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One part comedy deconstruction, one part career retrospective, and one part nostalgia trip through the first wave of internet comedy. Our guests pick a video from FOD’s storied history as a jumping off point to talk about all the ways the comedy landscape has changed since the days when TikTok was just a Kesha song. Host Marcos Gonzalez leads guests through their career trajectories and how their work was influenced by the best (and worst) the internet has had to offer. Gonzalez returns to FOD as our host, after interning at FOD a decade ago at the start of his own comedy career, which more recently included a stint as a writer/actor on the critically acclaimed series, Jury Duty.
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Writer and comedian Tam Yajia mines her own past and dives deep into the awkward teenage years of her guests to explore the coming of age ceremonies that are supposed to mark our transformation into adults. From first kisses to first periods, reading the Torah in front of the congregation to writing AOL away messages alone in your room, Tam and her hilarious guests leave no stone unturned in their exploration of the most awkward (and meaningful) years of our lives.
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Home of Inside The Funny Or Die Vault, Bless These Braces, and more!
Inside The Funny Or Die Vault
One part comedy deconstruction, one part career retrospective, and one part nostalgia trip through the first wave of internet comedy. Our guests pick a video from FOD’s storied history as a jumping off point to talk about all the ways the comedy landscape has changed since the days when TikTok was just a Kesha song. Host Marcos Gonzalez leads guests through their career trajectories and how their work was influenced by the best (and worst) the internet has had to offer. Gonzalez returns to FOD as our host, after interning at FOD a decade ago at the start of his own comedy career, which more recently included a stint as a writer/actor on the critically acclaimed series, Jury Duty.
Bless These Braces
Writer and comedian Tam Yajia mines her own past and dives deep into the awkward teenage years of her guests to explore the coming of age ceremonies that are supposed to mark our transformation into adults. From first kisses to first periods, reading the Torah in front of the congregation to writing AOL away messages alone in your room, Tam and her hilarious guests leave no stone unturned in their exploration of the most awkward (and meaningful) years of our lives.
"Billy On The Street with David Letterman" with Jena Friedman (Inside The FOD Vault Ep. 7)
Funny Or Die Podcasts
48 minutes
1 year ago
"Billy On The Street with David Letterman" with Jena Friedman (Inside The FOD Vault Ep. 7)
Academy Award nominated writer and comedian, Jena Friedman (The New Yorker, The Daily Show, Borat Franchise) has picked “Billy On The Street with David Letterman” from the Funny or Die Vault. She and our host, Marcos González, cover everything from true crime to American girls dolls to anxious emojis. Follow along as Jena and Marcos talk through field producing and TikTok rabbit holes.
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Jena Friedman is an Academy Award-nominated writer and comedian. She is the creator of Soft Focus on Adult Swim and True Crime Story: Indefensible on AMC+. Her writing credits include BORAT 2: Subsequent Movie Film, The Conners on ABC and The Late Show with David Letterman. She was also a field producer on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 2012 through the end of his tenure in 2015, where she wrote and directed field segments. She's a contributing writer to The New Yorker and her first book, Not Funny, recently published by Simon & Schuster, is a national bestseller. Additionally, she has appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Conan, and the Sundance hit movie Palm Springs (Hulu). Stream her first stand up special, American Cunt (2016) on Spotify and her second special, Ladykiller on Peacock.
Follow Jena:
TikTok: @jenafriedman
Instagram: @jenafriedman
X: @jenafriedman
Key Moments:
(0:00) Intro
(1:29) Why Jena chose Billy On The Street
(6:27) Making light of serious topics
(10:46) Jena’s American Girl Doll satire show
(15:57) How Jena’s trajectory had a throughline
(20:29) Comedy world in the internet age
(31:43) Intersection between comedy and true crime
(36:18) Final speed round questions
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Funny Or Die Podcasts
Home of Inside The Funny Or Die Vault, Bless These Braces, and more!
Inside The Funny Or Die Vault
One part comedy deconstruction, one part career retrospective, and one part nostalgia trip through the first wave of internet comedy. Our guests pick a video from FOD’s storied history as a jumping off point to talk about all the ways the comedy landscape has changed since the days when TikTok was just a Kesha song. Host Marcos Gonzalez leads guests through their career trajectories and how their work was influenced by the best (and worst) the internet has had to offer. Gonzalez returns to FOD as our host, after interning at FOD a decade ago at the start of his own comedy career, which more recently included a stint as a writer/actor on the critically acclaimed series, Jury Duty.
Bless These Braces
Writer and comedian Tam Yajia mines her own past and dives deep into the awkward teenage years of her guests to explore the coming of age ceremonies that are supposed to mark our transformation into adults. From first kisses to first periods, reading the Torah in front of the congregation to writing AOL away messages alone in your room, Tam and her hilarious guests leave no stone unturned in their exploration of the most awkward (and meaningful) years of our lives.
