They Let Him Say What?! with Jay Jurden
The Sam Sanders Show
KCRW & Sam Sanders
4.9 • 709 Ratings
🗓️ 7 November 2025
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Comedian Jay Jurden loves seeing just how far he can push a joke.
In his debut special, Yes Ma’am, Jay makes fun of everyone from millennials to Kid Rock to his own open marriage. Sam chats with Jay about his writing process, why you won’t hear a single Trump joke in his set, and why every comedian who has ever made fun of you might owe you money.
Jay Jurden’s debut special Yes Ma’am is out now on Hulu.
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| 0:34.6 | So this week, I'm talking with comedian Jay Jurdin. |
| 0:38.3 | Jay's out with a new comedy special on Hulu. |
| 0:40.9 | It's called Yes Man. |
| 0:42.8 | And in this special, Jay covers a lot of ground. |
| 0:46.3 | He talks about growing up in the South and then moving to New York City. |
| 0:50.8 | He also discusses his marriage to a man, a marriage that is open. |
| 0:55.6 | He talks about what it's like to perform in red America and blue America and sometimes blue dots in red states. |
| 1:03.4 | Are there any gay people here? |
| 1:06.5 | Okay, honestly, too many. |
| 1:08.4 | And that's not for me. |
| 1:10.6 | That's for the Supreme Court. I wrote that joke back when it was cute. No, I... |
| 1:16.6 | It's all so, so good. I talk with Jay about the special and how he figures out how much to share and what to keep private. We also discuss the state of comedy writ large. |
| 1:28.8 | Turns out Jay has some notes. |
| 1:30.9 | All right, this is such a fun chat, such a fun chat. |
| 1:33.8 | Let's get into it. |
| 1:38.2 | You have been talking to me on podcasts, not just this one, for years now. |
| 1:42.3 | For years. |
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