Lauren Weedman

Lauren Weedman is an author, actress, and all-around awesome person. Her first break in television was as a correspondent for "The Daily Show," an experience which she wrote about for Seattle's weekly "The Stranger" and her book "A Woman Trapped in a Woman's Body (Tales from a Life of Cringe)." Her TV and movie appearances include "Reno 911," "The United States of Tara," "Imagine That," and "Date Night," and on the Oxygen Network web series "Our Bodies, Myself." She can be seen on HBO's "Hung" as the client known as "Horny Patty." Her acclaimed one-woman plays include "Amsterdam," "Homecoming," "Wreckage," and "Bust." Her new show, "No... You Shut Up" can be seen at The Steve Allen Theater at 4773 Hollywood Blvd in Los Angeles, every Sunday night through the end of October. She joins Gene and Brodie on the podcast for a conversation touching upon Prop 19, babies, nude scenes, IQ testing, insecurity, career potential, creating work for yourself while also working in L.A., prison girls, broken hearts, taking Jon Stewart out of his comfort zone, and the improv and theatre world. Also featuring... the music of Stab City Slit Wrists.