Andrew Schulz’s Most Provocative Moments

Andrew Schulz is well-known for ruffling feathers across the board.

The stand-up comic has built his brand around controversial commentary on race, sexuality, and politics, leading to a series of contentious moments throughout his career. Schulz’s provocative routines have ignited notable celebrity disputes with figures like Jimmy Kimmel and Kendrick Lamar, while simultaneously stirring debate about whether his blatantly offensive remarks step over the line. As his popularity and influence have surged, bolstered by his Netflix specials and successful podcasts “The Brilliant Idiots” and “Flagrant,” Schulz has established himself as a divisive name in modern comedy.

With the launch of his recent Netflix special Life on March 4, let’s take a look back at some of his most contentious interactions:

Kendrick Lamar

Schulz unexpectedly entered the conflict between Drake and Lamar after the latter seemingly referenced him in a 2024 diss track without mentioning the comedian by name. Lamar was reportedly angered by Schulz’s comments on the “Black girlfriend effect” during discussions on his “Flagrant” podcast, in which he humorously noted how men get “slapped” by their Black girlfriends.

In Lamar’s GNX track “Wacced Out Murals,” he warned: “Don’t let no white comedian talk about no Black woman, that’s law / I know propaganda works for them and f— whoever is close to them.” He further rapped: “And to the n—– that coon, the n—– that bein’ groomed, slide on both of them.”

Schulz responded by accusing Lamar of inciting violence against his podcast co-hosts Charlamagne and Alex Media, calling out the implications of his “Wacced Out Murals” lyrics. He addressed this fallout on The Breakfast Club radio show in March 2025, vehemently denying that he was a “big bully” towards Lamar.

“I’m thinking, and the world is thinking, he’s talking about Charlamagne and Alex Media, the two Black dudes that are on the show. So once you tell people to kill my friends, you get whatever I give you,” Schulz later stated on the “Armchair Expert” podcast.

He continued, “You don’t tell your fans to kill two of my friends or slide or assault or whatever it is, even if it’s not serious, you’re putting that energy out there. So don’t be surprised if you get some energy back.”

Schulz further criticized Lamar’s fans for labeling him as racist purely due to his conflict with the hip-hop artist.

“It’s about as playful as a f— you, I’ll kick your ass, that be done. But now I’m really worried about you because I’m like, ‘Well, he thinks that he’s a rational person,’” Schulz said. “Kendrick is a national treasure. He’s a Pulitzer Prize winner, could not be more talented or adored. And I’m going, ‘Bro, is this the fight you’re going to pick? We gotta choose our battles. Is this the one? You were fine.”

50 Cent

Schulz’s provocative jokes surrounding Lamar were brought up by 50 Cent during an appearance on the “Flagrant” podcast in December 2024.

While on his “Brilliant Idiots” podcast, Schulz controversially claimed, “I would make love to [Kendrick] and there’s nothing he could do about it. Just Kendrick Lamar, I would make love to him. And the only thing that he could do is decide if it’s consensual or not.”

50 Cent confronted Schulz about these provocative comments during a face-to-face meeting, questioning him about the nature of such a threat.

“I’m a fan of your work, but I don’t understand what got into you that made you say you was gonna f— Kendrick,” the rapper inquired.

50 Cent addressed the situation humorously, commenting to Schulz, “This is from years and years of trauma. This comes from abuse, from the neighborhood that I grew up in.”

Although they had their differences, 50 Cent deemed it “crazy” that individuals sought to “write petitions” to cancel Schulz over his public spat with Lamar.

“Look, I follow comedic culture. I watch the comedians. I appreciate them on another level. You are comedic,” 50 Cent stated, before adding: “When I watch them [comedians], I look and I go, there’s no point where you could do something that actually damages what they’ve developed.”

Ableism

Schulz has faced criticism for frequently using ableist slurs, particularly the R-word, across his podcast, stand-up routines, and promotional content for his viral clips.

One particularly infamous instance arose when Schulz used the R-word to describe faulty embryos amid his IVF journey with his wife, Emma Turner. Their son, Shiloh Jean Schulz, was born in February 2024.

During a March 2025 segment on the “Armchair Expert” podcast, Schulz was confronted about this anecdote by hosts Dax Shepard and Monica Padman.

“I can say [the R-word] because they’re my embryos,” Schulz defended. “If I have r—— embryos, I can call them whatever I want. They’re mine.”

Padman challenged Schulz, insisting that his rationale was insincere since he doesn’t have children with special needs and could thus offend parents truly grappling with these challenges.

“It depends on how they feel about it,” Schulz countered. “If they see it and they’re like, ’Hey, that really hurt me and made me feel uncomfortable.’ Then in that personal interaction, I’ll feel bad that somebody was hurt by it, a person. … I don’t feel bad about people telling me to feel bad on behalf of people that we don’t know if they feel bad.”

Jimmy Kimmel

Schulz found himself at odds with one of his comedic idols following Kimmel’s feud with NFL star Aaron Rodgers. Following the 2024 reignition of their longstanding clash when Rodgers suggested that Kimmel was worried about names on Jeffrey Epstein’s flight logs, Kimmel later clarified that he was not “accusing” Kimmel of any link to the convicted child sex offender.

Schulz remarked that Kimmel was inaccurately fueling his dispute with Rodgers and asserted that Kimmel would ultimately regret how he handled the situation.

“Aaron never said he was on the list,” Schulz told his podcast co-host Charlamagne in January 2024.

Schulz opined on the “Armchair Expert” podcast in March 2025 that Kimmel was being hypocritical by expressing indignation toward Rodgers’ joke, given that he regularly mocks various celebrities and politicians on his ABC program.

“I felt like he started with jokes, and then Aaron had a joke, and then I think Jimmy got some real-life circumstances that affected him. I think he got some death threats and that kind of s—,” Schulz noted. “There are a lot of crazy people out there. Then he made it not about jokes. I was like, ‘Yo, you opened the door with jokes.’ He responded with jokes. And then you were like, ‘What you’re doing is dangerous.’”

Schulz added, “Jimmy is someone I’ve always admired. He’s a significant figure in television, with a rich comedy history. So to me, it was a bit disappointing. You mock this dude on a national platform—a massive show, he clapped back. To me, I’m like, ‘That doesn’t seem fair.’”

Racism

In a March 2025 discussion with former NFL star Shannon Sharpe on the “Club Shay Shay” podcast, Schulz tackled the topic of racism.

While sharing his thoughts about humor with friends, he insisted that he would label someone as “a cornball” if they hadn’t said anything “f—ed up” to him.

When Sharpe asked if Schulz’s “Black friends” view it the same way, the comedian replied, “Yeah … I always say that with Black people, if a white person isn’t a little racist around you, then you shouldn’t trust them.”

“If he’s not a little racist around you, what is he thinking?” Schulz continued. “He’s thinking way more racist stuff over here. They’ve got to be a little racist.”

Sharpe appeared unimpressed, prompting Schulz to “keep [those thoughts] to himself.” Schulz faced renewed criticism for his “Club Shay Shay” appearance, with detractors accusing him of trivializing racism for a cheap laugh.