Sep 23, 2026 · 57 min · 10 segments
In this episode Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger mock Ed Sheeran's recent response to the outcry after he banned Macklemore from his tour over Gaza, focusing on Sheeran's statement on stage…
Jimmy DoreHostMary Talley BowdenGuest
Kurt MetzgerHost
I don't understand why people don't like to look nice, like nice, look nice anymore.

It's just like he c- it's like, Ed, are you going out to throw the football around with your friends? You got, you gonna wash your car later? What are you doing? Anyway-

Philip Lewis tweeted out, "Ed Sheeran open solo concert with comments about Gaza, says what's happening is a catastrophic and unjustifiable."
Now, I want to address the question of where I stand in the situation in Israel and Palestine, and whether my doing this concert here tonight implies where I stand.
Right here.
I have tried in my career not to be a political commentator of any kind, because I want my music and shows to be about unity, not division, about-

I don't understand why people don't like to look nice, like nice, look nice anymore.

It's just like he c- it's like, Ed, are you going out to throw the football around with your friends? You got, you gonna wash your car later? What are you doing? Anyway-

Philip Lewis tweeted out, "Ed Sheeran open solo concert with comments about Gaza, says what's happening is a catastrophic and unjustifiable."
Now, I want to address the question of where I stand in the situation in Israel and Palestine, and whether my doing this concert here tonight implies where I stand.
Right here.
I have tried in my career not to be a political commentator of any kind, because I want my music and shows to be about unity, not division, about-
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