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Author
Publisher
One Signal Publishers/Atria
Publication Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"NOT FUNNY is a FUNNY, whipsmart essay collection on gender, politics, the entertainment industry, and work. Jena Friedman is an acclaimed writer and performer, with multiple credits to her name in the fields of tv comedy (The Daily Show and The Late Showwith David Letterman), film (an Academy Award nomination for writing on Sacha Baron Cohen's 2020 blockbuster Borat Subsequent Moviefilm), humor writing (The New Yorker), and live performance. More...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Publication Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Comedian Jena Friedman takes us just beyond the edge of the uncomfortable with essays on everything from why some celebrities get buried for their indiscretions while others get a second chance, how we should think about lines of appropriateness crossed decades ago, living in the post-#MeToo world of today, and the power we hand to silence when we're told not to joke about reproductive rights, gender, privilege, or class.
