Jena Friedman is a comedian, filmmaker, and creator of Soft Focus on Adult Swim. Her writing credits include Borat 2: Subsequent Movie Film, The Conners on ABC, and The Late Show with David Letterman. She was also a field producer on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 2012 through the end of his tenure in 2015, where she wrote and directed field segments. She's a contributing writer to The New Yorker and has appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Conan on TBS, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, and most recently in the Sundance hit movie Palm Springs, now on Hulu. Her critically acclaimed stand up special, American Cunt, was named Top Ten Comedy Specials by Paste Magazine in 2016 and is available on iTunes.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Would I Lie to You? (2022)
Guest starring as Jena Friedman
- Episode 1x11: Banana Bread (Jun 18, 2022)
Soft Focus with Jena Friedman (2018)
Starring as Jena Friedman
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2019-01-25: Soft Focus with Jena Friedman 2 (Jan 25, 2019)
- Episode 2018-02-18: Soft Focus with Jena Friedman (Feb 18, 2018)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Jena Friedman
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2023-04-19: Elizabeth Olsen; Jena Friedman (Apr 19, 2023)
- Episode 2020 Special: Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020 (Nov 3, 2020)
- Episode 2019-02-12: Regina King, Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, Jena Friedman (Feb 12, 2019)
@midnight (2013)
Guest starring as Jena Friedman
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2016-11-02: Jim Norton, Jena Friedman, Ryan Stout (Nov 2, 2016)
- Episode 2015-11-11: Jena Friedman, Open Mike Eagle, Hari Kondabolu (Nov 11, 2015)
Conan (2010)
Guest starring as Jena Friedman
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2019-09-17: Seann William Scott, Jena Friedman (Sep 17, 2019)
- Episode 2018-02-08: Jamie Dornan, Jenna Fischer, Jena Friedman (Feb 8, 2018)
Crew Credits
Borat's American Lockdown & Debunking Borat (2021)
Episode crew as Writer
- Episode 1x01: Borat's American Lockdown (May 25, 2021)