Jameela finds out what it's like to be on the business end of the comedy duo that is Jason and Randy Sklar ( Sklar Brothers , Curb Your Enthusiasm, Better Call Saul, Dumb People Town podcast). Together they discover the extent to which a hot air balloon ride can go wrong, what dirty joke your uptight neighbor would rather not hear, and why Jameela will never be allowed to have another dinner in the dark. Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please , you can also find her on Instagram , TikTok a...
Oct 16, 2025•42 min
Comedians Erin Jackson ( Late Night with Seth Meyers , Grudgery special) and Josh Gondelman ( Desus & Mero, Positive Reinforcement special) join Jameela Jamil to swap their most undignified disasters. Erin relives the day she was booed off stage at the National Mall - on two jumbotrons, in front of her parents , and the time she literally fell off the stage at her home club’s grand reopening. Josh recalls a Thanksgiving so disastrous it ended with puking in the tub before meeting his in-laws...
Oct 09, 2025•42 min
Jameela welcomes long time friends Annie Lederman (Anniewood Podcast, Terrifier 3) and David Dastmalchian (Murderbot, The Dark Knight, Grave Conversations). Together, they discover how many snakes is too many, what not to do in front of a chain gang, and why no one should ever have a white couch. Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please , you can also find her on Instagram , TikTok and YouTube . Our consulting producer is Colin Anderson . Wrong Turns was created and produced by Jameela Jamil...
Oct 02, 2025•38 min
We had so much fun with Russell Howard, Judi Love and Grace Campbell at the London Podcast Festival that we couldn't fit it all into the episode, so here's a bonus audience Misery Loves Company submission that we're calling "AKA That's Why Heather's Not Here", because "Tongue Punch My Fart Box" didn't seem great for the algorithm. Enjoy (but not around kids)! Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please , you can also find her on Instagram , TikTok and YouTube . Our consulting producer is Colin ...
Sep 30, 2025•13 min
Russell Howard ( Five Brilliant Things podcast, 2026 Tour ), Judi Love ( Loose Women ITV, Our Table podcast) and Grace Campbell ( Late to the Party podcast, Soho Theatre run ) join Jameela live on stage from the London Podcast Festival. The superstar UK line-up share horrifying stores of humiliation, disaster and mistaken identity, with a common theme of the comedians' urge to double down on mistakes. Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please , you can also find her on Instagram , TikTok and ...
Sep 25, 2025•48 min
Actor-comedian, Johnny Pemberton ( Fallout , Superstore , up-coming movie Mermaid ) and one of the busiest comedians in LA Justine Marino ( Comedy Crush @ The Hollywood Improv, Only Fans’ LMAOF ) join Jameela to talk about the risks of airport lounge tacos, farting within a relationship, a Universal Studios Tour masturbator who truly had a tramtastic day, Phish concerts, and the hazards of “bag waste”. Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please , you can also find her on Instagram , TikTok and...
Sep 18, 2025•39 min
Jameela takes a harrowing journey with Zach Noe Towers ( Good Sod Pod , up-coming live dates ) and Jacquis Neal (NBC's Grand Crew , Comedian Clash ), which includes the thing you NEVER say to a woman, the least fun Coachella ever, and a race against time that ends with tears. So many tears. Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please , you can also find her on Instagram , TikTok and YouTube . Our consulting producer is Colin Anderson . Wrong Turns was created and produced by Jameela Jamil and S...
Sep 11, 2025•41 min
Impractical Jokers Sal Vulcano ( TERRIFIED standup special on HBO Max, Everything’s Fine tour on-sale now) and Brian Quinn (New season of Impractical Jokers TBS) join Jameela to share stories of shameful hook-ups, firehouse disasters, even more bee attacks and a listener submission that might’ve been a Right Turn for the teenage boy who got to witness it. Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please , you can also find her on Instagram , TikTok and YouTube . Our consulting producer is Colin Ande...
Sep 04, 2025•45 min
This episode is wildly funny, celebrates female friendship, and delves into the depths of human misery and despair. Fun! Jameela is joined by writers and comedians Katherine Blanford (The Tonight Show, " Catholic Cowgirl " Special) and Jamie Loftus (Star Trek: Lower Decks, Bestseller " Raw Dog "). Come for the cringe-inducing public twerking, stay for the story of getting dumped for an inanimate object. Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please , you can also find her on Instagram , TikTok an...
Aug 28, 2025•42 min
This episode is a master class on perseverance through utter humiliation. Jameela's guests are Kurt Braunohler ( Bob's Burgers , The Big Sick , Bananas podcast ) and Felipe Esparza (Netflix special " Raging Fool ," What's Up Fool podcast ). It turns out Kurt's German is nicht so gut, and Felipe glows in the dark in the one place you least want to glow. Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please , you can also find her on Instagram , TikTok and YouTube . Our consulting producer is Colin Anderso...
Aug 21, 2025•45 min
International comedy legends Katherine Ryan ( What’s My Age Again podcast, The Audacity: Why Being Too Much Is Exactly Enough book) and Alan Carr ( Interior Design Masters Netflix, Life’s A Beach podcast) join Jameela for a podcast episode full of mortification - professional, romantic, drunken, and always hilarious. Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please , you can also find her on Instagram , TikTok and YouTube . Our consulting producer is Colin Anderson . Wrong Turns was created and prod...
Aug 14, 2025•44 min
This episode brings us all to the edge of the cringe abyss and keeps us there. Jameela is joined by Adam Pally ( Happy Endings , Staying Alive podcast) and Malik Elassal ( Adults FX, Resident Alien ), who confess to shameful childhood tweets and the car sex story that will scare you off the road forever. Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please , you can also find her on Instagram , TikTok and YouTube . Our consulting producer is Colin Anderson . Wrong Turns was created and produced by Jamee...
Aug 07, 2025•35 min
Jameela’s back in London to hang out with comedy legends Simon Pegg ( Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning , Star Trek, Shaun of the Dead ) and Richard Herring ( Task Master , Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast , Edinburgh Fringe ). Everyone shares tales of public nudity, we get into the risks of seeing nudes when someone else shows you something on their phone, and what's your personal policy on peeing in the sea? Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please , you can also ...
Jul 31, 2025•46 min
Jameela welcomes the very funny Atsuko Okatsuka (Hulu special “ Father ”, HBO " The Intruder ") and Matt Walsh (Veep, The Hangover). Atsuko learns anything can be called a water park, and Matt learns just how unforgiving an elf costume can be. Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please , you can also find her on Instagram , TikTok and YouTube . Our consulting producer is Colin Anderson . Wrong Turns was created and produced by Jameela Jamil and Stewart Bailey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...
Jul 24, 2025•41 min
Danger lurks everywhere in this harrowing episode, Jameela included. She welcomes comedians Moshe Kasher ( Netflix , Endless Honeymoon podcast ) and Mike E. Winfield ( Netflix , Amazon , AGT ). Moshe shares his brief and wildly unsuccessful fighting career, and Mike will be lucky if he is ever invited back on a cruise. Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please , you can also find her on Instagram , TikTok and YouTube . Our consulting producer is Colin Anderson . Wrong Turns was created and pr...
Jul 17, 2025•50 min
This is the episode that made Jameela feel more at home around fellow sociopaths. She welcomes comedians Leslie Liao ( Netflix , Tonight Show ) and Skyler Higley ( Conan , the Oscars ). Leslie proves the extent to which she will flip on her friends, and Skyler reveals how ill-equipped he is to handle a kiss. Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please , you can also find her on Instagram , TikTok and YouTube . Our consulting producer is Colin Anderson . Wrong Turns was created and produced by J...
Jul 10, 2025•48 min
Jameela welcomes writers and comedians Jay Jurden ( HBO , the Tonight Show , The New Yorker ) and Michael Cruz Kayne ( Late Show w/ Stephen Colbert , Severance ). Jay's sexual adventures in high school will make you feel Puritan by comparison, and Michael lets us know how much cheese is too much cheese. Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please , you can also find her on Instagram , TikTok and YouTube . Our consulting producer is Colin Anderson . Wrong Turns was created and produced by Jameel...
Jul 03, 2025•44 min
Jameela welcomes comedians Ali Macofsky (Colbert, Ali's Interview Show ) and Rachel Scanlon (Just for Laughs Festival, Two Dykes and a Mic podcast). Ali recounts her visit to celebrity eyebrow specialists (Spoiler alert: it did not go well). And Rachel managed to make her pap smear, chiropractor, and mindfulness coach appointments deeply disturbing. Listen, like, rate and review, or we will turn this car around right now! If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice ...
Jun 26, 2025•46 min
Deep Throat Lesbian. There are laughs so high pitched here that only dolphins can hear them. Jameela welcomes comedians and actors Dan Ahdoot (Cobra Kai, Green Eggs and Dan ) and Tien Tran (Mr. Throwback, Jockular podcast , How I Met Your Father). Dan picks possibly the world’s worst person to joke about, and Tien desecrates the patriarch of her family. Please rate, review, like and subscribe like it’s your job and you are bucking for a promotion. If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share wi...
Jun 19, 2025•36 min
Jameela considers this our most relatable episode yet, and given what you're about to hear, that's terrifying. She welcomes her friends Jillian Bell (Kinda Pregnant, Summer of 69 ) and Chelsea Devantez (Glamorous Trash, The Problem with Jon Stewart). Jillian completely malfunctions around celebrities and Chelsea does not beat around the bush. Please rate, review, like and subscribe! If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to PersonalDisasterStories@gmail.co...
Jun 12, 2025•39 min
Jameela welcomes two guests who damn near made her pass out: actor, writer comedian and singer Jordan Firstman ( English Teacher , album "Secrets") and writer, comedian, actress and podcaster Megan Gailey ( The Roast of Tom Brady , Sports Bitches podcast). Jordan experiences his own Rear Window, while Megan is more concerned with her back door. Listen for new episodes every Thursday, and please rate and review. If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to Per...
Jun 05, 2025•40 min
A Smelling and a Loosening: Jameela is joined by two great friends and hilarious comedians who are both currently on tour: Amy Miller and Beth Stelling . Amy invents a word you can never unhear, hard as you may try. And Beth tells us what happens when you combine your mother's water bra and Olympian-level flexibility. Please rate and review like your life depends on it, and thanks for listening! If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to PersonalDisasterSto...
May 29, 2025•39 min
In our second Wrong Turns episode, Jameela welcomes We're Here to Help hosts Jake Johnson ( Spider-Verse trilogy, New Girl ), and Gareth Reynolds ( Arrested Development , You're the Worst ) along with Eric Edelstein ( Parks and Recreation , Twin Peaks ). Jake shares a hair don't, Gareth breaks from proper lavatory etiquette, and Eric continues his brave battle against the fascists. Please rate and review, as it helps people find our podcast. If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jam...
May 22, 2025•36 min
We can think of no better way to launch a podcast than with our first two guests: Mae Martin and Bob the Drag Queen . Mae ( Handsome podcast, debut album “ I’m a TV ” and upcoming Netflix series “ Wayward ”) shares their secret crush gone horribly wrong, and perhaps the most incorrect way to use a spatula. Bob (RuPaul’s Drag Race winner, The Traitors, NYT best seller “ Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert: A Novel ”) reveals their ultimate kindergarten nightmare and the least comfortable way to extin...
May 14, 2025•42 min
For anyone who feels like their life is one disaster after another: good news–you’re not alone. Jameela Jamil hosts a new podcast called Wrong Turns where she gathers her funny friends and they share their most mortifying and embarrassing stories. Crucially, there are no morals and no silver linings. They are simply here to revel in each others’ misfortune. Wrong Turns: where dignity goes to die. Look out for our debut episode coming this Wednesday with very special guests Mae Martin and Bob the...
May 12, 2025•1 min
This week Jameela is bidding a fond farewell to the I Weigh Podcast and answering listener questions. Jameela revisits how the I Weigh movement + podcast started and gives insights into what she’ll be up to next. Remember, this isn’t the end...just the beginning of new and exciting things in the next chapter! And remember, Eat. Laugh. Orgasm...but don't forget the ghosts are watching. Keep up with Jameela on Substack https://jameelajamil.substack.com/ Join the Move For Your Mind Community on IG ...
Nov 26, 2024•54 min
Jameela welcomes the world-leading educator on gender violence, Dr Jackson Katz (Every Man, Tough Guise) back to her I Weigh podcast for a fresh discussion on why violence against women is a men’s issue, and what we all can do to make a difference. Dr Katz talks through the current state of the manosphere, what message the recent US election results highlights to young men, and where the responsibility lies to address the outdated belief system about women. This is an important and timely discus...
Nov 19, 2024•1 hr 2 min
This week, Jameela is joined by author & illustrator Florence Given (Women Living Deliciously) to talk finding joy in your life, being a playful activist, and opening your own doors of self-expression. Florence shares ways to let go of other people’s perceptions of you, and how to intentionally take up (too much) space by showing up courageously and being unapologetically yourself. This is a joyful conversation on the art of being childlike, not childish, and focuses on romancing yourself wh...
Nov 12, 2024•1 hr 18 min
Comedian, podcast queen, and author Erin Gibson joins Jameela this week from a familiar time, before midterms 2022 and their conversation touches on issues still affecting us in 2024: reproductive rights and freedoms, the way the media's fear mongering affects everyone, what the heck conspirituality is, Erin's journey to finding peace from her depression, the importance of local politics, where to start in making a political difference, and more. Check out Erin's book Feminasty, wherever books a...
Nov 05, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Jameela welcomes comedian and author Danny Wallace (Yes Man) for a look down the rabbit hole of disinformation and its slippery slope into conspiracy theories. Danny talks through his personal experience researching his latest book (Somebody Told Me), highlighting what stages of life we are most open to conspiracies and the tribalist online communities that perpetuate them. You’ll hear Danny recount his (often hilarious) investigation into the barrage of digital AI, ChatGPT, and online manipulat...
Oct 29, 2024•1 hr 9 min
