Jena Friedman on Borat, ‘Daily Show’ and ‘Indefensible’

<p>Jena Friedman is a former ‘Daily Show’ field producer, an uncompromising stand-up comedian and, as of this past year, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter for <a href="https://amzn.to/3SlS2QV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.’</a> Now, she is headlining her own hour-long stand-up special ‘Ladykiller’ on Peacock and taking on the true crime industrial complex as the host of ‘Indefensible,’ which premieres its second season on SundanceTV and AMC+ next month. In her second appearance on the podcast, Friedman talks about exposing “crisis pregnancy centers” in ‘Borat,’ weighs in on “Missing White Woman Syndrome,” and shares her thoughts on the death of John McAfee, with whom she conducted the definitive interview for her previous show ‘Soft Focus.’</p><br><p>This episode was originally published on October 12, 2021</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Read <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/pregnant-comedian-jena-friedman-has-some-killer-abortion-jokes-in-new-peacock-special-ladykiller" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Matt Wilstein’s review of Jena Friedman’s new special ‘Ladykiller’</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow Jena Friedman on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/JenaFriedman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@JenaFriedman</a> and Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jenafriedman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jenafriedman</a></p><p>Follow Matt Wilstein on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/mattwilstein" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mattwilstein</a></p><p>Follow The Last Laugh on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastlaughpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lastlaughpod</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Highlights from this episode and others at <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/franchise/the-last-laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Beast</a></p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='