Nationality American Genres Dark comedy | Name Jena Friedman | |
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Medium Stand up, writer, director | ||
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Jena Friedman is an American stand up comedian, writer and filmmaker. She has been a field producer at The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and has written for Late Show with David Letterman.
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- Jena friedman sugarcoating dark satire
- Annoying couples jena friedman official comedy stand up
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- References
Annoying couples jena friedman official comedy stand up
Early life
Friedman was born in Haddonfield, New Jersey. She studied anthropology at Northwestern University. After graduation, she worked as a healthcare consultant for consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton.
Career
In 2010, she received a cease and desist letter from The New York Times for parodying their wedding videos. The parody, entitled "Ted and Gracie", has since become a popular web series. In 2007, she wrote The Refugee Girls Revue, a satire inspired by American Girl dolls. The play earned critical acclaim in the 2008 New York International Fringe Festival and had a successful run Off-Broadway.
In 2015, Friedman's solo show "American Cunt," premiered in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to critical acclaim.
Personal life
Friedman is a registered Democrat. She resides in New York City.
