
There are children on Mars?
I mean, we could just send all the perps from the files to mars. I'm OK with that. That'd be fine.
@James02876Surely we can fake it with AI for long enough to convince them‽
I always love when Josh finds the nicest way to say "shut the f up I'm setting up the joke...I got this".
His setups are long af..especially when he repeats the same shit twenty times..cant even lie..i doubt people watch josh for his “funniness” though
@EarthalienCSYou are not his people... And that's ok. Take care. Stay blessed. 😂
I’m nobody’s people 100%..😂😂..I dont have to agree with everything a person does or says..I listen and have opinions of my own..whether I like the person or not..thanks for the blessings though and sending some to you as well.. its all love
@EarthalienCSooooh, she doesn’t like you!
@bellemyjade686thats a her problem 😂😂
32:05 not Josh Johnson trying to pull a Coldplay-Kiss-Cam moment 👀☕ be thankful his show doesnt turn their camera to the audience
The boxer was on Jimmy Kimmel Live the other day. He's such a funny guy. This will, no doubt, make him laugh 😅
Oh no doubt, he owned it. His toupee ended up in the crowd cause he had ripped it off and threw it out there. Still, some hilarious shit. I saw it live. The announcer caught it immediately "it appears something is wrong with his hair" then like 30 seconds later it pops off...and yeah we're not sure what we saw and then the other hits came and it was obvious what was happening with the hair flopping all over. And the announcer was dropping hair puns all over the fight. "He won by a hair" was especially wild & uncalled for.
But absolutely fucking wild seeing it live....and then Josh talks about it!!
He was busted for steroids years ago and the change in his body shape after proved how hard he was juicing. But he made up some story about blaming his barber for his hair loss in the Kimmel interview... yeah sure mmkay
The uppercut sending his hairpiece upwards in the air was straight out of a kids cartoon, that was pretty funny
I thought the same thing while I was listening to Josh. I saw that segment about the fighter losing his toupee on Kimble also.
That same fella has such a wonderful sense of humor about the mishap and I agree he would have enjoyed hearing Josh describe the situation as well 👍🏽
@greebj He didn't blame his barber for his hair loss, he said that he himself left some product on way longer than you're supposed to. He did say that the guy who hooked him up with the hair piece assured him that he would make it very secure.
I loved that segment!❤ he was a class act
Those hecklers at the end lmao, handled in such a funny way to tie everything together.
I have a feeling that was his original punchline and they ruined it.
Those assholes ruined the punchline
Never heard him be heckled b4 I can’t wait to watch him crush it with class
@altortugas5979almost
Were they hecklers? I thought they just sounded like they were passionate about wanting politicians to do their jobs? Like, rude to interrupt his show, of course, but I thought heckling was like hating on the comedian?
"Emails like he's wearing a wire"....yeah I am definitely keeping that one.
38:10 fellas, drugging someone without their knowledge is a felony.
There's always a lady in his audience with a lovely laugh in his videos positioned right next to whatever recording device they use 😂❤
Everyone in that room is dying laughing; nowhere in the room where there isn't a lady absolutely huckin'
They make Josh's jokes hit harder for me haha. I love her laugh!
Lovely 😂
She's killing me. Full body laugh. I need to hear that right now.
That belly, hearty laugh😂😂😂
"As Americans, we have sort of equated money and any form of success with intelligence. We have sort of built up a meritocracy that doesn't exist. And so, we see someone if they have a billion dollars, we're like, 'Oh they must deserve a billion dollars.' If they have more money than we could ever imagine, they must have earned it somehow. They must be so smart that they just put it together. And maybe I'll be just like them one day and I'll be able to put it together, and maybe I can work my way up to get to their level..."
Okay, you are officially my favorite comedian.
There's a reason that there is a saying "Behind every great fortune is a crime."! Check. It's virtually always true.
18:46
Good Point. I am guessing that there are diffrent words for intelligence, power, wealth, money, morality, excellence, luck, mediocre, game, success and merit is that they are diffrent things. Wealth does not equal power and similarly wealth does not imply power or vice versa. I find this confusing and the metaphorical way my mind processes thought and feelings adds complexity to the already confusing landscape. There appears to be a loosely coupled set of fictional and conflicting stories that I must comprehend and use to guide my behavior.
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Bill Gates in Epstein Files
Based on the 3 million pages of documents released by DOJ on Jan 30-Feb 1, 2026, the Bill Gates files are some of the most detailed regarding how Jeffrey Epstein attempted to financialize philanthropy.
Unlike the "ideological" emails with Steve Bannon or the "science" emails with Peter Thiel, the correspondence with Gates is transaction-heavy, focusing on fundraising structures and reputation laundering.
Here is the breakdown of the Bill Gates revelations in the dump:
1. The "Nobel Prize" Campaign
Verdict: CONFIRMED.
• The Pitch: Emails from 2013 reveal Epstein explicitly pitching a strategy to help Bill Gates win the Nobel Peace Prize.
• The Mechanism: Epstein claimed he could use his connections with the Nobel Committee (specifically Norwegian officials) to secure the award.
• The Quid Pro Quo: In exchange, Epstein wanted Gates to lend his legitimacy to a new "Global Health" charitable fund that Epstein would manage. The goal was for Epstein to skim a "management fee" from billions in global aid, using the Gates name as the hook to bring other billionaires in.
2. The "Extortion" Attempt (Mila Antonova)
Verdict: CONFIRMED (The "Tuition" Email).
• The Context: The files contain the infamous email where Epstein threatened to reveal an alleged affair between Gates and a Russian bridge player, Mila Antonova.
• The Content: Epstein had paid for Antonova’s coding school tuition. When Gates stopped returning Epstein's calls (around 2017), Epstein sent an email demanding reimbursement for that tuition.
• The Implication: Analysts in the dump note this wasn't about the money (a few thousand dollars is nothing to them); it was a clear signal: "I know your secrets, and if you cut me out, I will expose them." This confirms the relationship ended in attempted blackmail.
3. The "Geneva" Meetings (Who Was in the Room?)
Verdict: YES, detailed logs.
• The Meetings: Flight logs and calendar entries detail multiple meetings between Gates and Epstein, including a specific meeting in Geneva at the InterContinental Hotel.
• The Difference: Unlike the "party" emails with other figures, the Gates meetings were populated by mainstream scientists and health officials.
• The "Laundering": The files suggest Epstein used these meetings to "wash" his reputation. By sitting next to Bill Gates discussing polio eradication, Epstein could return to New York and tell banks (like JPMorgan), "I'm working with Gates," which kept his accounts open despite his sex offender status.
4. The "Trust" Structure
Verdict: YES, technical details.
• The Plan: Emails show Epstein trying to set up a specific Charitable Trust vehicle within JPMorgan.
• The Structure: He proposed a structure where wealthy individuals could donate to "science" anonymously.
• The Trap: The fine print, which Gates’ lawyers reportedly flagged and rejected, would have given Epstein effective control over the allocation of those funds, turning him into the "gatekeeper" of global philanthropy capital.
Summary of Bill Gates in the Files
12:26 You know Hanlon's Razor? It says "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." - That means, the best place to hide malice is stupidity.
Note to self: never be the rando in the audience that talks and yells at talent on stage
Problem is, they probably also had that same note to their self… but mister and misses alcohol came to play 😢
@mason96575 you mean: mister and mistress 🤣
That part! Absolutely rude and annoying.
@EdwoodCA oh hell no 🤣
@EdwoodCAlmaooo🤣🤣
Josh thank you for laughter! I recently lost the love of my life of 60 years…. YOU are GODS GIFT TO SO MANY of US 💜
Dear one
I’m so sorry for your loss. 😢
🫂🕊️🙏🏾
Bless you. Sending you peace.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm glad you found something that can boost your spirits right now.
I am so sorry for your terrible loss. Wishing you peace and love ❤
"We've built up a meritocracy that doesn't exist..."
it's a mediocrecy
@shaec3405🥈
22:55 "he's lonely"
I'm sorry they stole your thunder Josh 😂
They've been untouchable for decades. That's why he sends emails like that -- that and the ketamine.
what a K - HOLE!
“Guys, I’ve got this” 😂
❤
I wish they’d have a two drink maximum at his shows…. Maybe three.
Well, maybe four or five.
So long as it is nowhere near the amount those ladies seemed to have!
19:59 I remember when I was watching something about JK Rowling's emails with Epstien the person noted that part of how you can guess which ones were from Rowling was because they were the only ones with correct spelling and grammar
ROWLING is in the Epstein files?
I feel kinda surprised that I’m surprised.
@lauratruxillo6264 I had to look it up because I don't want to be spreading false info (enough of that going around) it was that she had denied him entry into the debut of The Cursed Child. His publicist had requested entry "for a very special friend" without naming Epstein directly and on the day of, he was denied entry because he wasn't directly on the guest list.
edit:
Please understand, I'm not defending these people.
We should condemn them for something they actually did and not a particularly malignant rumour, and Rowling has said and done plenty of completely condemnable things
There's a lot of reading between the lines you need to do with the files, especially considering the files are info that's been selectively chosen for release (e.g. notice how it's all celebrity billionaires? How many billionaires that you've never heard of are in there?), but you don't need to defend her even a little. Transphobia is just the latest in a long line of pointless bigotries, it exists for the same reasons and needlessly hurts and kills people all the same; quantifying it as "not as bad as X" misses the point
@flyingwind66 1. She invited him, herself, specifically. 2. She thinks Lolita is a romance. 3. She is a monster. Period. Stop pretending she's not.
@DembaiVTshe said Lolita is Romance?? 🤢🤮 yeah I rescind the "not a completely monster" part
You have to be amazed at how quickly this man thinks on his feet. He took an adlib from some drunk white lady in the audience and flipped it into his closing punchline for the set.
Happy Josh Day, everyone! 🥀🌻💐
And with you, my child 😂😂😂
Elon believes that his wealth makes him untouchable. We have yet to see him proven wrong.
Trump got the supreme court and Congress
more of us than there is of them 💪
We have to try everyday.
As Homer likes to say... So far. 🤫
@noahwaybro Thats why they love ai
One of my favorite things about a Josh Johnson show is that humans and hyenas can enjoy the show together.
For the record, I am hyena-laughing myself more than a few times on each video.
BTW, I'd just like to let people know that I looked up the fight where the guy had his toupee knocked off. And guess what?
HE WON THE FIGHT!
8:17 Josh is MURDERING that woman 😂😂😂😂
Girl is struggling to catch that breath sometimes 😭😂 love her for that
I love how he has mics placed around the audience catching individual's laughter! It just makes the laughs even better.😂😂😂😂💐💐💐💐
No he's not. He wasn't being cruel at all and he was handling it very tactfully. He was very polite. Murder imply some sort of verbal SmackDown or owning somebody. None of that happened here.
He straight up hacked her up!
Bruh😭
2:10 "I saw the video..."
The way they said that was hilarious lol
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
34:10 “ how’d she kill him?”
It's all connected reminds me of a guy in college who would always say, "it's politics, man. It's politics." Man was he right. Now, more than ever!
😂😂😂😂I can’t believe you called out the people there with their mistresses. 😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂 OMG!
Got my attention. 😮
I know! it was epic.
Waiting for my weekly dose of humanity🎉🎉
I second this remark 🤗🐈💐
Agree- but no one works to actually make it a continual reality
We do. You do. Its just a particularly difficult time. We all work on it. 💐
@Plethorality Exactly. Josh is here. We are here. We are in our communities. We just need to spread the vibe and keep each other safe. 💐🤟😸
@katboss4886 Hey kat! Good to see a familiar face I haven't seen in a minute in the comments. I've been busy with work, helping students learn to learn.
Hope you're well and safe in these chaotic times. 💐✌️😸💚🐈⬛
Love Josh, a fellow native born Louisianan. I’m in Minneapolis since 2020. and Josh has been a much needed comedy relief during this relentless hell since November 2024.
Solidarity from the West Coast ❤️
We got our whistles ready here in San Diego, CA. Thanks for showing us the way!
Stay safe 🙏
Looking on in horror from Australia - also, in profound admiration for Minneapolitans 👏👏👏💖🇦🇺
Stay strong and safe brave people. 💕
The last second John Cena improv was clean.
Very seriously here.... I used to think that doctors and attorneys were the upper crust of our society until in my current position I saw otherwise.... I have seen doctors go into mental institutions or get addicted to drugs. I have seen attorneys go to jail for harassing courts. I have seen wealthy people lose everything they have by drawing out a divorce for years on end.
Never ever think someone else is smarter than you based on their money or a position.
Your observations suggest a reframing of the concept of blind luck.
There is a Buddhist parable of "The Bodhi tree" which illustrates the multi facetted concept you posit. I believe every religion offer a similar universal insight into the experience of being a person.
I catch doctors saying stupid shit all the time. How are they even in these spaces? That degree isn't what it used to be...
I agree with Josh that smart has nothing to do with rich (although calling it "the upper crust" is really weird), but addiction and mental illness have nothing to do with intelligence. And if you have been in a position to see it first hand, I'm surprised you haven't learned the reasons why those in the medical profession suffer from addiction at higher rates than the general population.
@DeceptaconAgain “isn’t what it used to be” implying it ever was lol
we should always remember that academic intelligence stands alone from emotional intelligence, morality, common sense etc. as such, an academically intelligent person is capable of anything anyone else is.. it is our fault if we ever confuse the matter.
The end of this video is a good example of how "positive" hecklers are still just as annoying and disruptive to the flow of a set. Josh did a great job regaining control & turning it around though!
That lady definitely got her money's worth
26:33 it wasnt even epstein who emailed back - he forwarded the email and sais "deal with this" and someone else replied saying "sorry we arent doing the parties anymore" which is just objectively fucking hilarious
26:37 Here is the problem with large-scale corporate capitalism as America has implemented is, and Americans fail to question it.
The lady in the front saying "He's lonely" is wild 😂😂😂😂😂
I'm glad someone else noticed 22:35 for anyone wondering.
Doing the most all show
@anniepaul13Elon or the audience member
I've never seen people be so rude at his show, and yet he's just so nice and crafty he still flipped it into an awesome joke. Some of you don't deserve Josh 😂
❤
Take solace in knowing this: 5, 10, 20, even 30 years from now- they’ll be taking a regular shower to start another regular day, and will suddenly remember how much of a fool they made of themself that night. They will cringe so, so, so hard…
They will never forget.
@42:35 if john cena was in the files, would you be able to see him?
God bless the lady at 22:30. She killed me. I was wheezing and crying.
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Supposedly or expose the leak. Wat did she say?
@clayjr86”he’s lonely”
@JackieBorellithank you
Love that crowd. Just when Josh is about to drop the punchline he's been building to all set they gotta jump in with advice 😂😂😂 and Josh: "guys I got this" nicest way to tell someone to stfu
that woman needed to shut up… trying to get ahead of Josh. She was an annoying know-it-all.
Exactly!😂😂😂
I know Josh’s brand is loving and friendly- but those drunk ladies ruining his entire build up like that had me seething…
I wish they’d have a drink limit at some of these venues… 😢
The lady laughing about the toupee has definitely had a lost wig situation... 😂
His Aura grows every week. Josh for president in approximately 347 sets
Elon Musk reminds me of the Toiletnator from Codename: Kids Next Door. He's so off-putting that even the villains of the show, actual bad guys, don't want to be around him.
22:35 the “he’s lonely” is so funny to me omg
Keep on doing what you're doing Josh. I truly believe you're making a difference and this is just the beginning of something very big. You are the voice that America needs to listen to.
So very very true!
Elon Musk was begging so hard and Epstein was like,” ehh, I guess.”
I know you’ve heard it plenty by now but you truly are helping me get through this time lately. I’m 20 and watching this unfold as I maw my way into the ‘adult world’ has been very discouraging. You give me hope for the future and take the stress off of me while I listen to your specials on my way to work. Thank you
I quite literally joined the members club because for $4, every week, I get some of the best stand up out there. Thank you Josh!
Elon really sounds like that guy who wanted to be part of a criminal act and his friends didn't let him join so he tries to take revenge by accusing them all 😂
The boxer whose hair came off during the fight did an interview with Jimmy Kimmel. It was so funny. Dude was definitely a good sport about the entire situation.
Hey everyone. Im super early. Setting my alarm ⏰. So I’ll be back. Hope you all are hanging in there.
That lady got me in tears with that laugh!! 😂😂😂😂
She's having the time of her life 🤣🤣🤣
I could tell that she had seen the video of the toupee popping off!
After a solid 3mins of hearing HER fckn laugh I had to pause the video and go watch this toupee so I could get in on her joy 😂😂
I was gunna maybe search for it after this video but damn she sold it for me
She came to the comedy show ready to let it rip! 😂
Josh always has someone right up front losing their shit harder than everyone else in the room.
Rich enough to be a Bond villain, but dumb enough to be one of the Thee Stooges.
This AND the halftime show within nearly 48 hours? We are blessed.
Super bowl was trash
@dezmondgreen sounds like it could have been your reception 😮
@dezmondgreenwas a great showing for defense. Very interesting to watch.
That toupee decided that it would rather partake in a spectator sport 💙☮️
It wanted a bird's eye view of the action
😂😂😂😂
Surprised he didn't mention the bit in the e-mails where Elon tries to ask when "the wildest party" is going to happen on the Island and Epstein forwards it to his assistant and says "please handle this". It's like God got bored one day and tried to invent the most pathetic man on Earth.
The ending of the interrupting crowd was peak comedy 🤣 Also audiences have to understand you shouldn't automatically create crowd work without consent. Just because Josh is engaging and didn't have an issue with it doesn't mean you should keep do it all.
Elon is literally the "aw man, they found us bro" meme
Happy Josh day, everyone ❤🎉
They are lying AND incompetent.
KAKISTOCRACY!
Billionaires think they get to live by different rules.
Wealth makes them so arrogant, they get stupid.
But even when they're stupid they make sure they get little time in a federal facility.
They will still be able to live well by paying off guards and wardens. However, I really don't think there will be any reprecautions for any at the top of the power structure.
Problem is they also are able to ruin it for everyone else.
If they would just destroy themselves, that would be one thing.
29:19 Elon really went for the heart pt. 6 defense 🤦♀️
Listening to how good this guy is at comedy knocks my hair entirely off. How in the hell? So prolific and good at story telling also just a really good dude.