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The podcast concluded with a discussion about celebrity culture, focusing on Madonna’s foray into stand-up comedy—a domain she is not chiefly known for. Drawing an amusing parallel between the pressure of live performance and the world of mixed martial arts, Florentine dissected the nature of comedy and the sometimes-unforgiving audience. He implied that enduring a 30-minute set from an inexperienced comedian can feel like a lifetime, particularly when they embrace every joke as a gem without the necessary self-editing that mastery demands.