August 14, 2025 • 8 mins
The fantastic Rosie O'Donnell joins Jonesy & Amanda ahead of her Australian tour!
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Speaker 1 (00:10):
My Heart podcasts here, more gold one on one point
seven podcasts.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Playlists and listen live on the free iHeart app.
Speaker 3 (00:19):
And Amanda jam Well, how about this.
Speaker 1 (00:22):
For the first time ever, a legendary comedian, television host,
film star Rosie O'Donnell is heading to Australia. I can't
believe she hasn't been here yet.
Speaker 4 (00:30):
We'll get set.
Speaker 1 (00:31):
She's bringing her show Common Knowledge down Under to the
opera House.
Speaker 4 (00:34):
No less, here she is now, Rosie.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
Oh, Amanda, Rosie, it's so nice to see you in
the almost flesh.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Look at you in the almost.
Speaker 3 (00:46):
In the middle of the navy. It's almost away.
Speaker 4 (00:49):
Thing, you know, a thing.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
I just when you just did that laugh just then.
You won't believe this. About a month ago, I was
watching the Flintstones movie. It was on the Telly you know,
you know when you walking past the TV and there's
a movie. Someone's just left the TV on and it
was just starting. The movie was starting, so I had
the Warner brother logo or whatever. I thought. I I
usually pride myself on guessing the movie. So I'm watching it,
(01:11):
I thought, and Flint stad It's pretty easy, I went, Oh,
it's Flint Stade and so at first I'm just standing
there and then I'm watching it, and then I just.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
Watched the whole thing.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
And then other people came into the room and I said,
what do you watch? I said, I'm watching the Flint Stads.
Why are you watching the Flint Sides one in the
afternoon on a Saturday. I said, because it's on TV.
But when you did that laugh, exactly when you did
that laugh just straight away.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
There you were Well, you know, that laugh is the
reason I got the job, because the director's wife saw
the audition and she said, I think that's the best one.
That's exactly what Betty did, and no one has done that.
And so that giggle that I did as Betty Rubble
was the reason I got cast in that movie.
Speaker 4 (01:52):
WHOA, I can't believe you haven't been to Australi before.
What took you so long?
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Well, you know, I tried. In twenty thirteen. I was
offered to do some club gigs and we tried to
sell tickets and we couldn't sell enough. So now here
I am twelve years later. Hopefully we'll be able to
do it this time. But I'm not sure why. Maybe
it was not the right promoter or maybe it was
me at the time. But now with this new show,
(02:18):
it's been a tremendous success in Dublin and in Edinburgh
and I'm thrilled to be able to bring it to Australia.
I've always wanted to come here and the Sydney Opera
House is a dream come true.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
It's a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful venue for you. What sort
of things are you looking forward to seeing here? Anything
that might scare you or things you're loving you think
you love.
Speaker 3 (02:37):
Well, the scariest part is customs because I watched that
show Nothing to Declare, and you know, somebody has a
random orange in their backpack and they treat them like
it's Julian Assange, you know. And I'm like, i am
there for three weeks and you know, I'm only gonna
bring a carry on because I'm terrified. I'm gonna buy
everything when I arrive, just so I don't mistakenly smuggle something.
(03:00):
Even though I'm not a smuggler. You never know, you
could have a random grate and it could throw you
in the clink there, you know what I mean.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
Well, the irony because you've i mean, threatened to be
getting locked up. If you went back to America, you
got looked up. In Australia, well, vrony.
Speaker 3 (03:14):
Well, hopefully the koalas would come on visiting day, some
kangaroos that look like Oarnold Schwarzenegger in the early days.
And I'm just looking forward to the people. I hear
that they're as kind and loving as the people here
in Ireland and welcoming, and so I'm just thrilled to
get to experience it here at the ripe old age
of sixty three. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
Well, the Irish they like a drink. We like a drinks.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
You're not kidding, that's right. I went to the doctor
here and I had to fill out forms and they
said one of the questions was do you drink? And
I checked yes, And then there were four boxes. It
said how many drinks do you have per week? And
the first box you could check said one to fifteen.
And I said to my doctor, what would you say
(04:00):
if I told you I drank fifteen drinks a week?
And she said, I tell you to move on to
the next question. I love it.
Speaker 4 (04:09):
You don't live in the States anymore.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
And I must say I laughed when I heard that
Donald Trump wanted to rescind your citizenship. He's a dangerous
enemy to have, and you've negotiated that very definitely, and
you're saying the stuff that no one else is brave
enough to say. But would you ever step foot back
in the States.
Speaker 3 (04:28):
Not now, and not till he's done. You know, I
think that he uses me to rile his base, and
the way he's been treating immigrants and now threatening to
take away citizenship from natural born American citizens is scary.
The only person who can ever take away your citizenship
as yourself, no government, no judge, no Supreme Court. You
(04:50):
have to renounce it. And I never would. Although I'm
going for my dual citizenship between Ireland and the United States.
I am born and raised in the United States. I
care very deeply about my country and I had to
leave to save my mental health because I have an
autistic daughter who's twelve, and I need to be on
top of my game for her. And I knew what
(05:11):
he was capable of, and I read Project twenty twenty
five and I knew what was coming, and I knew
I couldn't take it emotionally. When he was in office
for those four years, it was not a very good
time for me. But this man was a reality show
star when I talked about him and just told the truth,
and he threatened to assume me for twenty years, but
(05:32):
never did because I told the truth. I said, he's
a logo slapper, he's not a builder, that he defaults
on all of his contractors, and family owned businesses go under,
and he bankrupt casinos, and he has twenty six women
saying he sexually abused them. And these were not slanderous
claims out of nowhere. These were easily attainable facts. And
(05:55):
the fourth Estate, the media and the United States did
not do their job, and the result is he became
this cult leader phenomenon. And it's very sad because he's
not the man they portrayed on the fictional show The
Apprentice that everyone believed he was a successful businessman when
he never was. And Mark Burnett, the producer, taught him
(06:16):
how to lie, and if you told a lie long enough,
the public would believe it. And that's what happened, you know.
And it's very very tragic, not just for our country
but for the world. And I don't know how he
gets away with it, and I'm hoping it will stop soon.
When it does, I will gladly go back to the
United States. But I have loved living in Ireland and
I will keep a home here the rest of my life.
Speaker 2 (06:39):
Did you what made you choose Ireland?
Speaker 3 (06:41):
My father's from here and I have relatives still here.
And when my mother died in nineteen seventy three, my
father took us five children back here for the summer.
And I'm one hundred percent Irish. I did twenty three
and me and they said, just move there, woman, you know,
because we are one hundred percent. The only other person
(07:01):
I know who has that is Conan O'Brien, and we
both have the big Irish heads to prove it.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
So there you go, and with your one woman's show
that a lot of pressure with that, you know. Do
you have a set?
Speaker 3 (07:12):
Yes, we have projections, and I have a stool and
I use that as a chair. And but it's storytelling.
It is not strict stand up. So I did it
to warm up in some comedy clubs in Dublin, and
you know, I open with my mother's death and and
then I say, when the story's over, how many of
(07:32):
you think you bought the wrong ticket? This is not
Angela's ashes the musical. You didn't sign up for this,
you know, I'm like, but don't worry. We had to
just tell the foundation of my tragic Irish beginnings in
order for you to know really the truth about me.
Speaker 4 (07:48):
Well, we can't wait to see you. Want to throw
our koalas at you. Don't pack an orange, don't pack
a gripe stuffed.
Speaker 3 (07:56):
Who knows, yes, stuffed are real right, but I will be,
you know, carrying my one little backpack and not checking
a bag.
Speaker 4 (08:04):
Don't bring any dried fish that seems to be a
good one.
Speaker 3 (08:07):
Seeds see a very You can't bring scenes if anything.
Speaker 2 (08:11):
Stand behind an Asian family and they reckon that you'll
get away with it. Rosie, it's so good to talk
to you. For tickets to see roso o'donald head to
Sydneyopera House dot com. Rosiodonald, thank you for joining us.
Speaker 3 (08:24):
Thank you so much for having me. I hope to
see you there.
Speaker 4 (08:27):
Absolutely, Thank you
My Heart podcasts here, more gold one on one point
seven podcasts.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Playlists and listen live on the free iHeart app.
Speaker 3 (00:19):
And Amanda jam Well, how about this.
Speaker 1 (00:22):
For the first time ever, a legendary comedian, television host,
film star Rosie O'Donnell is heading to Australia. I can't
believe she hasn't been here yet.
Speaker 4 (00:30):
We'll get set.
Speaker 1 (00:31):
She's bringing her show Common Knowledge down Under to the
opera House.
Speaker 4 (00:34):
No less, here she is now, Rosie.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
Oh, Amanda, Rosie, it's so nice to see you in
the almost flesh.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Look at you in the almost.
Speaker 3 (00:46):
In the middle of the navy. It's almost away.
Speaker 4 (00:49):
Thing, you know, a thing.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
I just when you just did that laugh just then.
You won't believe this. About a month ago, I was
watching the Flintstones movie. It was on the Telly you know,
you know when you walking past the TV and there's
a movie. Someone's just left the TV on and it
was just starting. The movie was starting, so I had
the Warner brother logo or whatever. I thought. I I
usually pride myself on guessing the movie. So I'm watching it,
(01:11):
I thought, and Flint stad It's pretty easy, I went, Oh,
it's Flint Stade and so at first I'm just standing
there and then I'm watching it, and then I just.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
Watched the whole thing.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
And then other people came into the room and I said,
what do you watch? I said, I'm watching the Flint Stads.
Why are you watching the Flint Sides one in the
afternoon on a Saturday. I said, because it's on TV.
But when you did that laugh, exactly when you did
that laugh just straight away.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
There you were Well, you know, that laugh is the
reason I got the job, because the director's wife saw
the audition and she said, I think that's the best one.
That's exactly what Betty did, and no one has done that.
And so that giggle that I did as Betty Rubble
was the reason I got cast in that movie.
Speaker 4 (01:52):
WHOA, I can't believe you haven't been to Australi before.
What took you so long?
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Well, you know, I tried. In twenty thirteen. I was
offered to do some club gigs and we tried to
sell tickets and we couldn't sell enough. So now here
I am twelve years later. Hopefully we'll be able to
do it this time. But I'm not sure why. Maybe
it was not the right promoter or maybe it was
me at the time. But now with this new show,
(02:18):
it's been a tremendous success in Dublin and in Edinburgh
and I'm thrilled to be able to bring it to Australia.
I've always wanted to come here and the Sydney Opera
House is a dream come true.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
It's a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful venue for you. What sort
of things are you looking forward to seeing here? Anything
that might scare you or things you're loving you think
you love.
Speaker 3 (02:37):
Well, the scariest part is customs because I watched that
show Nothing to Declare, and you know, somebody has a
random orange in their backpack and they treat them like
it's Julian Assange, you know. And I'm like, i am
there for three weeks and you know, I'm only gonna
bring a carry on because I'm terrified. I'm gonna buy
everything when I arrive, just so I don't mistakenly smuggle something.
(03:00):
Even though I'm not a smuggler. You never know, you
could have a random grate and it could throw you
in the clink there, you know what I mean.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
Well, the irony because you've i mean, threatened to be
getting locked up. If you went back to America, you
got looked up. In Australia, well, vrony.
Speaker 3 (03:14):
Well, hopefully the koalas would come on visiting day, some
kangaroos that look like Oarnold Schwarzenegger in the early days.
And I'm just looking forward to the people. I hear
that they're as kind and loving as the people here
in Ireland and welcoming, and so I'm just thrilled to
get to experience it here at the ripe old age
of sixty three. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
Well, the Irish they like a drink. We like a drinks.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
You're not kidding, that's right. I went to the doctor
here and I had to fill out forms and they
said one of the questions was do you drink? And
I checked yes, And then there were four boxes. It
said how many drinks do you have per week? And
the first box you could check said one to fifteen.
And I said to my doctor, what would you say
(04:00):
if I told you I drank fifteen drinks a week?
And she said, I tell you to move on to
the next question. I love it.
Speaker 4 (04:09):
You don't live in the States anymore.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
And I must say I laughed when I heard that
Donald Trump wanted to rescind your citizenship. He's a dangerous
enemy to have, and you've negotiated that very definitely, and
you're saying the stuff that no one else is brave
enough to say. But would you ever step foot back
in the States.
Speaker 3 (04:28):
Not now, and not till he's done. You know, I
think that he uses me to rile his base, and
the way he's been treating immigrants and now threatening to
take away citizenship from natural born American citizens is scary.
The only person who can ever take away your citizenship
as yourself, no government, no judge, no Supreme Court. You
(04:50):
have to renounce it. And I never would. Although I'm
going for my dual citizenship between Ireland and the United States.
I am born and raised in the United States. I
care very deeply about my country and I had to
leave to save my mental health because I have an
autistic daughter who's twelve, and I need to be on
top of my game for her. And I knew what
(05:11):
he was capable of, and I read Project twenty twenty
five and I knew what was coming, and I knew
I couldn't take it emotionally. When he was in office
for those four years, it was not a very good
time for me. But this man was a reality show
star when I talked about him and just told the truth,
and he threatened to assume me for twenty years, but
(05:32):
never did because I told the truth. I said, he's
a logo slapper, he's not a builder, that he defaults
on all of his contractors, and family owned businesses go under,
and he bankrupt casinos, and he has twenty six women
saying he sexually abused them. And these were not slanderous
claims out of nowhere. These were easily attainable facts. And
(05:55):
the fourth Estate, the media and the United States did
not do their job, and the result is he became
this cult leader phenomenon. And it's very sad because he's
not the man they portrayed on the fictional show The
Apprentice that everyone believed he was a successful businessman when
he never was. And Mark Burnett, the producer, taught him
(06:16):
how to lie, and if you told a lie long enough,
the public would believe it. And that's what happened, you know.
And it's very very tragic, not just for our country
but for the world. And I don't know how he
gets away with it, and I'm hoping it will stop soon.
When it does, I will gladly go back to the
United States. But I have loved living in Ireland and
I will keep a home here the rest of my life.
Speaker 2 (06:39):
Did you what made you choose Ireland?
Speaker 3 (06:41):
My father's from here and I have relatives still here.
And when my mother died in nineteen seventy three, my
father took us five children back here for the summer.
And I'm one hundred percent Irish. I did twenty three
and me and they said, just move there, woman, you know,
because we are one hundred percent. The only other person
(07:01):
I know who has that is Conan O'Brien, and we
both have the big Irish heads to prove it.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
So there you go, and with your one woman's show
that a lot of pressure with that, you know. Do
you have a set?
Speaker 3 (07:12):
Yes, we have projections, and I have a stool and
I use that as a chair. And but it's storytelling.
It is not strict stand up. So I did it
to warm up in some comedy clubs in Dublin, and
you know, I open with my mother's death and and
then I say, when the story's over, how many of
(07:32):
you think you bought the wrong ticket? This is not
Angela's ashes the musical. You didn't sign up for this,
you know, I'm like, but don't worry. We had to
just tell the foundation of my tragic Irish beginnings in
order for you to know really the truth about me.
Speaker 4 (07:48):
Well, we can't wait to see you. Want to throw
our koalas at you. Don't pack an orange, don't pack
a gripe stuffed.
Speaker 3 (07:56):
Who knows, yes, stuffed are real right, but I will be,
you know, carrying my one little backpack and not checking
a bag.
Speaker 4 (08:04):
Don't bring any dried fish that seems to be a
good one.
Speaker 3 (08:07):
Seeds see a very You can't bring scenes if anything.
Speaker 2 (08:11):
Stand behind an Asian family and they reckon that you'll
get away with it. Rosie, it's so good to talk
to you. For tickets to see roso o'donald head to
Sydneyopera House dot com. Rosiodonald, thank you for joining us.
Speaker 3 (08:24):
Thank you so much for having me. I hope to
see you there.
Speaker 4 (08:27):
Absolutely, Thank you
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