Lea Michele On Why She Hates Karaoke & More 'Chess' Cast Drama
#2
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.
#3
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.
"
#4
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.
Cap
#5
Posted: 3/4/26 at 9:08pm
I figured she just hated karaoke because she would have to read the words on the screen.
,-)
If Lincoln were alive today, do you think he'd be pleased with his tunnel?
#6
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:)
Cap
#7
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.
"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman
#8
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.
If Lincoln were alive today, do you think he'd be pleased with his tunnel?
#9
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.
#10
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.
#12
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??
#13
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.
If Lincoln were alive today, do you think he'd be pleased with his tunnel?
#14
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.
"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman
#15
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.
"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman
#16
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!”
If Lincoln were alive today, do you think he'd be pleased with his tunnel?
#17
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!
I'm just here so I don't get fined
#18
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..
#19
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
#20
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.
#21
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.
#22
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.
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