Tiffany Haddish returned to the world-famous Laugh Factory, one year after she was arrested following her Thanksgiving performance at the comedy venue for a suspected DUI.
While taking the stage, the comedian, 44, did not shy away from addressing her brush with the law as she playfully pledged not to end up behind bars two years in a row.
‘I’m so happy to see all of y’all. I’m not in jail today and I will not be tomorrow. But, I mean if you’re gonna go to jail, Beverly Hills is the best place to go,’ she quipped on stage.
She continued: ‘We’ve all been in jails a few times. Like, I’ve been in a long jail center. Let me tell you, it’s nothing like the Beverly Hills police.’
The Girls Trip star was performing at the club on Thursday for the Laugh Factory’s 45th annual free Thanksgiving feast for the community.
The Laugh Factory distributes free Thanksgiving meals as well as the chance to watch performances by musical artists and comedians for free ‘to those who otherwise might not have such a feast.’
According to Fox, Haddish, singer Tom Dreesen and radio personality and Frazer Smith were among the acts that performed during the event.
Tiffany Haddish returned to the world-famous Laugh Factory, one year after she was arrested following her Thanksgiving performance at the comedy venue for a suspected DUI
In February, Haddish accepted a plea deal of reckless driving in her California DUI case, three months after her arrest in Beverly Hills.
Following her court appearance, she had her 2 misdemeanor DUI charges dropped and accepted a conviction of reckless driving and plead no contest to the traffic violation.
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‘Ms. Haddish has agreed to a simple vehicle code violation – not driving under the influence, which has been dismissed — and looks forward to this being behind her,’ Tiffany’s attorney, Alex Spiro, told Rolling Stone.
On November 24, she was found asleep behind the wheel of her car, which was still running and in the middle of the busy Beverly Drive, in Beverly Hills.
Following her November arrest, hours after her comedy show at the Laugh Factory on Thanksgiving, she vowed to ‘get help.’
While speaking about how she plans to move forward from the incident, the star told Entertainment Tonight that ‘this will never happen again.’
‘I’m going to get some help so I can learn balance and boundaries,’ she pledged.
The actress revealed that she has remained ‘in good spirits’ after the incident, and according to the outlet, ‘complimented the Beverly Hills Police Department for their professionalism and how they handled the situation.’
While taking the stage in Hollywood, the comedian, 44, did not shy away from addressing her brush with the law as she pledged not to end up behind bars two years in a row
‘I’m so happy to see all of y’all. I’m not in jail today and I will not be tomorrow. But, I mean if you’re gonna go to jail, Beverly Hills is the best place to go,’ she quipped on stage
In January 2022, she was arrested under a similar circumstance for a DUI in Peachtree City, Georgia – and made a similar joke while discussing the incident with Jimmy Fallon.
At the time, the Night School actress was found ‘dozing in the driver’s seat’ of her car, according to TMZ.
Officers told the site they believed that she had been smoking marijuana.
Soon after, her mug sH๏τ was released, showing the star smiling and makeup free.
In February, Haddish accepted a plea deal of reckless driving in her California DUI case, three months after her arrest in Beverly Hills (pictured in 2023)
She addressed the arrest days later during an appearance on The Tonight Show, telling host Fallon: ‘I can say this, Jimmy … I’ve been praying to God to send me a new man. A good man. And God went ahead and sent me four. In uniform.’
She continued: ‘And now I got a really great lawyer, and we’re going to work it out. I’ve got to get my asking of things to God a little better!’
Haddish had split from rapper and actor Common three months before.
Prior to Common, she was romantically linked to Chingy and William Stewart.