Andrew Schulz refuses to budge on a storm of controversy over an eyebrow-raising joke he made about Kendrick Lamar. The brash comedian, who has drawn both critical praise and scrutiny for his sharp, at-times crass humor, was criticized for a flippant comment made during an impression on his Flagrant podcast. But in an interview with Power 106 Los Angeles recently, Schulz cleared the air, claiming that the incident had been a case of comedy gone wrong, or something like that.
The chaos followed Schulz's joke that Lamar would be putty in his hands if they were alone in the same room. "He's talking a lot of s###, but if it came down to it, I could take him, put him on my lap, feed him a bottle, and make love to him if I wanted," he joked. The remark immediately sent social media into meltdown, and critics claimed Schulz made an improper insinuation that crossed the line.
But Schulz, who's never shied away from controversy, made his intent more apparent and shrugged off the backlash. "People made it into something it wasn't. I never said that. I said I would make sweet love, whether or not he wanted me to, though eventually I also said he could choose," he said. "And obviously, I'm joking. I'm married, I'm faithful. I fuck one person sweetly and disappointingly, my wife."
The comedian mentioned that his comment partly reflected a response to a lyric in a late 2024 track by Lamar, "Wacced Out Murals." People think the line, "The n##### that coon, the n##### that be groomed, slide on both of them," was shot at Schulz and his people, which include Charlamagne Tha God and Alex Media.
Schulz had a different problem with the wording, wondering what the intent was. "The thing that hurt me was not even the line about me but was the next line. He's like, 'And the N-word that is being groomed, slide on both of them.' Well, you know I'm a white guy; I don't know what all these slang terms but what does it mean to you, as in, 'slide'?" And to Schulz's admonishment, the implication is that it could be taken as a threat.
Although Schulz has frequently courted controversy, he distinguished what he does comedically and what people should or shouldn't be doing on stage, claiming that his approach didn't deserve the same scrutiny as violent or belligerent rhetoric. "Look, after you take out the death or the assault stuff, I just don't want to hear any of the comedy is the response of a comedian. I'm making jokes over here. I'm not going to actually have sex with Kendrick Lamar. Let's be real."
In the uproar, Schulz is unbothered. His most recent stand-up special, "LIFE," debuted on Netflix on March 4, 2025, reinforcing his bold, transgressive comedian status. Filmed at a storied New York City venue, his show demonstrates his well-known style of provocative humor, unapologetic, fearless, and intended to provoke.
Love or hate him, Schulz isn't going to adjust his game anytime soon. As he pushes the limits of comedy, one thing is clear: the man loves controversy, and he has no intention of pushing buttons any less.
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