"Beginning an evening of amiable waffling, Whoopi Goldberg announces that she isn't about to discuss all the terrible things happening in the world. From an audience not too shy to heckle (albeit mostly with variations on We love you!) comes an unsolicited plea to engage with one such inflammatory topic: the current US president. Goldberg doesn't flinch. It's worse than that, she says. I'm turning 70. So begins an undemanding set which often plays like a Grumpy Old Women spin-off and echoes the title of Goldberg's 2010 book Is It Just Me? Or Is It Nuts Out There?"
"The Egot-winning actor, host of The View and great-grandmother dispenses semi-formed thoughts on everything from ageing and AI (Fuck Alexa) to misbehaving children (she once threatened to eat one). She is sharp on the discomfort of being attracted to some kid of 60, her worry being that she will be branded not a cradle-snatcher but a grave-robber. Other moments, such as a warning about how to opt out of sharing personal information via mobile phones, are like reading a boomer relative's Facebook page."
Whoopi Goldberg declines to dwell on global troubles and instead centers an undemanding show on personal themes and aging. She announces turning 70 and offers anecdotal reflections that mix comedy and memoir. Topics include ageing, AI, misbehaving children, attraction to older partners, and warnings about mobile privacy. The performance resembles a fan meet-and-greet with audience heckles, mementoes passed onstage, and tattoos inspected. Goldberg shares vignettes from her memoir, including stories about her late brother's ex-girlfriends at his wake. Graham Norton later interviews her about career highlights.
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