By Mia Shea
Staff Writer
The “Cancelled Podcast,” consisting of Tana Mongeau and Brooke Schofield, two popular influencers discussing their own lives, controversial topics and other canceled influencers, is currently on a tour where the hosts perform a podcast episode live. These live shows are even more unfiltered and unhinged than the online podcast as they are not recorded, and the audience is not allowed to film the show.
The content of this podcast focuses greatly on the experiences that Mongeau and Schofield have endured from former partners, the reality of being an influencer in Los Angeles, and childhood trauma as both of them bonded over having poor relationships with their parents and a challenging upbringing.
Both co-hosts have had their fair share of controversial moments themselves, but nevertheless still have a huge platform on social media. The “Cancelled Podcast” has 2.41 million subscribers on YouTube, averaging between 1 and 3 million views per episode.
The most recent controversy surrounds 27-year-old Schofield, where racist tweets from her high school years surfaced in early August. Schofield made several attempts to apologize for her actions, as well as take time off from the podcast before returning. Since the controversy, many fans attempted to resell their tickets for cheap as they did not accept Schofield’s apology.
In mid-July, the “Cancelled Cross Country Continued…” tour was announced. This is the second tour that Mongeau and Schofield have done together with the podcast. The tour began on Sept. 13, in Burlington, Vermont, and will end on Oct. 19, in Los Angeles.
Each show consists of an introduction video, the wheel segment where they spin a wheel and then tell a story that corresponds to the word spun on the wheel, and then the “hearing from the audience" segment.
On Sept. 26, The Cancelled Podcast Live took on The Met in Philadelphia. The overall content of the show was humorous and definitely unique when compared to the typical nature of the podcast.
During the “spin the wheel” segment, when the wheel read “childhood trauma,” Mongeau shared that when she was 10, her gambling-addicted father stole a winter coat for her and then inadvertently set it ablaze. Schofield shared stories about how her mother is a drug addict and how that affected her growing up. Although both Mongeau and Schofield had traumatic upbringings, they are wickedly humorous and use that humor to cope with their trauma, just as they do in the podcast.
Throughout the “spin the wheel” segment, they shared stories of being inebriated at music festivals, punching men in the face, Mongeau trying Ozempic, the infamous Tarte influencer trip, and many more accounts that you must attend a tour show to get the privilege of hearing. After each nutty story, Mongeau repeats “do as I say, not as I do,” recognizing that her unhinged actions are for our entertainment, and are not meant to be replicated.
During the final segment, the audience portion of the show, audience members had the opportunity to share their own stories of revenge, as well as submit stories to receive advice. Mongeau and Schofield brought out two special guests to weigh in during this as well. The guests were Paige Camerlin, Tana’s manager and best friend, and Imari Stuart, another influencer friend.
The ticket prices for the show dropped significantly after Schofield’s “cancellation” shortly after the tickets went on sale. Although The Met was not sold out, the theater was packed with very few visibly empty seats.
The show was very enjoyable as the energy was high, the stories were insanely funny and the content was different from what the usual, pre-recorded content is. The captivating nature of the show made it particularly fascinating, unique and definitely worth the hype.
