Lea Michele On Why She Hates Karaoke & More 'Chess' Cast Drama

[mitchern]

Posted: 3/4/26 at 10:20am

 

[Ball of Buttah]

Posted: 3/4/26 at 1:12pm

Great video showing viewers their friendship and chemistry. Aaron talking about his resting b!+(h face was hilarious. Also, Lea the Gleek, milking those nostalgia vibes for folks to see the damn show. Love it. 

[Quinn Wilson]

Posted: 3/4/26 at 11:44pm

mitchern said: "

I know we joke about how awful she was as a teen (and she was), but I’m so glad she’s gotten it together and doing Broadway consistently again. She just seems so happy. 

"

 

[suzcap]

Posted: 3/5/26 at 12:20am

Lea went for the joke as to why she hates karaoke but is more in line with Aaron on the matter.  She has said before  its weird people expect her to really perform so it not just having fun..

Fun "interview" , they seem comfortable together and the poking fun at each other seemed natural for them.

[Copeman63]

Posted: 3/4/26 at 9:08pm

I figured she just hated karaoke because she would have to read the words on the screen.

,-)

[suzcap]

Posted: 3/5/26 at 2:04am

Copeman63 said: "I figured she just hated karaoke because she would have to read the words on the screen.

,-)"

zzzzzzz:)

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 3/5/26 at 7:13am

Copeman63 said: "I figured she just hated karaoke because she would have to read the words on the screen.

,-)"

This is such a tired, ableist joke. We live in a country where we have actual literacy issues now. Hate her all you want, but there's nothing funny about illiteracy. 

[Copeman63]

Posted: 3/5/26 at 11:24am

Hate her? I actually love Lea Michele! The Ragtime OBC is one of my favorite casts ever, and I was a huge fan of her on Glee. I don’t believe she is unable to read, and was mocking the rumor; not the illiterate.

But I forgot that some on this board treat it as serious as a heart attack, and can’t take a damn joke.

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 3/5/26 at 11:45am

iluvtheatertrash said: "Copeman63 said: "I figured she just hated karaoke because she would have to read the words on the screen.

,-)"

This is such a tired, ableist joke. We live in a country where we have actual literacy issues now. Hate her all you want, but there's nothing funny about illiteracy."

 

Oh my god dude, chill out. And I say this as a teacher who deals with illiteracy in my students daily.

[gibsons2]

Posted: 3/5/26 at 2:16pm

Copeman63 said: "Hate her? I actually love Lea Michele! The Ragtime OBC is one of my favorite casts ever, and I was a huge fan of her on Glee. I don’t believe she is unable to read, and was mocking the rumor; not the illiterate.

But I forgot that some on this board treat it as serious as a heart attack, and can’t take a damn joke."

This joke is tired, lazy and lame. Every unwashed, chronically online teenager has used it, trying to be "edgy". Come up with something new. 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 3/5/26 at 2:35pm

100%

[JSquared2]

Posted: 3/5/26 at 4:10pm

iluvtheatertrash said: "Copeman63 said: "I figured she just hated karaoke because she would have to read the words on the screen.

,-)"

This is such a tired, ableist joke. We live in a country where we have actual literacy issues now. Hate her all you want, but there's nothing funny about illiteracy."

 

OFFS.  I assume you typed that post with just one hand, since the other hand was too busy clutching your pearls??

 

[Copeman63]

Posted: 3/5/26 at 4:40pm

gibsons2 said: "Copeman63 said: "Hate her? I actually love Lea Michele! The Ragtime OBC is one of my favorite casts ever, and I was a huge fan of her on Glee. I don’t believe she is unable to read, and was mocking the rumor; not the illiterate.

But I forgot that some on this board treat it as serious as a heart attack, and can’t take a damn joke."

This joke is tired, lazy and lame. Every unwashed, chronically online teenager has used it, trying to be "edgy".Come up with something new."

I’m sorry my joke didn’t amuse you.

That being said; If you want to talk about Broadway theatre where nobody says anything you don’t like, perhaps you should start a diary.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 3/5/26 at 4:58pm

Copeman63 said: "gibsons2 said: "Copeman63 said: "Hate her? I actually love Lea Michele! The Ragtime OBC is one of my favorite casts ever, and I was a huge fan of her on Glee. I don’t believe she is unable to read, and was mocking the rumor; not the illiterate.

But I forgot that some on this board treat it as serious as a heart attack, and can’t take a damn joke."

This joke is tired, lazy and lame. Every unwashed, chronically online teenager has used it, trying to be "edgy".Come up with something new."

I’m sorry my joke didn’t amuse you.

That being said; If you want to talkabout Broadway theatre where nobody says anything you don’tlike,perhaps you should start a diary."

Talking about Broadway theatre is not making ableist jokes for years that a certain Broadway performer may not be able to read. Whether or not she can read is not "Broadway theatre". Do grow up, just a little bit. Grow and learn that maybe jokes about illiteracy are ableist.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 3/5/26 at 5:00pm

JSquared2 said: "iluvtheatertrash said: "Copeman63 said: "I figured she just hated karaoke because she would have to read the words on the screen.

,-)"

This is such a tired, ableist joke. We live in a country where we have actual literacy issues now. Hate her all you want, but there's nothing funny about illiteracy."



OFFS. I assume you typed that post with just one hand, since the other handwas too busy clutching your pearls??

"

For years, everyone makes the same, tired joke. All along, illiteracy is a rising problem in America. If me acknowledging the joke is ableist and tired makes me a pearl-clutcher, than sweetie darling, I am delighted to have authentic vintage pearls around my neck. 

I'd always rather be a better human than you. Always.  

[Copeman63]

Posted: 3/5/26 at 5:23pm

iluvtheatertrash said: "Copeman63 said: "gibsons2 said: "Copeman63 said: "Hate her? I actually love Lea Michele! The Ragtime OBC is one of my favorite casts ever, and I was a huge fan of her on Glee. I don’t believe she is unable to read, and was mocking the rumor; not the illiterate.

But I forgot that some on this board treat it as serious as a heart attack, and can’t take a damn joke."

This joke is tired, lazy and lame. Every unwashed, chronically online teenager has used it, trying to be "edgy".Come up with something new."

I’m sorry my joke didn’t amuse you.

That being said; If you want to talkabout Broadway theatre where nobody says anything you don’tlike,perhaps you should start a diary."

Talking about Broadway theatre is not making ableist jokes for years that a certain Broadway performermay not be able to read. Whether or not she can read is not "Broadway theatre". Do grow up, just a little bit. Grow and learn that maybe jokes about illiteracy are ableist."

To quote Mamma Mia!:

”Grow back down again. Screw ‘em if they can’t take a joke!”

[GottaGetAGimmick420]

Posted: 3/5/26 at 5:51pm

You SJWs are exhausting and an active reason why I (and many others) choose to no longer frequent this board!

[Mary_Poppins]

Posted: 3/6/26 at 2:18am

Ableism aside, that "joke" was never a really good one. What makes it worse for me is that I've seen every variant of it dozens of times now. And those commenters all think they're being clever, original and even funny..

[GirlFromOz68]

Posted: 3/6/26 at 2:39am

Mary_Poppins said: "Ableism aside, that "joke" was never a really good one. What makes it worse for me is that I've seen every variant of it dozens of times now. And those commenters all think they're being clever, original and even funny.."

Even the fans of another glee cast member who started this thoroughly stupid conspiracy theory are sick of it now apparently and wish they never started it. As do so many of us.

Part of the idiot conspiracy theory was she couldn't read (and anyone with a brain knows she can read) because she was a child performer and never went to "real" school. A quick google would have told these idiots she did go to normal school except for the time she was performing the out of town tryout of Ragtime in Toronto when she was tutored with the two boys who were also away from home in the US playing "the Little Boy". Those two boys? First was Paul Dano the second was Brandon Uranowitz. 

The last time I looked neither of them had been accused of not being able to read because they were young performers.

Then again they haven't had to deal with the idiocy and bias of a certain section of the online glee fandom for more than 17 years. 

Updated On: 3/6/26 at 02:39 AM

[kdogg36]

Posted: 3/6/26 at 11:27am

I don't think Copeman was further extending this bad old joke; I think they were winking at the fact this idiotic rumor ever existed in the first place, as I think Michele herself has done once or twice.

[JP2]

Posted: 3/6/26 at 4:50pm

gibsons2 said: "Copeman63 said: "Hate her? I actually love Lea Michele! The Ragtime OBC is one of my favorite casts ever, and I was a huge fan of her on Glee. I don’t believe she is unable to read, and was mocking the rumor; not the illiterate.

But I forgot that some on this board treat it as serious as a heart attack, and can’t take a damn joke."

This joke is tired, lazy and lame. Every unwashed, chronically online teenager has used it, trying to be "edgy".Come up with something new."

IDK, it still cracks me up every time. 

[Mary_Poppins]

Posted: 3/6/26 at 6:06pm

JP2 said:

"IDK, it still cracks me up every time."

You must be every comedian's favorite audience member.