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Published 14:39 22 Jan 2024 GMT
Comedian Natasha Leggero has been heaped with praise after she whipped her top off during a recent stand-up performance, in order to make a very important point.
The comic, 49, was performing at Skyler Stone's Comedy Rocks event in Los Angeles last Wednesday (January 17), alongside other stars including David Stone and Tiffany Haddish.
Leggero was up after stand-up comedian Bert Kreischer, 51, who is known for taking off his shirt during his sets, and when Leggero took to the stage at the Hollywood Improv, she chose to do the same.
After being introduced to the stage to the sound of Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg's hit song 'Still D.R.E.', Leggero left the crowd screaming after she started peeling off the layers.
Kreischer had said that the reason he takes his shirt off during his sets is that "'fat guys take their shirts off all the time at home", adding that it was a good way to "remind myself that I’m supposed to be having a good time".
In a clip shared by TMZ, a bare-chested Kreischer can be seen introducing Leggero to the stage, describing her as one of the "funniest comedians in the world", adding: "I'm jealous of her husband because he gets to live with her, because she is that f**king hilarious."
The former Chelsea Lately star then strutted onto the stage in a white fur coat, dungarees, and a white T-shirt, before she began to remove her clothing.
After throwing her coat at someone in the front row, Leggero then removed the top of her dungarees before whipping her top off to screams from the crowd.
See the moment below:She stood at the microphone bare-chested for a few moments before putting her white fur coat on, while leaving the rest of her upper clothing off.
While the moment got a roar from the crowd, Leggero revealed that she was making a bigger point with her unexpected nudity, adding: "If the boys can do it, why can’t the girls?"
Kreischer, meanwhile, could be heard quipping from the crowd: "Holy s**t! Oh my god. The f**king best. I'm going to have to take my pants off now!"
Leggero, who became a mother for the first time in 2018 with her partner, fellow comedian Moshe Kasher, then continued her set with her white fur coat on, cracking jokes about motherhood.
Kreischer was so impressed with the moment he shared a censored black and white photo of the two of them side by side, topless, on Twitter, joking: "@natashaleggero is also on her #TopsOffWorldTour!!!"
Leggero's move was also to highlight that while Kreischer's semi-naked performance didn't raise any eyebrows, her strip made worldwide news.
She shared photos of the moment on Instagram, adding: "bert took his shirt off so i did too. improv said not to post but tmz already did so f it."
Leggero quipped: "Should female comics be able to do the same things as male comics? Because ive also been thinking about trying to f**k my opener."
What an icon.
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