Marina talks NYC Comedy Clubs, Gun Violence, and Kanye West with Aparna Nancherla, Sam Jay, and Eman El-Husseini!

Featuring:

Aparna Nancherla: Bojack Horseman, Crashing, Corporate, Inside Amy Schumer, The Characters, Master of None, 2 Dope Queens, Late Night with Seth Meyers. Variety’s “Top Ten Comics to Watch for 2016,” and Rolling Stone’s “50 Funniest People Right Now.”

Sam Jay: Jimmy Kimmel Live, Comedy Central’s Stand Up Presents, Writer on Saturday Night Live.

Eman El-Husseini: Just for Laughs, Comedy Network. Her comedy album, “Unveiled” was released in 2016. Rover, The Beaverton, The Montreal Gazette, and The Dean’s Report. Writes and draws “The El-Solomons,” a cartoon about her marriage.

This week, Erin Jackson, Agunda Okeyo, and Man-Of-The-Month Jordan Carlos stop by Friends Like Us to talk writing for comedy, Mike Pence at the Olympics, and the Super Bowl.

Erin Jackson- Last Comic Standing, Exhale, Ellen, Herlarious, Standup in Stilettos.

Agunda Okeyo- Activist. The Daily Beast, Okay Africa, NBC, Curve Magazine and O Magazine. Producer of Sisters of Comedy. The Laura Flanders Show.

Jordan Carlos- The Colbert Report, Collegehumor Originals, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, Girls, Broad City, The Affair, Friends from College, MeTV, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Guy Code, Comedy Knockout, 2 Dope Queens and The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.

Always hosted by Marina Franklin- "Trainwreck", "Louie Season V","The Jim Gaffigan Show", "Conan O'Brien", and HBO's "Crashing".

Friends Christina Greer and Kenice Mobley stop by F.L.U. to talk Ruby Bridges, Black Panther, and Justin Timberlake, featuring a special appearance by Chewy May.

Dr. Christina Greer - 2018 McSilver Institute Fellow. Author of Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream. TIME, Ted-Ed Educator. The Aftermath, MSNBC, NY1.

Kenice Mobley - Women in Comedy Festival, San Francisco Sketchfest, Bridgetown Comedy Festival. Two Dope Queens, Laughs. Host of Person About Town- available as part of the Women in Comedy Podcast Network.

Always hosted by Marina Franklin- "Trainwreck", "Louie Season V","The Jim Gaffigan Show", "Conan O'Brien", and HBO's "Crashing".

HBO's Insecure's Amanda Seale's visits friends with Yamaneika Saunders and Dr. Christina Greer! Friends talk comedy, colorism, Instagram followers, and more...

Amanda Seales- HBO’s Insecure, Greatest Ever, Former MTV VJ, Member of Floetry

Dr. Christina Greer- Professor of political science at Fordham University Lincoln Center, 2018 McSilver Institute Fellow at NYU, Author of Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream. Featured in TIME, Ted-Ed lessons. Host of The Aftermath. MSNBC, NY1. Member of the board of the Tenement Museum

Yamaneika Saunders - Host of Ranting and Raving with Yamaneika and Friends. Funny Girls, The Meredith Vieira Show, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Inside Amy Schumer, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Knockout, and The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.

Always hosted by Marina Franklin- "Trainwreck", "Louie Season V","The Jim Gaffigan Show", "Conan O'Brien", and HBO's "Crashing".

Joyelle Johnson, Nikita Chopra, and Regine Mont-Louis stop by F.L.U. to talk Marijuana, The Women’s March, and Netflix’s snub of Mo’Nique.

Joyelle Johnson- Opened for Dave Chappelle, Hannibal Buress, and Maria Bamford. TimeOut New York, Seeso’s “Night Train”, “Super Sleuth”, “Pounds New York”, and True TV's “Laff Tracks”.

Nitika Chopra - life-coach, blogger, and television personality. Host of Z Living’s Naturally Beautiful, author of several self-help guides, and advocate for those living with chronic illness. In 2010, she founded online magazine Bella Life.

Regine Mont-Louis - “The First 48”, “Celebrity Crime Files”, “Monumental Mysteries”, “I Killed My BFF”, “Voodoo Church”, and Vice Magazine.

Always hosted by Marina Franklin- "Trainwreck", "Louie Season V","The Jim Gaffigan Show", "Conan O'Brien", and HBO's "Crashing".

Friends question whether we are closer to Martin Luther King Jr's dream or nightmare? Featured: Mike Britt- "Luke Cage", "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt", "Late Show with David Letterman", "Comedy Central Presents", "What’s Your F@#king Deal?", "Best Week Ever", "World’s Dumbest", "Ugly Americans", "Boardwalk Empire", and "The Jim Gaffigan Show". Keisha Dutes- also known as TK, Founder of Bondfire Radio, host of "TK in The AM", podcast producer and teacher.. Dulce Sloan- New Correspondent on "The Daily Show", "Late With Conan O’Brien", "Steve Harvey", "Greatest Ever", and "Comedy Knock Out". Rolling Stone’s Top Comic of 2017, and winner of 2015’s Standup NBC. Always hosted by Marina Franklin- "Trainwreck", "Late Show with Stephen Colbert", "The Jim Gaffigan Show", "Conan O'Brien", and HBO's "Crashing"

This week Friends discuss the holiday blues, Golden Globes, and a genius person? Featured guest include: Chloe Hilliard- host of podcast “Social Misfit”. CNN Headline News, ABC News, C-Span, “The Nightly Show”, “Last Comic Standing”, “Gotham Comedy Live.” “Harry,” “Get Your Life,” MTV’s “Acting Out.” Her writing has appeared in “The Village Voice,” “Essence,” “Vibe,” and “The Source”. Lois Thompson- New York-based comedian, film-industry veteran, Associate Real Estate Broker and soon to be awesome dad. She hosts her own show, “The Blacklight Comedy Show”, in Fort Green Brooklyn Jenny Saldana- Comedian, "The Little Brown Girl Show", "The Dictator", and advocate for young cancer survivors. She is Breast Cancer Rock STAR and all around hotness. Always hosted by Marina Franklin: "Trainwreck", "Louie Season V","The Jim Gaffigan Show", "Conan O'Brien", and HBO's "Crashing"

Friends talk Omarosa's departure, DJ T's bad picks for lawyers, and complexity over simplicity. Featured: Subha Agrawal- Comedy Central, TruTV, MTV, 'Comedy Knockout', 'The Jim Jefferies Show.'; Keisha Zollar- Writer for 'The Opposition with Jordan Klepper.' regular performer at the UCB theatre; 'Astronomy Club,' and 'The Obama Sisters: Requiem for America.' Her podcast with husband “Applying it Liberally,” re-launches in 2018. Always hosted by Marina Franklin: "Trainwreck", "Louie Season V","The Jim Gaffigan Show", "Conan O'Brien", and HBO's "Crashing"

Marina Franklin, Ayanna Dookie, and men-of-the-month Alvin Irby and Seaton Smith discuss helping the babies to read, the disparity in health care for black women and sexual harassment in comedy. Featured Guests: Ayanna Dookie- 'Gotham Comedy Live', 'Laughs', 'The Girl in the Show', and 'LaffTracks'. Writer on '50 Central', co-host of King Hippo Comedy. Alvin Irby- Author of 'Gross Greg', founder of Barbershop Books, winner of the 2017 Innovations in Reading Prize and 2017 Arkansan of the Year. Seaton Smith- 'Mulaney', 'Inside Amy Schumer', 'Girls', 'Difficult People', 'Late Night with Seth Meyers', 'Nightly Show', and 'Conan.' He has been recognized by Vulture, Chortle, and Time Out New York, and he released his first comedy album, “Bologna Meat” in 2015. Always hosted by Marina Franklin: "Trainwreck", "Louie Season V","The Jim Gaffigan Show", "Conan O'Brien", and HBO's "Crashing"

This week on Friends Like Us: Marina Franklin, Christina Galston, MeMe Simpson, and Agunda Okeyo discuss uncomfortable conversations about sex, gender relations, Net Neutrality, and the GOP. Featured guests: Christina Galston - MTV’s Guy Code vs. Girl Code, The Chisme Club, and Stand-Up 360: Muy Caliente. MeMe Simpson - toured with Michael Blackson, Damon Wayans and wrote for Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns. Agunda Okeyo - activist, writer, producer, and filmmaker. Her writing has been featured in The Daily Beast, Okay Africa, NBC, and O Magazine. She’s the producer of Sisters of Comedy at Carolines on Broadway; The next show is on January 17th. Always hosted by Marina Franklin: "Trainwreck", "Louie Season V","The Jim Gaffigan Show", "Conan O'Brien", and HBO's "Crashing".