LEONARDA JONIE IS HAVING HER NIGHTCLUBS GIGS CANCELED.

If you know anything about the history of stand up, the odds are that she's saying some pretty bold and funny stuff out there to make that happen.

If you don’t know Leonarda Jonie yet, you’re missing out on a comedic wildfire. She calls herself "the most canceled comedian in America right now," and she’s got the receipts to prove it. Clubs have kicked her out, and cancelled her sold out shows. The outrage mob’s torched her, and she just keeps swinging—unapologetic, fearless, and funny as hell. I’m a huge fan, and I’m not shy about it. Here’s why I am,—and why I’ve asked her to join me on stage this Monday, February 24th, at the Laugh Factory on Sunset Blvd.

Leonarda’s whole thing is breaking the rules everyone else tiptoes around. That’s to me where the best comedy comes from and right now we live in the world a lot of comedians who try to be so edgy and fearless are really always skating where they know the ice is nice and thick. When you think of the comedy that broke Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Ricky Gervais and newer comics like Tony Hinchliffe, Andrew Schultz, Big Jay Oakerson, and Shane Gillis, it was making jokes and talking about things that got or could have got them in trouble. They knew it and we knew they knew it, and that made the laughter that much deeper.

I first caught Leonarda on X, where clips like "MOST BANNED Comedian Leonarda Jonie ROASTS Lefties Like Never Before!" were blowing up. Her style—sharp, raw, and unfiltered—hooked me instantly. She’s not just shocking for kicks; her takes are clever and hit hard, making you laugh and think at the same time.

She’s no stranger to the cancel hammer. Recently, she sent out a text using the n-word and the internet erupted—X posts went wild, calling her everything from a free-speech icon to a piece of garbage villain. My response to her on it was, “Maybe dial it back a bit?” Her answer was pure Leonarda: she was making a point, not just stirring shit, and she hates being told what she can or can’t say. I get it. That’s her core—she’s not here to be tamed. I will tell you, she has two things going against her, and though, I usually don't bowl in this lane, it's true. One, she's a woman, and two, even more importantly, she's a conservative.

Last week she got canceled in Chicago, with help from a Chicago-based comic I might add, which pissed me off. I’ve invited her to my show this Monday at the Laugh Factory. She thinks, I might catch some heat for it, but I don’t care. I want her on that stage—I love her stuff, and I'd like some people in LA to see her in person and see what she's doing.

Here’s the thing: First off, I’m hate to see comics trying to get other comics canceled. Leonarda’s been slammed before.

To be fair, she does bring a lot of it on herself. She went up against Ian Fidance who I also think is funny, and edgy in his own way, but she kind of pulled the rug out from under him because in my opinion, Ian took it to too personal, considering she was messing with him about his sexuality and the like which is almost his stage persona so he should have let it go, or come at it in a more clever take, but, again, she’s a brawler and she’s looking for an alley fight most of the time, and Ian gave her one.

Her Indian immigrant comments on a podcast last year set off a firestorm—but she didn't flinch. She left New York for Austin, Texas, chasing a freer comedy scenes, she had a good set on at Joe Rogan’s Comedy Mothership, was on Kill Tony with Tony Hinchliffe, a show you almost need to be on today if that’s your lane of stand up, and she held her own. In a Blaze Media interview, she said Austin’s vibe drew her in, even if it’s tightening up too. She’s not whining—she’s fighting, and I’m with her. That’s why I hope people come out this Monday night, February 24th, at the Laugh Factory at 7:45 to support us.

Leonarda’s not for everyone, and that’s why she’s great. Her podcast "Wrong Crowd" is a chaotic blast, though I'm not sure she's still doing it, although she should. It's a perfect venue for her. Her stand-up riffs on feminism, the "manosphere," even her Jew jokes with her Montenegro-to-NYC-to-Texas edge are funny. She was also just great on Roseanne’s podcast. She’s free in a way most comics aren’t, her mouth just goes and goes until it gets run over by a truck, and that’s her strike zone—poking holes in the off-limits stuff and having fun with it. Comedy obviously needs to push buttons, now and always, and right at this moment, she’s leading the charge.

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