Jessica Kirson Can’t Stop Being Funny

The Last Laugh

The Daily Beast

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4.6 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2020

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

It took Jessica Kirson 19 years to land her first-ever hour-long special ‘Talking to Myself’. Despite her reputation as a club comic who can kill in any room, the networks weren’t exactly banging down her door. “I was never the hot, skinny, flirtatious female comedian,” she says. “So I was just funny.” Ultimately, it was fellow comedian Bill Burr agreeing to produce her special that made Comedy Central pay attention. In this episode, Jessica opens up about her long road to success, including how she became Robert de Niro’s comedy mentor and how she’s adapting to a world in which most live shows are happening on Zoom.

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0:00.0	I'm always up before the birds and the kids.
0:02.9	Good thing Costa Express is always up too.
0:07.0	Early starts are easier with great coffee.
0:09.7	And if I grab one for Bob, I might even get some decent company.
0:14.5	Large cappuccino for the bloc who's half asleep.
0:17.2	Oh, you legend.
0:19.6	Now that's a proper coffee.
0:21.3	Should kick in Justin Samfut to remember which end of the screwdriver to use.
0:25.1	Hmm.
0:26.3	Costa Express.
0:27.8	Quality coffee every time.
0:32.0	This week's guest is one of the funniest stand-up comedians working today. And she is long past due for the recognition she deserves.
0:42.3	Let me tell you guys something.
0:43.8	I know this is going to sound weird,
0:45.1	but I never understood how my grandfather stayed hard.
0:47.7	I just hear me out.
0:51.2	Because Viagra wasn't around then, okay?
0:56.0	And he could not get a word in. He was controlled for years.
0:58.0	He would walk around to, somebody help me.
1:01.0	Somebody rescue me from this hell. I'm in prison.
1:05.0	Please.
1:06.0	And my grandmother was very aggressive.
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