“Here’s the thing. When you’re performing on stage, you never really have time to go into the bathroom and close the door. So if you get a little gassy, you’ve got to let it go. So people used to say to me, You are like a whoopee cushion. And that’s where the name came from.”
Wilde Bill almost 3 years ago
I’m pretty sure that I’d find another place to sit.
Qiset almost 3 years ago
Now to let some air out.
PO' DAWG almost 3 years ago
Whoopi a true gas bag!
morningglory73 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
I love Whoopi.
christelisbetty almost 3 years ago
Is she/it doin’ a doobie ?
The Brooklyn Accent almost 3 years ago
That’s actually the source of her stage name
“Here’s the thing. When you’re performing on stage, you never really have time to go into the bathroom and close the door. So if you get a little gassy, you’ve got to let it go. So people used to say to me, You are like a whoopee cushion. And that’s where the name came from.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/20/magazine/20wwln_q4.html
Another Take almost 3 years ago
That’s about as funny as she gets these days.