Jena Friedman shares a lot of Marc’s concerns about doing politically relevant comedy during historically scary times. She felt the risk of it first-hand during a recent border crossing from Canada. Jena talks with Marc about how her comedy always stemmed from an activist impulse, how this benefitted her when she became a field producer for The Daily Show, and how that experience was invaluable when she was hired to work on Borat 2, for which she received an Oscar nomination.&nbsp; <p>Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast">https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast</a>.</p>

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