#1
Posted: 8/18/25 at 8:35pm
10:00 embargo lift for this one.
“I am furious, but I am sailing.”
Updated On: 8/18/25 at 08:35 PM
JEFF ROSS: TAKE A BANANA FOR THE RIDE Reviews
#3
Posted: 8/18/25 at 10:02pm
#4
Posted: 8/18/25 at 10:16pm
Regardless of the reviews, for those who still might be unaware, Jeff Ross had inapproprate relationships with a minor who was 15 at the time, this was found credible enough that New Yorker Magazine ran a story about it in 2020 after confirming details with 7 sources.
Article
He is also a participant in numerous Trump/MAGA friendly podcast/comedy shows, including appearing as a special guest this past weekend at KILL TONY at MSG hosted by Trump supporter and bigot Tony Hinchliffe
Additionally the lead producer of this show Eric Nederlander threatened to commit violence against his second ex-wife to the point she took out and was granted a restraining order against him, which he then claimed was because of postpartum depression
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/eric-nederlander-briefly-wed-jerry-seinfelds-wife-postpartum/story?id=15851705
There are many ways to spend money on Broadway right now, please consider not putting it in these peoples pockets.
Updated On: 8/19/25 at 10:16 PM
#5
Posted: 8/18/25 at 10:19pm
Laura Collins-Hughes at the New York Times is mixed-positive (not a Critic's Pick)
Updated On: 8/18/25 at 10:19 PM
#6
Posted: 8/18/25 at 10:27pm
#7
Posted: 8/18/25 at 10:52pm
I have had multiple friends so I highly respect rave about this. Just about all of them went for either free or TDF price. But they LOVED it. They also thought I’d love it as I’ve been battling some grief demons.
I won’t go. Not even for free. I cannot stomach it knowing the credible accusation, and the politics he freely associates with.
"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman
#8
Posted: 8/18/25 at 11:08pm
DTLI Consensus: The Roastmaster General peels away some of his comedic skin to offer touching life stories and sage advice in his surprisingly heartfelt Broadway bow.
6 positive (including the NYT), 2 mixed, 2 negative.
https://didtheylikeit.com/shows/jeff-ross-take-a-banana-for-the-ride/
“I am furious, but I am sailing.”
#9
Posted: 8/18/25 at 11:08pm
iluvtheatertrash said: "I won’t go. Not even for free. I cannot stomach it knowing the credible accusation, and the politics he freely associates with."
…okay? Your grandstanding is noted for the minutes.
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#10
Posted: 8/18/25 at 11:48pm
quizking101 said: "iluvtheatertrash said: "I won’t go. Not even for free. I cannot stomach it knowing the credible accusation, and the politics he freely associates with."
…okay? Your grandstanding is noted for the minutes."
So is your unnecessary and obnoxious snark
#11
Posted: 8/19/25 at 8:36am
quizking101 said: "iluvtheatertrash said: "I won’t go. Not even for free. I cannot stomach it knowing the credible accusation, and the politics he freely associates with."
…okay? Your grandstanding is noted for the minutes."
Just a reminder that this is a discussion board. Where we discussed things. Like theater. And this is theater. So I’m discussing why I don’t wanna see it. If you don’t like it, you can just keep scrolling. You don’t need to be rude.
"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman
#12
Posted: 8/19/25 at 9:23am
I wish I hadn't read this thread last night before going to bed. I had horrible nightmares. This is frankly Epstein level conspiracy when you realize how many very famous people know about & are completely fine with the pedophiles among them.
The only hope is that an egotistic creep like this probably still has his collection of kiddie porn somewhere, and that the NYPD or another law enforcement agency might give enough of a crap to do their job & arrest this predator.
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Updated On: 8/19/25 at 09:23 AM
#13
Posted: 8/19/25 at 11:18am
🍌 🍌 🍌 If you’re headed to the Nederlander Theatre for a barrage of foul-mouthed expletives for which comedian is known, you may find more laughs downtown at the Comedy Cellar in the West Village.
The show’s title pays tribute to Ross’s late grandfather, Pop Jack, who said, “You never know what’s going to happen…” An apt saying, which comes to fruition when Ross works the audience during the evening’s final moments. But this banana is more of a snack than a feast, leaving audiences hungry for the full-course roasting they likely came for. Full review HERE, it only takes a minute! ⏰
#14
Posted: 9/24/25 at 1:29pm
The show will be filmed for Netflix this Saturday across both performances; it is expected to debut on the streamer at some point in 2026.
This is exactly why it came to Broadway in the first place.
“I am furious, but I am sailing.”
#15
Posted: 9/24/25 at 1:34pm
I hope someone films Ginger Twinsies
My father (AIDS)
My sister (AIDS)
My uncle and my cousin and her best friend (AIDS, AIDS, AIDS)
The gays and the straights
And the white and the spades
#16
Posted: 2/26/26 at 12:22pm
#17
Posted: 2/26/26 at 12:31pm
KevinKlawitter said: "Netflix premiere set for March 24"
No thanks
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#18
Posted: 2/26/26 at 12:36pm
Now we can all not see it from the comfort of home.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#19
Posted: 2/26/26 at 2:49pm
KevinKlawitter said: "Netflix premiere set for March 24"
absolutely infurating that such a medicore show that played to nearly empty houses for months got taped. boooooooo.
#20
Posted: 2/26/26 at 2:51pm
BoringBoredBoard40 said: "KevinKlawitter said: "Netflix premiere set for March 24"
absolutely infurating that such a medicore show that played to nearly empty houses for months got taped. boooooooo."
That was the entire purpose of the run, to get it filmed for Netflix, grosses be damned.
“I am furious, but I am sailing.”
#21
Posted: 2/26/26 at 4:02pm
KevinKlawitter said: "Netflix premiere set for March 24"
What a waste of resources
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