{"id":1174,"date":"2026-07-07T14:43:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=1174"},"modified":"2026-07-07T14:43:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:43:55","slug":"madonnas-secret-stand-up-comedy-set-revealed-by-hollywood-a-lister-after-pop-legend-surprised-crazy-audience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=1174","title":{"rendered":"Madonna\u2019s secret stand-up comedy set revealed by Hollywood A-lister \u2014 after pop legend surprised &#8216;crazy&#8217; audience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F6%2F2026%2F07%2Fnewspress-collage-sqn251nxe-1783416015022.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%261783402157\" \/><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>MADONNA has dominated the charts for decades and won a Golden Globe for her acting  \u2014 but there\u2019s another talent she kept secret, until recently.<\/p>\n<p>The pop queen, 67, tried her hand at stand-up <span id=\"e915ef62-f842-4332-bfa4-270571b9a044\" class=\"suggested-link\">comedy<\/span> last year and it went down a storm, with a <span id=\"788e5b67-0185-4c8b-86fc-d073a9d69e7b\" class=\"suggested-link\">Hollywood<\/span> A-lister singing her praises.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--thesun aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Entertainment\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the <span class=\"newsletter-name theme-entertainment\">Entertainment<\/span> newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16648775\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Will Arnett recalled Madonna\u2019s secret stand-up show to Romesh Ranganathan<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: YouTube\/The Romesh Ranganathan Show<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16648780\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Madonna performed at a New York comedy club last year<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: The U.S. Sun<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Speaking on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/romesh-ranganathan\/\">Romesh Ranganathan<\/a> show, Will Arnett recalled how Madge showed up unannounced at a comedy club and did 40 minutes of stand-up.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cWe had a night where <span id=\"131427ac-996a-4e67-bd9a-0776f3fd9290\" class=\"suggested-link\">Madonna<\/span> went up. [Amy] Schumer brought her. She said Madonna\u2019s going to come, the audience went crazy. I think she did about 40 minutes [of stand-up].<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe had a binder, and she was reading from it. But I gotta say\u2026 takes a lot of guts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/13389843\/madonna-comedy-club-standup-gig-foul-mouthed-trump-diss\/\">Madonna took aim at US President <span id=\"f13f4961-adbd-40ed-a08f-72603f8f7853\" class=\"suggested-link\">Donald Trump<\/span><\/a> during her expletive-filled show in New York.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16648778\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Madonna, pictured at the Met Gala last year, recently released her Confessions II album<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16648779\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Madonna is good pals with comedian Amy Schumer<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Instagram\/amyschumer<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An audience member said: \u201cShe did well enough, but the audience was so stunned it was Madonna that it took them the entire set to warm up to her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe didn\u2019t do as well as you\u2019d think she would, she got laughs every time she dropped F-bomb, because just hearing Madonna curse is funny.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe also nailed a joke about how with all of these Trump deportations she\u2019s not going to have any staff left, which got some laughs, but really everyone was just so shocked she was there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Madonna\u2019s boyfriend,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/13214523\/madonna-engagement-rumours-akeem-morris\/\">Akeem Morris<\/a>, was in the audience, but the couple didn\u2019t hang around after the set, leaving just 10 minutes later.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rail-container rail-container--full-width rail-container--white\">\n<div class=\"rail rail--classic article theme-entertainment\">\n<p><h3 class=\"rail__title\">Most read in Entertainment<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The appearance had shades of Madonna\u2019s previous visit to the club with Schumer back in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Material Girl Madonna is riding high following the release of her acclaimed Confessions II album.<\/p>\n<p>She performed a DJ set at her own pop-up nightclub in London in support of it and has hinted she\u2019ll play <span id=\"feeab102-3e56-4181-b46a-e93ce8476425\" class=\"suggested-link\">Glastonbury<\/span> <span id=\"5b776328-3577-4885-bab4-b593c4f415c4\" class=\"suggested-link\">next<\/span> year for the first time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MADONNA has dominated the charts for decades and won a Golden Globe for her acting \u2014 but there\u2019s another talent she kept secret, until recently. 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