>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
MY NEXT GUEST IS A STANDUP COMEDIAN AND FORMER FIELD
PRODUCER FOR "THE DAILY SHOW."
HER LATEST COMEDY SPECIAL IS "SOFT FOCUS WITH JENA FRIEDMAN."
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," JENA FRIEDMAN!
( APPLAUSE )
YOU AGAIN.
>> IT'S SO NICE TO BE HERE, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: THE LAST TIME WE WERE TOGETHER WAS ON ELECTION
NIGHT OF 2016.
IT WAS LIVE.
AND IT WAS JUST SO MEMORABLE.
>> IT WAS A NIGHT.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: IT REALLY WAS.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: IT REALLY WAS.
I STILL WAKE UP, YOU KNOW, IN A COLD SWEAT SOMETIMES, THOUGH I
KNOW IT REALLY HAPPENED.
HOW YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE LAST TWO YEARS?
>> WELL, IT'S NICE THAT YOU SLEEP.
SO THAT'S COOL.
>> Stephen: SURE, YEAH, WELL... EDIBLES ARE LEGAL MANY
PLACES NOW.
>> YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING TWO YEARS.
IT'S BEEN WEIRD TO WATCH A FOREIGN POWER MEDDLE IN OUR
ELECTION.
BECAUSE THAT'S, LIKE, AMERICA'S THING.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
I WANT TO ADD, THOUGH, THAT IT'S COOL THAT I CAN MAKE FUN OF
AMERICA WITHOUT FEAR OF GOING TO JAIL AS OF NOW.
( LAUGHTER )
WEIRD.
I MEAN, IT'S BEEN-- HOW ARE YOU?
HOW ARE YOU?
>> Stephen: OH, JUST-- I'M PHYSICALLY FINE.
( LAUGHTER )
SORT OF SUCKS ALL THE OXYGEN OUT OF THE NEWS EVERY DAY, AND WE--
WE DON'T BREAK NEWS.
WE JUST TALK ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT EVERY DAY.
WE END UP TALKING ABOUT THE PRESIDENT A LOT.
HAS HE AFFECTED YOUR LIFE PROFESSIONALLY AT ALL?
>> YOU KNOW, I'M VERY LUCKY TO NOT BE A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN
AFFECTED BY HIM YET.
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT UNDOCUMENTED.
HA-HA!
>> Stephen: AND I'M SURE WOMEN WON'T BE AFFECTED AT ALL.
>> NO, WOMEN ARE!
LOOK, I MEAN, THE SHUTDOWN HAS BEEN REALLY SCARY.
WHAT ARE WE-- DO WE HAVE, LIKE, A POP-UP GOVERNMENT NOW?
WHAT IS THIS THING THAT WE HAVE?
IT'S SCARY.
>> Stephen: SURE, IN A WEEK IT'S JUST GOING TO BE HALLOWEEN
DECORATIONS.
>> SURE.
I'VE BEEN, LIKE-- IT'S SCARY TO FLY.
I HAD TO FLY DURING THE SHUTDOWN.
AND I DON'T LOVER FLYING WHEN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ARE
BEING PAID.
( LAUGHTER )
FORTUNATELY, I FELT SAFE ON THE PLANE BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO
BRING MY GUN, SO...
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
THAT WAS FUN.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE YOU JUST SAILED THROUGH.
>> YUP.
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU-- I'VE ACTUALLY-- I ACTUALLY MET THE
PRESIDENT A COUPLE OF TIMES, HAD HIM ON HERE ONCE, AND--
>> WHICH SEAT?
>> Stephen: MET HIM OFF CAMPUS A FEW TIMES.
WE HAD THEM FUMIGATED.
BUT HAVE YOU MET THE MAN?
>> YOU KNOW, I HAD AN ENCOUNTER WHEN I WAS WORKING ON A FILM,
"UNDECIDE" THE MOVIE.
IT'S ON iTUNES.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE A PHOTO.
IS THAT WHAT THIS GOES TO?
>> YES, I HAVE A THESIS THE BEST WAY TO GET RID OF A NARCISSIST
IS TO IGNORE THEM.
IT DIDN'T WORK, BUT I TRIED.
SO, YEAH, THAT'S -- >> Stephen: WHAT'S HAPPENING
IN THIS PHOTO?
>> I'M BEHIND HIM-- >> Stephen: YOU'RE ON STAGE
WITH HIM.
>> YEAH.
AND I-- NO ONE CALLED ME, BUT I JUST DECIDED TO GET UP AND
PRETEND THAT I WAS ON THE PHONE.
( LAUGHTER )
BEHIND HIM AND TALKED ON A CELL PHONE THAT NO ONE WAS TALKING TO
YOU ON JUST SO YOU LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE IGNORING THE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES?
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
NICELY DONE.
>> I MEAN, YOU CAN CALL HIM "PRESIDENT."
YOU CAN CALL HIM "RUSSIAN SAVE THE."
THERE ARE SO MANY TERMS WE CAN USE.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: NOW, THE SHOW, "SOFT JENA FRIEDMAN," YOU ARE
BACK OUT ON THE ROAD.
WE BOTH WORKED AT "THE DAILY SHOW," AND YOU GET OUT OF YOUR
COMFORT ZONE SO OFTEN WHEN YOU'RE INTERVIEWING PEOPLE.
YOU GO INTO SOME PLACE AND YOU DON'T KNOW NECESSARILY WHAT
THEIR CONCERNS ARE AND YOU GET YOUR STORY.
HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE.
>> I WAS OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE WHEN INTERVIEWING JOHN McPHEE.
HE'S RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT -- >> Stephen: IS HE?
>> YES, THAT'S WHY I INTERVIEWED HIM.
>> Stephen: THE CYBER-SECURITY GUY WHO EXILED HIMSELF TO BELIZE
OR SOMETHING AND HE HAS A PRIVATE ARMY WITH GUNS.
>> YES, HE'S RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT.
HE'S ALSO AN ALLEGED SEX OFFENDER, BUT I THINK THAT MIGHT
MAKE HIM MORE LIKELY TO WIN.
( LAUGHTER )
DO A BETTER JOB AT REACHING ACROSS THE AISLE-- SORRY, I
GUESS IT'S A WALL NOW-- JUST PUNCHING THROUGH THE WALL AND
CONNECTING WITH REPUBLICANS, YOU KNOW.
LIKE, FINDING MUTUAL COMMON GROUND.
LIKE I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME SOUL-SEARCHING, AND I'M LIKE YOU
KNOW WHAT?
I GET REPUBLICANISM.
IT'S WHAT I TELL PEOPLE I AM SO THEY'LL WALK AWAY FROM ME AT
PARTIES.
AND QUIET TIME IS IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW
( LAUGHTER )
RAP WITH WOMEN.
BUT THEY SUPPORT US IN SOME WAYS.
LIKE, THEY ALWAYS PAY FOR SEX.
( LAUGHTER )
>> YOU NEVER GET IT FOR FREE.
>> Stephen: YEAH, YEAH.
CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: UH-HUH.
DID McPHEE HAVE A GUN WHEN YOU TALKED TO HIM?
>> HE HAD A GUN AND HE WAS DRINKING.
YOU GUYS SHOULD WATCH IT "ADULT FOCUS."
IT'S ON ADULT SWIM, MY DREAM SHOW.
I HOPE YOU ALL GET TO SEE IT.
( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: GEN ATHANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
I'M SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOU BACK AFTER WHAT YOU HAD TO GO THROUGH
THE FIRST TIME.
>> IT WAS MY PLEASURE.
>> Stephen: YOU CAN SEE "SOFT FOCUS" ON adultswim.com.
JENA FRIEDMAN, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.