No Fun with Jen Kirkman

Jen explains what’s up. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jen talks about wanting to be a spy, how she missed her chance to be one working at an exclusive country club in Los Angeles, that time in 1991 when Morrissey ruined Bill Cosby’s appearance on Johnny Carson, and her first hike in quarantine. Get lots of bonus content including the weekly video stream of this show on PATREON at https://www.patreon.com/jenkirkman To buy a mask (proceeds go to Covid-...

Jen talks to you about how she’s on the lam because she got summoned to jury duty during a pandemic, getting a Covid-19 test on a sidewalk, Boomer hippies who don’t believe in masks, coming out at age 90, and listener emails about the annoyance of Zoom baby showers. Get lots of bonus content including the weekly video stream of this show on PATREON at https://www.patreon.com/jenkirkman To buy...

This is a repeat of one of the first ever episodes in June of 2013- back when the podcast was called “I Seem Fun”. The first ten minutes -are new where I take you through the episode. In the repeat episode I talk about…getting car sick, actresses who pretend to be boring, being the non-fun one in her friend group and reads emails from listeners who confess that they hate what their friends find fu...

Happy July everyone! I am sending a little summertime bonus for you. This clip is about 9 minutes of my 90 minute set that I did at my show in Amsterdam in October 2019. I taped it off of my phone and it’s very raw. This is the type of extra, unlisted surprise bonus that I’ll drop to my patrons (in addition to the bonus material that they signed up for) every month. I have about 10 stand-up sets f...

Jen sits in bed to talk to you about how she’s still seriously quarantining and can’t stand people who have to go bars. She talks about how she misses when people seemed to be caring about the little things - and how everything now is back to an insane concept of normal - full of the same hustle culture. Jen also talks about her parents sneaking off to a casino but being horrified by the behavior...

Jen talks about the toxic culture of the comedy world, Covid-19 in the comedy world, and helps a listener via other listener emails, come out to his grandma.  Get lots of bonus content including the weekly video stream of this show on PATREON at https://www.patreon.com/jenkirkman To buy a mask (proceeds go to Covid-19 related charities) click here: https://tinyurl.com/y8ew3kd6 To get Jen’s an...

Jen talks to you about a dumb new reality show she’s watching about a woman looking for a sperm donor, debunking people who say the Mayan calendar was wrong and the world is ending this week, earthquakes, anxiety help and still remaining sheltered in place. ***NOTE FROM JEN*** Sorry the audio is really blown out on this episode. I used a not good setting on the microphone! Won’t happen again*...

Jen talks about facing her blindspots and getting into feelings instead of intellect around race issues, listener emails about bizarre experiences. Jen also talks about her theory that men who think they’ve seen aliens are trying to come out of the closet, James Dean, and, a send off to the Double Rainbow Guy. Get lots of bonus content including the weekly video stream of this show on PATREON at&n...

Jen talks about her quarantine time spent perfecting lip-syncing songs, advice on shopping, a home decoration tip, her parents getting naked on their anniversary and how sailors and astronauts kick our ass at social isolation. Get lots of bonus content including the weekly video stream of this show on PATREON at https://www.patreon.com/jenkirkman Send an email to iseemfun@gmail.com Follo...

Jen is releasing a portion of her interview with Dana Carvey that is only available to PATREON supporters. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jen is releasing a 20-minute bonus episode that is only normally available to Patreon subscribers - but you’re getting it this one time! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jen talks about how the Beastie Boys documentary brought her back in touch with her spirit. She explains why comedy clubs are fantasy and the internet is actually real life and that’s why comedy sucks on it. And she talks about a scandal involving a post about watermelons, her thoughts on graduations in 2020, and how she’s planning to change her ways with interaction online - meaning, no more disc...

Jen runs out of time doing this episode but before she does she talks about the time she fleeced some Dead-Heads at a concert, weird stories of things that happened that have no explanation, listener emails set to relaxing music, and finally downloading Siri. This episode is sponsored by rothys.com/funlessness Get lots of bonus content including the weekly video stream of this show on PATREON at h...

This is a philosophical one this week! Jen talks about the lack of control we have just being born and how our acceptance of this affects our handling of the pandemic rules. Jen also talks about divorce parties, a therapy breakthrough, and how masks are great to cover wrinkles. Get lots of bonus content including the weekly video stream of this show on PATREON at https://www.patreon.com/jenkirkman...

This week Jen talks about why she doesn’t talk about being single, wanting a celebrity family for the pandemic, getting yelled at for not being Kate Hudson, how this is the worst episode of the podcast, a childhood love of Hawaii and no skill doing homework projects, and everyone is mad at Madonna for having Covid-19 antibodies. Get lots of bonus content including the weekly video stream of this s...

Jen sits at home to talk about collect calls, how Apple customer service doesn’t think hacking exists, what will become of stand-up, what she’s watching, listener emails, and an article about an elderly couple who are having a romance at the Danish-German border.  Get lots of bonus content including the weekly video stream of this show on PATREON at https://www.patreon.com/jenkirkman  Se...

Jen sits at home and ponders - was it better to have grown up without the internet? Jen also talks about a pen-pal from Japan, crab rangoon, creepy song lyrics, her mom’s beef with the police, a narcoleptic school teacher, listener emails about home decor and chores, and an article about a study that proved people would rather get an electric shock than sit with their own thoughts for ten minutes....

Jen sits at home to talk about time management versus emotional procrastination, wanting to be a “schedule” person, trying not to drink, wanting to come out of quarantine hot, work covering up feelings. Jen’s mom also gets on the phone to tell Jen her “Corona horror stories” about the neighbors. And Jen reads an article about living alone.  Get lots of bonus content including the weekly video...

Jen sits at home in quarantine to talk to you about - a great article on Grief, cloth masks, loving the moving Walking Tall with the Rock, being angry, and going outside.  Get lots of bonus content including the weekly video stream of this show on PATREON at https://www.patreon.com/jenkirkman  Send an email to iseemfun@gmail.com  Follow on Instagram @jenkirkmanpodcast  Join Jen...

Jen talks about getting cranky in quarantine, tells stories of her mom yelling at people and their dogs who aren’t social distancing, writing from home, talks about Chris Elliott & Steve Buscemi’s hotness, how Twitter isn’t fun, which Brady Bunch character would she be, walking in LA, and reads emails from people who are having anxiety. Get lots of bonus content including the weekly video stre...

Jen talks about how she’s going to talk about Corona virus but not in a way that will stress out the listener - instead it’s time to tell tales of flying to DC and regretting it, angering people who want to shake hands, married people who think we’re lonely, and how the fuck can anyone be bored.  This episode is sponsored by ettitude.com text JEN to 64-000 Get lots of bonus content...

Jen talks about the concept of having a constant running internal monologue or having no thoughts, busting a rotator cuff from one pound hand weights, and gaining weight every March. Join the PATREON for this podcast at https://www.patreon.com/jenkirkman This episode is sponsored by ettitude.com text JEN to 64-000 This episode is sponsored by rothys.com/funlessness Send an email to: havingfunless...

Jen talks about Coronavirus, hating shaking hands, what’s going on in first class, and getting bit by family dogs. Join the PATREON for this podcast at https://www.patreon.com/jenkirkman This episode is sponsored by betabrand.com/fun This episode is sponsored by grove.co/fun Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter:  twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Facebook: https://www.fac...

Jen reads an article about how ghosting is the norm and recounts some of her favorite in-person breakups, and confesses to a time that she ghosted someone. This episode is sponsored by ettitude.com text JEN to 64-000 This episode is sponsored by everlane.com/fun Become a Patreon subscriber at Patreon.com/jenkirkman Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter:  twitter.com/funlessne...