Jena Friedman, comedian & host of Adult Swim’s Soft Focus

Jena Friedman, comedian & host of Adult Swim’s Soft Focus

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WARNING: This episode contains some discussion of difficult topics. We cover sexual assault, miscarriage, violence against women and more. If you’re sensitive to these kinds of topics, we figured we’d give you a heads up. Our guest is Jena Friedman. She’s a comic, a filmmaker, and a writer. She created and hosts a show on Adult Swim. It’s called Soft Focus. It’s really funny, just like her all of her comedy, but it also talks about some very difficult, sometimes painful topics. It’s satire that cuts deep. Jesse talks with her about the show, about her earlier work on the Daily Show, and her practice of incorporating hard to talk about stuff into her comedy.