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No Fun with Jen Kirkman

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Jen Kirkman talks to you (well, into a microphone) about what's on her mind.

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Episodes

GOING CLEAR

Jen sits at home to talk to you about traveling and wanting to be president. Inspired by a listener who wanted to know how to road trip Jen talks about nuclear bombs on highways, never being bored, and cheating in the TSA Clear line. I Seem Fun is part of allthingscomedy.com Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/havingfunlesspod Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/284637022419795 S...

Mar 27, 20191 hr 11 min

HOW TO GROW UP

Inspired by a listener who wants to know what to do about a quarter-life crisis with debt, anxiety, and work stress Jen talks about her epic fails in her early comedy life, not knowing you had to pay off credit cards, day jobs where phones were thrown, and some talk of last week’s tour date where the pilot slammed on the brakes and causing trouble at a rental car company. I Seem Fun is part of allthingscomedy.com Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnes...

Mar 20, 20191 hr 14 min

ALL THE CLOCKS ARE WRONG

Jen sits at home to talk to you about her hatred of springing ahead, 20 reasons why it’s okay to not love spring, Jesus flying into the sky, loving younger and older people, an annoying male feminist yoga teacher, and some words on touring. I Seem Fun is part of allthingscomedy.com Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/havingfunlesspod Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2846370224...

Mar 13, 20191 hr 20 min

WHAT LANE AM I IN?

Jen sits at home to talk to you about how bummed she was to get a listener email suggesting that Jen lives a glamorous life and should never talk about parenting because she isn’t one herself. Jen also talks about her mom going to concerts and reads an essay about how Gen X is misunderstood. I Seem Fun is part of allthingscomedy.com Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/havingfunlesspod Join the Facebo...

Mar 06, 20191 hr 28 min

UNPOPULAR OPINIONS

Jen sits at home to talk to you about bringing the generation gaps, her book idea, unpopular opinions, more on Oppy, listener follow-ups, and a dramatic reading of Roger Stone’s Instagram photo hearing. I Seem Fun is part of allthingscomedy.com Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/havingfunlesspod Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/284637022419795 See Privacy Policy at https://ar...

Feb 27, 20191 hr 19 min

IT’S BETTER WHEN IT’S EASIER

Jen sits at home to talk to you about her Valentine’s Day in Seattle, fearing black ice, awards shows, talking smack on Twitter to people you’ll later meet, Oppy’s sad last words, and life without a home design app game. I Seem Fun is part of allthingscomedy.com Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/havingfunlesspod Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/284637022419795 See Privacy Po...

Feb 20, 201956 min

I WEAR FOUR DIFFERENT EARRINGS

Jen sits at home to talk to you about how her seat mates on a plane hated her, Climate Change is affecting her gigs, and hanging out on an aircraft carrier with her parents. I Seem Fun is part of allthingscomedy.com Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/havingfunlesspod Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/284637022419795 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californi...

Feb 13, 20191 hr 7 min

NAME AN AIRPORT AFTER ME

Jen sits at home to talk to you about how she hated canceling a gig in Phoenix but there was weather in LA and planes were grounded, making plans with her parents for this week, hanging out with old people as a kid, a little politics, feeling nostalgic for years ago in comedy, how it’s fun to tour, and emails from listeners who go to shows alone. I Seem Fun is part of allthingscomedy.com Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Facebook: h...

Feb 06, 20191 hr 14 min

I SEE YOU

Jen sits at home to talk to you about Roger Stone’s indictments, the shutdown and airplane travel, being an idiot to Bill Murray, and failing at ice skating class. I Seem Fun is part of allthingscomedy.com Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/havingfunlesspod Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/284637022419795 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy ...

Jan 30, 20191 hr 22 min

YOU GOT PROBLEMS. I GOT MAIL

Jen sits at home to read emails from listeners who need advice on how to tell if the girl at the diner likes them, how to get over a love that never blossomed, and how to handle job insecurity. I Seem Fun is part of allthingscomedy.com Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/havingfunlesspod Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/284637022419795 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/p...

Jan 23, 20191 hr 3 min

ON THE MOVE

Jen talks about how science says your dog isn’t smart, Jen’s opinion that cat owners are social, quotes famous women who say spending time alone is awesome, how her physical therapist told her it’s time to accept death, a shout out to Fran Liebowitz, more tour updates, and chocolate that’s ruined with positive messages. I Seem Fun is part of allthingscomedy.com Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hav...

Jan 16, 20191 hr 9 min

PERSONALITY FEE

Jen sits at home to talk to you about her realizing she’s got gender biases, the amazing Hasselhoff at the Berlin Wall performance, going on tour, wanting to change the name of the podcast, and ruining the walls in your home. I Seem Fun is part of allthingscomedy.com Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/havingfunlesspod Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/284637022419795 See Priva...

Jan 09, 20191 hr 12 min

RESOLUTION REVOLUTION

Jen sits at home to talk to you about where some New Year’s traditions come from, statistics on how people are going to spend New Year’s Eve 2018, reads listener emails about resolutions they’re going to break, resolutions that never work, and some realistic resolutions that they’ll strive for. Jen reads an article about giving up shopping for a year and talks about changes she wants to make in 2019 and how annoying it is to take down decorations. I Seem Fun is part of allthingscomedy.com Send a...

Jan 01, 20191 hr 4 min

MERRY CHRISTMAS YOU OLD PODCAST, YOU!

Jen sits at home to talk to you about how she recorded this episode early and so she can only speculate on how her vacation in NYC went, the joy of organizing, almost becoming a person without books in her home, the joy of canceling things, and she tackles some listener emails and gives advice on how to stop having lunch with an annoying co-worker and handling a roommate who is a lot younger. I Seem Fun is part of allthingscomedy.com Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: t...

Dec 24, 20181 hr 5 min

I AM INTENSE

Jen sits at home to talk to you about the coming drama of how she’s staying in a hotel while visiting family at Christmas, er lack of grace when getting unsolicited medical advice from strangers, new fun tour dates, Valentine’s Day 2019, how her needle in the neck procedure went without anesthesia, and listeners weigh in on what they don’t find fun. I Seem Fun is part of allthingscomedy.com Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Facebook...

Dec 19, 20181 hr 7 min

SAY, WHAT’S IN THIS DRINK?

Jen sits at home to talk about a store overcomplicating how to sell wrapping paper, a disagreement with a young man about the post office, why you’re wrong about Baby It’s Cold Outside and having arthritis in her neck. Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/havingfunlesspod Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/284637022419795 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo...

Dec 12, 20181 hr 9 min

BORN TO RUN

Jen sits at home to talk to you about how she’s not going to talk about politics as she predicts exactly how Trump would leave office if he did, she discusses a seismic worldwide earthquake that no one felt, discovers Universal Time and feels stupid, and discusses how she was wrong about Bruce Springsteen. I Seem Fun is part of allthingscomedy.com Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/havingfunlesspod ...

Dec 05, 20181 hr 2 min

LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE

Jen sits at home to talk to you about how she’s stressed at the amount of live, laugh, love tchotchkes on earth. Mimi and Gerald make an appearance. She talk about how Alex Trebek is scared of #MeToo, tells listeners to please stop feeling bad about her career and is it wrong to drink on a plane or to judge people who do? Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/havingfunlesspod Join the Facebook Group: h...

Nov 28, 20181 hr 3 min

THE GHOSTS OF XMAS FUTURE

Jen and her friend Allison take to the All Things Comedy Studio to give you all the advice that you asked for about your upcoming holiday dilemmas. We solve the problems of people who want to avoid telling their mom about their relationship, people who feel sad and single during the holidays, husbands and wives who disagree on when to decorate and people concerned with how they’re messing up their kids. I Seem Fun is part of allthingscomedy.com Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on...

Nov 21, 201859 min

WHERE THERE’S SMOKE, THERE’S SMOKE

Jen sits at a hotel in San Francisco to talk to you about how Brooklyn is becoming Vegas, smoke inhalation in Northern California at her gigs, more tales of customer service, feeling moved by people taking care of each other, a review of the Queen movie and an article about how Harvard scientists found a spaceship but also it’s not a spaceship. Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/havingfunlesspod Joi...

Nov 14, 20181 hr 7 min

NO RECESS

Jen sits at home to talk to you about how Thanksgiving decorations aren’t a thing, feeling too old for a job, getting emotional about the goodness in people while handing out candy on Halloween, a listener who has a criticism, an article about mental health that disappoints, and how she doesn’t know what to say because this was recorded before the midterm election. Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com...

Nov 07, 201857 min

HAPPY HALLOWEEN AND OTHER HOLIDAYS!

Jen sits at home to talk to you about the Red Sox, why her tree is up already, and then Jen and her friend Allison take to the All Things Comedy studio to answer listener emails and give advice on Thanksgiving related problems like fading friendships, family outbursts and more! And then the last thirty minutes Jen sits at home to give you Christmas decorating ideas on the cheap-ish. Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Facebook: https:...

Oct 31, 20181 hr 48 min

SPIRITUALLY FINNISH

Jen sits at home to talk to you about when sneezing starts annoying small talk, a dream world in Finland where small talk is frowned upon, not wanting to be nude around animals, and rant about Gen-X. Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/havingfunlesspod Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/284637022419795 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...

Oct 24, 20181 hr 6 min

IS THIS FUN?

Jen sits at home to talk to you about iTunes reviews, trying not to piss off men or women on stage, a weekend on the road, a great movie idea inspired by a Jewish grandmother’s email, and advice on how to be friends with people who have political differences. Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/havingfunlesspod Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/284637022419795 See Privacy Polic...

Oct 17, 20181 hr 12 min

Too Pooped To Pod

Jen sits at home to talk to you about how she socialized too much this week from drinks with friends, to Vegas, to a polo match. She talks about unashamedly playing The Bachelor slot machine, and reads an article about how we don’t even know when we are stressed. Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/havingfunlesspod Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/284637022419795 See Privacy P...

Oct 10, 20181 hr 8 min

AUTUMNAL FOR YA

Jen sits at home to talk to you about her upcoming gigs, her new decision to “fall into” watching Hallmark’s Autumn movies, Mimi and Gerald discuss how they’ve been married 65 years, her doctor who won’t listen, listener emails about divorced decorating, and Jen talks about her night of stand-up with Conan. I Seem Fun is part of allthingscomedy.com Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/havingfunlesspod...

Oct 03, 20181 hr 14 min

THE INDIGNITIES OF BEING A WOMAN

Jen sits at home to talk to you about what happened to sitcoms, and then it’s time to take to the All Things Comedy Studio to talk to Merrill Markoe and Megan Koester - authors and performers of the new Audible Original, “The Indignities of Being a Woman.” They talk about a woman’s learning curve about her own experiences with gender bias, and we joke about all the thousands of years of this bs! Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Fac...

Sep 26, 20181 hr 26 min

UNIVERSAL SYNCOPATION

Jen sits at home to talk to you about weird coincidences that keep happening in this episode, Dr. Barbara Persons has a rival, public urinals in Paris, listener emails from people who want advice on boyfriends, and how to burn things. I Seem Fun is part of allthingscomedy.com Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/havingfunlesspod Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/284637022419795 ...

Sep 19, 20181 hr 2 min

I HEART NEW YORK

Jen sits at home in Los Angeles to talk to you about how she sees perspective changes not as permanent things but moments, a 9/11 remembrance, alternative comedy in NYC in the 1990’s, and reads a listener email about hypochondria. I Seem Fun is part of allthingscomedy.com Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/havingfunlesspod Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/284637022419795 See ...

Sep 12, 20181 hr 1 min

CIRCULATION SOCKS

Jen sits at home in Los Angeles to talk to you about spending her birthday in bed watching HGTV, a heartbeat in her stomach, when is the right time to nap, and how working in television sometimes means you also work in a grocery store. I Seem Fun is part of allthingscomedy.com Send an email to: havingfunless@gmail.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/funlessnesspod Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/havingfunlesspod Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/284637022419795...

Sep 04, 20181 hr 10 min
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