Jeff Garlin railed against The Goldbergs during a comedy show three weeks before his exit

Variety

Garlin complained about being the subject of HR investigations on the ABC sitcom while performing at the Hollywood Improv on Nov. 24, the same day that he spent more than an hour talking to Vanity Fair's Maureen Ryan about the misconduct allegations against him. "The common theme of Garlin’s comedy show was how much he did not like the sitcom," says Variety's Elizabeth Wagmeister, who was in attendance but not allowed to record the show. "He vented about how things have become too politically correct in comedy, and in a serious moment, expressed his concerns over censorship — like many other comedians have in recent years. Garlin said it’s not enjoyable for him to be in a workplace where he has to watch his every move and every word, and he felt like he’s on pins and needles. He said that he had been spoken to by higher-ups at the network about some things he had said, and specifically noted his shock that he can’t use the word 'vagina' when speaking in jest." (According to Deadline, when a female camera assistant complained about Garlin's use of the word "vagina," "he reportedly put his hands around her and kept saying 'vagina' in her face over and over again.") As Wagmeister notes, Garlin mentioned almost getting fired from The Goldbergs during his 2019 Netflix standup special, Jeff Garlin: Our Man In Chicago.