Robby Hoffman isn't fearless — she's terrified all the time. The difference is she does it anyway, because not doing it feels worse than the fear itself.
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When Sean Hayes praises Robby's fearlessness, particularly her rant about they/them pronouns in her special, she immediately corrects him: she is not fearless, she is extremely afraid, all the time. The key distinction she draws is between fear and paralysis. She jokes that she has a bit about pedophilia not because she wants to, but because the thought arrived — and since it arrived, she has to deal with it. 'I didn't choose this thought' becomes the episode's thesis statement. She connects this to growing up in Montreal, always on the last bus home, always looking over her shoulder but still getting on the bus. The fear never goes away; the doing happens anyway. What emerges is a portrait of a comedian whose material isn't brave performance — it's compulsive, anxious honesty.
In Robby Hoffman's family, there was no concept of 'too soon.' Comedy was immediate, brutal, and cultural — if it was funny, you threw it, and if you bombed, your brother hit you on the spot.
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The Lion King musical has been running for 30 years across Broadway, London's West End, and global touring companies. It has grossed over $11 billion in total revenue — more than Avatar, more than Avengers: Endgame, more than any album, more than any video game. It generates an average of $350 million in revenue every single year. Disney owns it outright.
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