Life Part 2
Peacock · 2025 · 59 min
Leslie Jones brings loud, grown-up wisdom to modern dating and therapy.
Leslie Jones is grateful she did not find fame in her twenties. Standing on stage in her late fifties, she points out that back then, she was a “dumb hoe” who would have burned through Hollywood. Now, performing with a lot more wisdom (and a lot less cartilage), she delivers a set built on the realities of being a grown woman trying to survive a culture that refuses to grow up.
The performance was recorded at The Belasco in Los Angeles and premiered on Peacock in late 2025. It arrives after a busy stretch for the former Saturday Night Live standout, who spent the preceding years guest-hosting The Daily Show, releasing a memoir, and appearing in projects like Our Flag Means Death.
Away from the chaotic ensemble pieces that defined her television career, Jones uses the solo stage to focus on her personal life. She offers a weary, cynical look at modern romance, suggesting that dating apps consolidate into a single platform called “What’s Left”. Other segments find her talking about the challenges of physical therapy, her long list of supposed soulmates, and her plans for her own funeral. The material is personal, loud, and delivered with the physical presence she has brought to stages for decades.
The set list
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White friends and spiritual mediums
Mocking white friends who believe in paying a medium $29.99 to draw a soulmate, though admitting she bought one anyway only for the sketch to look like someone on television.
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Catalog of past lovers and dating apps
Reviewing romantic liaisons and nicknames from her past while dismissing dating apps, suggesting they should simply merge into a single app called 'What's Left'.
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Getting famous late in life
Reflecting that achieving fame in her 40s saved her from Hollywood excess, joking she would have willingly slept with infamous men like Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby, and Jeffrey Epstein in her 20s or 30s, but noting she definitely would have testified.
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Custom celebrity funeral requests
Detailing elaborate requests for her eventual funeral utilizing her celebrity status, featuring appearances by Russell Crowe, Doja Cat, Snoop Dogg, and 'Jason Mimosas'.
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Aging to 57 vs. younger generations
Feeling blessed at 57 while declaring Gen Z and Alpha 'so smart you're stupid', noting their lack of hardening childhood experiences like scorching metal playground slides.
How it plays
- Tone
- Raunchy, honest, defiant, and celebratory.
- On stage
- Bold, fiery, and unfiltered comedic voice known for candid physical expressiveness and bellowing delivery reminiscent of Sam Kinison.
- Pace
- High-energy with moments of pausing and leaning forward into the audience before shouting, interspersed with physical comedy and dancing.
- About
- aging and mortality, dating and sex life in her 50s, fame and Hollywood, therapy, generational differences
What the critics said
Decider recommended streaming the special, praising Jones's candid dating history and dream funeral routine while likening her delivery style to Sam Kinison.
In the room: Filmed in front of an enthusiastic live theater crowd at The Belasco.
Backstory
Reflecting on reaching age 57, dating as an older celebrity, experiencing fame and financial stability later in life after entering the industry in 1987, and recent projects following her 2023 memoir.
Details
- Released
- Taped
- The Belasco
- Runtime
- 59 min
- Where
- Peacock
- Topics
- Before
- Time Machine (2020)
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