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JANEANE GAROFALO | 10 FOR 10 | EP. 7

·1 hr 3 min·5 clips

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Kier McCann opens the conversation by welcoming Janine Garofalo as part of 10 Years of the Stand. He says he is excited to have her on because he is, as he puts it, a man of the 90s. Garofalo responds warmly and settles in right away. The first stretch focuses on her relationship with the Stand and the club's earlier home. She says she started doing the Stand when it was at the older location and kept going after it moved. McCann asks her to say more about that connection. She explains that the name can confuse some audience members because there are clubs called the Stand in places like Edinburgh, England, and Ireland. Those clubs are not related, but people visiting New York sometimes assume they are. The exchange stays light and club-specific. Garofalo treats the confusion as harmless and just part of the landscape. The conversation also circles around truth-telling in comedy and public reaction online. They talk about social media cancelling and the difference between real accountability and people firing off reactions out of context. Garofalo argues that public criticism is fair when someone has actually done something that deserves it. She is less interested in pile-ons that come from misunderstanding, boredom, or bandwagon behavior. She pushes on the idea that not every offensive thing deserves the same level of outrage. She also raises the larger question of whether the thing being complained about has any real impact on a listener's life. The exchange moves between empathy and skepticism. Garofalo says people should care about harm, but she questions the energy spent on things that do not materially affect anyone. McCann follows that line and the two of them keep testing where the real line sits. The conversation keeps its loose, club-table feel throughout. It does not rush to shut down tangents. Instead, it lets them stack up until a larger point becomes clear. Near the end, the tone turns a little more reflective and a little more playful. McCann notes how long they have been talking. Garofalo jokes about being 58 and time passing, and the room lands on the idea that they had a good conversation. The episode finishes with thanks, a callback to the sponsor, and one more reminder that sometimes you just have to do something.

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A club-room conversation that mixes comedy lore, candor, and reflection.

Janine Garofalo and Kier McCann make this Stand anniversary conversation feel loose, sharp, and rooted in club lore, with blunt talk about how people react when something lands wrong online.

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If you want Janine Garofalo on The Stand, club history, and cancel culture, press play.

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