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Jena Friedman's New Stand-Up Comedy Special Is Feminist Critique and Dick Jokes

Friedman's first one-woman show, 'American Cunt,' brings her sharp brand of dark feminist humor to streaming service Seeso.

Comedian Jena Friedman first brought her confrontational brand of humor and feminist commentary to the Daily Show with Jon Stewart as a field producer and then as a writer for the Late Show with David Letterman. She's played fuck, marry, kill with Making a Murderer prosecutor Ken Kratz, and grilled NYC flyer guy Dan Perino about his unconventional dating methods.

Now Friedman's bringing her first one-woman show, American Cunt, to the streaming service Seeso to kick off its first annual Stand-Up Streaming Fest. In the special, Friedman examines the charged history behind the word "cunt," the dangers of walking while female, and how our culture is dealing with the potential of electing the first women president.

"Shakespeare used the word 'cunt.' Chaucer, James Joyce. So many great men throughout history have used the word 'cunt.' And I'm sure women would have, too, if we were taught how to read," Friedman says in the special's trailer.

You can catch the special and all its dick jokes Wednesday on Seeso and Amazon.