Jessi Klein: ‘I Love That for You’

<p>One of the most influential comedy voices of her generation, Jessi Klein spent years working as a development executive at Comedy Central before making the leap to stand-up, SNL and then head writer for ‘Inside Amy Schumer.’ Now, in addition to her long-running role as the angsty tween Jessi on ‘Big Mouth,’ Klein has taken on the role of showrunner for ‘I Love That for You,’ a new Showtime series co-created by and starring fellow SNL alum Vanessa Bayer. In this episode, Klein opens up about her unconventional road to comedy success&nbsp;and why <em>SNL</em> wasn’t the best environment for her. She also talks about her <a href="https://amzn.to/3EvtL4Q" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">new book of essays</a> on midlife and motherhood and tells hilarious stories about working with Amy Schumer, Maya Rudolph, Molly Shannon and more.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Jessi Klein on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/jessirklein" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jessirklein</a> and Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/youracquaintancejessiklein" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@youracquaintancejessiklein</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><br></p><p>Buy <a href="https://amzn.to/3EvtL4Q" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>I’ll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood</em></a></p><p><br></p><p>Highlights from this episode and others at<a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/the-last-laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> The Daily Beast</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>