Why Cancel Culture is Ruining Comedy with Ruby Wax

Jul 27, 2025

Ruby Wax, a comedian, actress, and mental health advocate, shares her candid experiences with depression and the challenges of navigating fame. She reveals a shocking story about being thrown off Donald Trump's plane and discusses how cancel culture stifles comedic creativity. Ruby highlights her early awareness of problematic celebrities, unique approaches to mental health, and her commitment to running support groups in cafes across the UK. Through humor and personal insight, she addresses the shifting dynamics of comedy and celebrity culture.

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INSIGHT

Cancel Culture Kills Comedy Edge

Cancel culture instills fear in comedians, ruining their natural free-flowing creativity.
Fear compromises the quality and edge that makes comedy truly entertaining.

ANECDOTE

Getting Real With Celebrities

Ruby Wax spent extended periods with celebrities like Bette Midler, building genuine connection.
This in-depth engagement enabled candid and funny interviews beyond brief PR-controlled appearances.

ANECDOTE

Trump Threw Ruby Off Plane

Ruby Wax was thrown off Donald Trump's plane after laughing at his presidential ambitions.
Trump hated her for not conforming to his expectations and threatened a colleague about her.

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Rob is joined by comedian Ruby Wax as she discusses her battles with depression, troubles with Donald Trump and views on cancel culture's impact on comedy.

From being thrown off Trump's plane to running mental health support groups, Ruby shares stories about interviewing celebrities from Madonna to Bill Cosby and shares why she believes modern comedians have lost their edge. Rob and Ruby cover fame, mental health, celebrity culture and Ruby’s approach to breaking conventional rules throughout her career.

Ruby REVEALS:

• Why Donald Trump threw her off his plane

• Her struggles with depression

• How she identified problematic celebrities years before their scandals, including Bill Cosby

• Why cancel culture is ruining comedy

• Why she refuses to have personal social media

• How she is running mental support groups in cafes across the UK

BEST MOMENTS

"I can't get over it. I can't stand people doing better than me... So why should I put myself in the eye of that?"

"He said, if I ever see Ruby Wax again, I'm gonna kill her... The most excruciating moments of my career, he hated me."

"When you turned on the funny, you could get anybody... I learned that when I was 16 because I couldn't get them with looks."

"Nobody gets addicted to kale. We just get addicted to bad news."

"Now I think there's too much fear to be wild. And wild is what's entertaining."

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ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “The Disruptive Entrepreneur”

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