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Unspeakable Things

Leanne Morgan

Netflix · 2025 · 65 min

A Southern grandmother gets frank about sex, fame, and edible CBD.

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Leanne Morgan spends her second hour proving that a sixty-year-old grandmother from Tennessee can discuss marital intimacy and edible-induced panic with the same folksy charm she uses to talk about her children. The centerpiece of the set is her title-justifying look at her long-running sex life with her husband, Chuck, which she treats not as a taboo subject, but as a funny, slightly tedious reality of a long marriage. When she isn’t explaining the logistics of older romance, she is recounting a disastrous, one-time experiment with CBD.

The special was taped at the Wilson Center in Wilmington, North Carolina, over a series of sold-out shows in June 2025. It arrived during a massive high point in Morgan’s career. Following her breakout 2023 special and the launch of her self-titled Netflix sitcom, she entered her sixties as one of the most bankable touring acts in the country.

Directed by Manny Rodriguez, the hour debuted in November 2025 and quickly reached the top spot on Netflix’s internal charts. The release capped off a year where Morgan also earned Critics’ Choice and Gracie Award nominations, cementing her position as a late-blooming powerhouse in mainstream comedy.

The set list

5 bits

  1. Visiting the Clermont Lounge strip club in Atlanta with movie crew

    Contrasting her Christian background and fear of finding Satan with maternal instincts to wash a dancer's dingy outfit

  2. Watching her first Netflix special and dealing with body changes

    Self-deprecating observations about developing 'big ol' mamaw breasts' and gaining weight around craft services on a film set

  3. Trying CBD gummies for the first and last time

    Having a chaotic, devil of a time with the experience

  4. Hospital outfit bought by Chuck Morgan

    Recalling the unsuitable outfit her husband brought her to wear upon being discharged from the hospital after giving birth

  5. The closer (spoiler). Show it

    Husband Chuck Morgan's lateness for church closer

    Describing her husband's persistent lateness and the struggle to get the family out the door

How it plays

Tone
Warm, lighthearted, relatable, cheeky, self-deprecating, and genuine
On stage
Classic Southern drawl, self-deprecating, warm, maternal, authentic, charming, and cheeky while maintaining a clean, family-friendly style with a touch of naughtiness
Pace
Conversational, narrative storytelling tempo punctuated with 'honey' and 'darling'
About
newfound fame and Hollywood movie sets, marriage and intimacy ('unspeakable things') with husband Chuck Morgan, family life and children, grandparenting, aging, body image, and weight, trying CBD gummies

What the critics said

Praised for her authentic charm, vivid storytelling, and relatable appeal, though noted for a stylistic tension between grappling with Hollywood fame and reminiscing about past family life

In the room: Enthusiastic, sold-out crowd across multiple taping nights

Summed up from reviews, articles and listings. Sources: rottentomatoes.com, cfcc.edu, tvinsider.com, billboard.com, vulture.com, decider.com, latimes.com, cracked.com, en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, hollywoodreporter.com.

Backstory

Turning 60, adjusting to Hollywood life and movie sets (alongside Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell) while maintaining her grounded identity as a church-raised Southern mother and grandmother from Tennessee

Details

Released
Taped
CFCC's Wilson Center, Wilmington
Runtime
65 min
Where
Netflix
Director
Manny Rodriguez
Honors
#1 on Netflix
Topics
Before
I'm Every Woman (2023)

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