Jeff Garlin Is a Petty Man

While the Internet has been preoccupied over the past 24 hours with a certain political feud, over here in the entertainment world, we’re still dealing with Jeff Garlin, the guy who spent years allegedly harassing the crew of The Goldbergs, refused to take a COVID-19 test, and eventually left the show because, well, literally everyone wanted him to.

The fallout did little to slow him down. Garlin returned for another season of Curb Your Enthusiasm and even landed a role on Mindy Kaling’s Never Have I Ever, proving once again that cancellation rarely cancels anyone for long. People apparently have a lot of tolerance for annoying people.

Now comes the latest chapter: a comedy gig at the Calabasas Country Club in Southern California. According to reports, Garlin agreed to perform for the modest sum of $800, a fraction of what he likely made for a single scene on The Goldbergs. The only condition? He wanted to be paid in cash, like it’s 1976 and he’s opening for Rodney Dangerfield at the Laugh Factory.

But when the organizers handed him a check instead of a stack of twenties, Garlin threw a fit and walked out. He just left. Because no one made a pit stop at the ATM.

According to Page Six, the crowd of about 40 attendees was “pissed.” They paid actual money to see Garlin do stand-up, which is bewildering in and of itself. His act, if you can call it that, consists mostly of incoherent rambling. There’s no set, no structure, just a guy hoping his cranky energy will carry the night.