I SEEM FUN; The Diary of Jen Kirkman Podcast.
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“What [makes “I Seem Fun”] funny is Kirkman’s inherent knack for cultivating conflict even talking into a microphone in a room by herself. Whether she’s dissecting a negative iTunes review from an angry Christian or seriously considering a class action suit against Robin Thicke for being gross, Kirkman is eternally embattled but she tempers her cynicism with sweetness and, more often than not, she’s right.” - The AV Club
EPISODE 130
WAAAH YOUR LIFE IS HARD
Jen is back! So is her raspy voice but we’ll get through. Jen paces her apartment with a microphone to talk to you about a mom on Twitter who thinks Jen’s life is easy, how the tour has been going, and how it’s not fair that Prince and Bowie are gone.EPISODE 129 - MINI EPISODE
NO FEELING
Jen thanks everyone for the great first week of the tour and complains about people who still don’t know what the hell vocal nodules are.EPISODE 128
EATING BON BONS AT WORK
Except for the three minute intro from Melbourne (ma, ma, my arm is numb) - Jen recorded this episode mostly in advance to answer emails about how to be a broke vegetarian, how to deal with a toxic work environment involving married bosses, and listeners write in to tell inspirational balding and yes, 9/11 stories.EPISODE 127
NICE BOD, BAD COUCH
Jen has recorded this episode partly from Sydney (where she discusses her views of Trump and her odd experience in her New Zealand hotel being held “hostage” by Greenpeace) and then the other part recorded in advance; she talks to you about Madonna and her clowning around, the episode also contains some scintillating advice to listener emails about the importance of apartment aesthetics seen in the background of a d-pick, how to get over an ex without going to yoga class with him, and what do you do when your white friend on Facebook calls you a racist piece of S?EPISODE 126
I DON’T WANT A TRAVEL GUIDE
Jen walks around her apartment to talk to you about her new pause button, finding it weird when people suggest she hang out with strangers on a solo exploring trip, and why bicycles were revolutionary for women despite people warning that they would get too horny by riding them.EPISODE 125
PAUSE AND EFFECT
In the weirdest episode of “I Seem Fun” yet - Jen starts off in not the greatest of moods and then unknowingly hits pause three minutes in - forty minutes later after the episode was “recorded” or so she thought - she looked down to see, nope. She decided to commit and power through with what time she lad left - only twenty minutes and then took the episode in a different direction, got happy, and read some listener emails.EPISODE 124
EVERYONE HERE IS A GOOD PERSON
Jen wanders her apartment to talk to you about the Oscars, it’s okay to ask a woman who she is wearing, recording her audio book, an episode of Dr. Barbara Persons, trouble at Starbucks and candle shops.THE GRATEFUL 8 - BONUS WEEK #8
This is the last episode in the 8-week series of special Listener Email episodes only in January and February 2016 - known as “The Grateful 8.“ In this episode Jen reads emails from listeners who have questions about; dumping a toxic friend, what to wear around the house, should you try again after a bad one night stand, revisiting music from the nineties, and of course, 911!EPISODE 123
VOTES AND VOWS
Jen sits at home to get annoyed at young people who don’t plan to vote in the general election, she talks her upcoming tour, and per readers requests - analyzes more New York Times Sunday Styles marriages in the vows section.
This episode brought to you by Squarespace.comTHE GRATEFUL 8 - BONUS WEEK #7
This is the seventh episode in the 8-week series of special Listener Email episodes only in January and February 2016 - known as “The Grateful 8.“ In this episode Jen reads emails from listeners who have questions about; can men relate to her books, what about people who own one outfit, should not-hot people not ask out hot people, and some thoughts on how to wear a black bra under a white shirt.EPISODE 122
MAKE LIKE A TREE AND LEAVE
Jen sits at home to talk to you about dismissive doctors, keeping break-ups from her family, announcing her Melbourne comedy dates, what the hell is President’s Day, sleeping under a tree on a mat, and children who don’t know where to crap.THE GRATEFUL 8 - BONUS WEEK #6
This is the sixth episode in the 8-week series of special Listener Email episodes only in January and February 2016 - known as “The Grateful 8.“ In this episode Jen reads emails from listeners who have questions about; what notable people would be I Seem Funners, how to handle getting back together with a boyfriend who drops a HUGE secret, how not to get hives, and what to do when you’re young and want to give up on your dreams.EPISODE 121
REVOLUTION FROM A FLOOR PILLOW
Jen sits at home to talk to you about the rage she felt at someone suggesting that she “wash her hands,” is her book cover offensive to women, men, and people who don’t like to see shoulders? Hypochondria, vomiting in sinks, and revisits an interview she published with Gloria Steinem back in 2000. This episode brought to you by Squarespace.comTHE GRATEFUL 8 - BONUS WEEK #5
This is the fifth episode in the 8-week series of special Listener Email episodes only in January and February 2016 - known as “The Grateful 8.“ In this episode Jen reads emails from listeners who have questions about how to have better skin, how to deal with rich, businessman customers who tell you to “smile”, as well as questions from a listener about the making of Jen’s Netflix special and one woman writes in to declare that she is NOT getting new boobs.EPISODE 120
FOOLED TWICE BY A GOAT
Jen sits at home to talk to you about the breakup of the Tiger and the Goat, how a goat butted her up in the air when she was a kid, being “kancelled” on for “kocktails”, and getting in trouble with the public for getting glam.THE GRATEFUL 8 - BONUS WEEK #4
This is the fourth episode in the 8-week series of special Listener Email episodes only in January and February 2016 - known as “The Grateful 8.“ In this episode Jen reads emails from listeners who have questions about how to feel better about depression, a woman whose family prays for her to get a husband but she likes traveling the world alone, what she thinks of “gender reveal” parties, and a listener confesses a juicy and embarrassing office crush situation.EPISODE 119
COFFEE NIGHTMARES
Jen sits at home to talk to you about two annoying things up front that nobody ever wants to hear about, Leo D’s penchant for women and cheese, why she’s jealous of a blizzard, internet-know-it-all’s, and how she wants to yell Gordon Ramsey-style at a Starbucks. This episode is sponsored by Rabble.tvTHE GRATEFUL 8 - BONUS WEEK #3
This is the third episode in the 8-week series of special Listener Email episodes only in January and February 2016 - known as “The Grateful 8.“ In this episode Jen reads emails from listeners who have questions about things to do in Europe, if she’s seen Star Wars, moving out of your parent’s home for the first time, how to get over childhood fears like diving, and Jen finds out what a Thunder Blanket is used for - and wants one.EPISODE 118
I’M SO TIRED AND I DON’T DO CROSSWORDS
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about why she’s not up for eulogizing David Bowie, her recent bout of tired, she throws her support behind adult coloring books, admonishes crossword puzzles, has a nervous breakdown about a guy who didn’t know how to stand in line (and his defenders), and schools millennials who write emails for a job. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.comTHE GRATEFUL 8 - BONUS WEEK #2
This is the second episode in the 8-week series of special Listener Email episodes only in January and February 2016 - known as “The Grateful 8.“ In this episode Jen reads emails from listeners who have questions about if comedians are lonely, how to not talk to someone anymore, and how to make kid’s pretend flight authentic. Listener emails also include stories of a no-talking meditation retreat, and a listener passed on that her doctor friend is worried about Jen’s high risk for cancer.EPISODE 117
I DON’T BELIEVE MY BELIEFS
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about her psychic dreams, an upcoming visit with a medium, the embarrassment of calling herself a “humorist” when she was younger, people who stress about answering texts, people not using headphones with iPads, the joys of renting, fire alarms, roof leaks, and a story of unlikely best friends. This episode is brought to you by Rabble.TVTHE GRATEFUL 8 - BONUS WEEK #1
This is the first episode in the 8-week series of special Listener Email episodes only in January and February 2016 - known as “The Grateful 8.“ In this episode Jen reads emails from listeners who have questions about crazy hair colors, favorite drink recipes, how to suck it up on holidays when you don’t have kids. The I Seem Fun pilot checks in and Jen explains to listeners why she doesn’t want to know if you would marry her.EPISODE 116
SPACE JUNK
Jen sits at home to talk to you about her favorite things but unlike Oprah can’t give any to you, then she drops that and discusses how to travel right from TSA pre-check to white noise machines, and then talks about the Malaysian Airline flying the wrong way, comets may or may not destroy earth soon or ever, and how we created a lot of junk in space. This episode is brought to you by Squarespace.EPISODE 115
I SEEM SICK
Jen sits at home to talk to you about her cold, the madness that is Elf on a Shelf, campaign donations, a certain news-channel is ruining people’s Christmas, and couples on planes acting like it’s Paris on a spring day.EPISODE 114
BROKEN CORKS AND EAVESDROPPING
Jen sits at home on the couch to record an episode after one got deleted. She talks about overhearing dudes bonding, not knowing how to use a wine cork, a guy who usually flies first class, why Christmas should be a good time for the depressed, and why is Christmas turning into Valentine’s Day? This episode brought to you by Casper Mattresses.EPISODE 113
THE HALF ASSED THANKSGIVING EPISODE
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about creativity, how to get started in anything, how nothing is ever finished, figuring out why people laugh, and we re-visit the very first episode of I Seem Fun in the spirit of looking back on just starting something and letting it take on a life of it’s own. Happy Thanksgivin’. Just Keep Livin’.EPISODE 112
LISTENER EMAIL CATCH UP
Jen sits at home, in bed, both in London AND Los Angeles to talk to you about terror, shows in London, how she’s neglected her listener emails: topics covered from listeners are outrage culture, harassment, organizing in autumn, a new sociologist I Seem Fun helper, a guy who isn’t a stalker but seems like one, and where have the pilots been?EPISODE 111
WHAT A BUMMER TO HAND SOMEONE A CANDY CANE
Jen sits at home, in bed, to talk to you about her nodule progress, Hallmark Christmas movies, putting her tree up on Friday the 13th, Thanksgiving week, heading to London, and annoying elevator conversations about how much stuff she’s holding.EPISODE 110
WET KALE AND ANGELS
Jen sits at home, in bed, to talk to you about how she hates when people ask about weekends, boring exorcisms, being the only one to show up for class, stomach aches, wet rotten kale, sex in Hell, Halloween, and how witch means gynecologist.EPISODE 109
BIG FUN
Jen sits at home - (she’s back!) - to talk to you about a forgotten disco hit, an update on her vocal therapy, her parents at a Ringo Starr concert, getting in trouble for a tattoo, her voting record, and a recent Hollywood bullshit experience. This episode brought to you by Casper MattressEPISODE 108
HOME DEEP OHHHHMM
Jen sits at home, on a thirty-minute I Seem Fun episode, to talk to you about how the episodes will be shorter during the vocal repair journey, Home Depot employees, it’s either nothing or cancer, bistro lights, handymen, and organizing. This episode brought to you by Casper MattressEPISODE 107
HOE, OH, LET’S GO!
Jen sits on stage LIVE from the L.A. Podcast Festival in Beverly Hills to talk to the audience about her vocal nodules, a mass email to friends, Hugh Hefner’s control issues, dissing an old classmate, and reads a listener email about the myth of a vacation. This episode brought to you by Parachute Premium Bedding.EPISODE 106
THE WORLD IS CHANGING
Jen sits at home to talk to you about a hotel fail in San Diego, The Burrito Man hates war, making room for RUSH (the band), and comedian David Quirk joins for a discussion about dropping offensive jokes and being called out but trying to be better. Trigger warning for the second half of the episode after the 40 minute mark.EPISODE 105
41 AND FUN!
Jen sits at home in bed to podcast to you for the last time as a 40-year-old as she babbles about her plan to be a “widow”, how she can’t quite seem to manage getting to have that vacation she keeps planning, and an old man and his cheese.EPISODE 104
PODCASTING WITH MYSELF
Jen sits at home to talk to you about enjoying talking in movie theatres, Billy Idol is better live than the Black Keys, a moral dilemma to bleep, wandering around cafes and reads listener emails from a depressed woman and a teacher whose students kick him.EPISODE 103
THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE
Jen talks to you from her bedroom in L.A. about how “cooking” dinner is her vacation, explains the real life Live Laugh Love women in her life, talks to her dad on the phone as he reviews a Marilyn Manson/Smashing Pumpkins concert that he saw, then talks to her mom who after seeing Boy George live in concert, has decided that she’s “all about love.”EPISODE 102
LIKE A BOSS
Jen talks to you from the Montreal Comedy Festival to talk about how she isn’t the biggest Bruce fan, John Mellencamp’s cigarette habit and love life, and her trip to the Canadian ER for actual dehydration and exhaustion but how she “just said no” to morphine.EPISODE 101:
TURF OVER SURF
Jen sits at home and records this episode in advance to talk to you about taking a surfing lesson when she didn’t even know how to swim, and tales of a sixth grade talent show and a bunch of east coasters wanting to be “California Girls.”EPISODE 100:
THE UNEVENTFUL HUNDREDTH EPISODE
Jen sits at home in bed, on July 4th, and records some of the bomb-tastic sounds of the city as she avoids having traditional fun, the F*** The Haters Girl reveals her name. Jen continues to talk about the perils of small talk when traveling, toothless cab drivers, prop planes, a pilates class bonds in hatred, people who think network executives hand out TV shows, the Supreme Court’s ruling on “lonely single people,” and the lasting impression about she romantically is wired from a first love with the town rebel at age fifteen.EPISODE 99:
NEVER GOT AROUND TO IT
Jen sits in bed at home to tell you what this episode is going to be about and never gets around to it, reads sad You Tube comments from people in mourning under do-wop songs, a gossiping gyno, Benifer, celebrities on Twitter, disagreeing on the Sexiest Men Alive, listener emails with thoughts on the blind lady, and more #kirkmansummer.EPISODE 98:
I SEE ALL SIDES
Jen sits in bed to incorrectly predict that this will be a “good episode” and also talks about her road rules, bad camera angles, how feminists can talk about weight, the nuance of forgiveness, Seal Team Six, not trusting government’s stories, camel toe, dogs in exercise class, and a pro-shark stance.MINI-EPISODE:
AN I SEEM FUNNER CALL TO ACTION!
Jen sits in a hotel room to ask you guys to use an obnoxious hashtag #kirkmansummer in an effort towards this summer’s tour. You’re all fun and maybe you have some dumb friends! You’ll hear what I mean…it’s a bit of an announcement but it is a fun one. Think of it as a mini episode!EPISODE 97:
OFFICIALLY THE MOST BORING EPISODE EVER
Jen sits at home and in bed to babble about her upcoming mid-west tour, the history of cat and women-hating, a blind lady who may have been annoying, listener emails, a 9/11 drunk love story, the Live Laugh Love Woman hate’s Jen’s watch, and seeing a plane fly next to a plane.EPISODE 96:
NOT RIGHT IN THE HEAD
This episode of I Seem Fun is sponsored by Audible.com!Jen sits at home in bed to talk to you about getting snippy with people trying to prevent drug abuse outside of a Starbucks, The Davy Jones episode of the Brady Bunch, tales of her parents partying with her friends, and Jen decides to forgo her normal rule of waiting a year to tell you about her personal life as she drops some self-gossip…..
EPISODE 95:
IN PIECES - NOT IN A BAD WAY
Jen sits in the tub and then her bed in a disjointed episode that addresses Caitlyn’s haters, the Live Laugh Love Woman doesn’t have Netflix, preparing for Conan, hitting the Howard Stern Wrap-Up Show, and Jen’s dad Ronnie Kirkman weighs in via email on The Patriot’s “Deflate-Gate.”EPISODE 94:
ANGEL OF THE “MOANING”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about her fear of new listeners, being snippy on an airplane, Bruce-hate on her Instagram, avoiding Memorial Day BBQ’s, and a visit from the F The Haterz Girl.EPISODE 93:
SERENITY NOW-ISH
Jen sits in bed all cranky to explain that sometimes a woman forgets that her period isn’t internal bleeding and freaks out, shoe compliments in North Carolina, and reads some listener emails from people who are fighting against unsolicited advice and trips to Hawaii.EPISODE 92:
AUSTRALIA TALES - THE “GOOD” BARRIER REEF
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about mis-reading tour manuals in Cairns, cable cars, rainforest railways, snorkles at the Great Barrier Reef, loving crocodiles more than dogs, comedian bonding, bridges and a weird personal review of Montage of Heck.EPISODE 91:
AUSTRALIA TALES AND COMING BACK TO AMERICA
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about the first leg of her trip in Australia, being back in America, weird table service, Bondi beach dreams dashed, and fringe jumpsuit freedom.EPISODE 90:
BITCH, WE’RE ALL MADONNAEPISODE 89:
LIVE FROM MELBOURNE FOR THE SECOND TIME
Jen sits on stage at the Town Hall as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival to tell tales of lonely crocodiles, an aquarium worker who epitomizes Australian cliches, bad Australian accent attempts, an eclipse, Kurt Cobain’s feminism, Easter, and reads a letter from a new pilot listener.EPISODE 88:
DON’T PUT A BLANKET OVER MY FABULOUS BLOWOUT
Jen sits at home to talk to you about how she’s about to get on a plane to Australia, her vast knowledge of how people die on airplanes, getting her hair blown-out before a flight to look fabulous while in fear or in an unfortunate event, a warning to Australian reviewers about calling her “vulgar” and tales of anesthesia.EPISODE 87:
DUCK FACTORIES AND SUSHI
Jen sits at home to talk to you about why she once thought ducks equaled class, how she dislikes being judged by sushi lovers, how editing a book works, Madonna’s tears, members of Nirvana on her office couch, and a few listener emails are read.BONUS EPISODE:
MORE LISTENER EMAILS
Jen sits at home to read emails from listeners that spark discussion about 70’s TV shows, how to win at job interviews, a Pakistani man’s failed Led Zep cover band dreams, is Boston scary?, going to concerts alone, having no work ethic, a happy hour meetup with an ex and the I Seem Fun Pilot weighs in on planes not usually crashing due to turbulence.EPISODE 86:
“GOING DEEP” (EYE ROLL)
Jen sits in her room to be honest about one aspect of her life - the love stuff - that she usually doesn’t share. This episode is the most diary of them all - may not be a good starting point for beginners. Also, the foibles of feelings, an upcoming rainforest adventure, and hilarious Trip Advisor responses from Australians to people with fears of big spiders.EPISODE 85:
“WELL, THAT WAS DISJOINTED AND BORING!”
Jen sits at home to tell you about some exciting news for many parts of Australia, then briefly explains Andy Gibb, she discusses a beautiful pal reconciliation, being super sensitive, crying in public to REM’s Nightswimming, and double piercing her ears.EPISODE 84:
REGRETS - I WILL HAVE A FEW
Because I feel I will regret posting this weirdly long and sometimes personal episode! LOL. Live Laugh Love Learn Lean. Jen sits at home to read listener emails from the past few months. There’s an update from the OPP “Official Podcast Pilot” about what the hell auto-pilot really means. The Live Laugh Love Cubicle Woman gets upset, gets an official name. A listener mom let’s her thirteen-year-old daughter listen to I Seem Fun. Jen goes off on tangents about people making excuses to not follow their dreams, men discussing sexual harassment, and not listening to dating advice from her friends.EPISODE 83:
POST POST NASAL DEPRESSION
Jen sits at home to talk to you about how she became a narcissist when sick, exciting NYC news, tales of room service, small talk, and other boring things. Jen extends the show length due to guilt that the first forty-five minutes are boring. She then tells you about her Stevie Wonder book report in eighth grade, her talks with Bruce Jenner years ago, and a confrontation with the F The Haterz Girl arises.EPISODE 82:
BODIES FLYING UP TO HEAVEN
Jen sits in her home to talk to you about her time on The View, her comedy special taping in Austin, Jesus taking bodies to heaven, people stupidly consoling her about the name of her one-woman show, and she torments the guy who told her to stop singing.EPISODE 81:
SOMETHIN’S COMIN’ OVER ME
Jen sits in her hotel room in Charlotte, NC to talk to you guys about Madonna’s recent oopsie, some packing and travel tips, the myth of recycled airplane air. She recounts last week’s taping of Drunk History while having a stomach flu, a visit from the F*** The Haters Girl, feeling bad about an audience interaction and a fun new plugs song!EPISODE 80:
NEW YEAR! SAME ME!
Jen sits at “home” at her sublet in Brooklyn to explain ADHD, why the podcast went away for a few weeks, missing planes, CNN, a brawl over a baby on a flight to China, knowing when someone is old or just annoying and tales from the Amtrak.EPISODE 79:
LIVE FROM BROOKLYN FOR THE SECOND TIME
Jen sits on stage live from Union Hall for the second live podcast taping to happen in Brooklyn. She talks to the audience - a surprising number of whom have never listened to the podcast. Jen discusses the anniversary of John Lennon’s death, why New Yorkers shouldn’t be jaded about subway dancers, the Rock Center tree lighting and protests, and talks to her friend Wyatt Cenac about his secret fun hobbies.EPISODE 78:
2nd ANNUAL “KEEPING UP WITH THE KIRKMANS” HOLIDAY EPISODE
It’s Thanksgiving Day with the Kirkmans. Jen’s sister discusses why beavers are controversial, what kind of man she wants; Jen’s mom talks virginity, religion, and getting older. Jen’s dad wants the whole podcast to himself to talk football, Elvis, drugs, proof of angels, and Crocodile Dundee.EPISODE 77:
AMBASSADOR OF LIGHT IN A TIME OF DARK
Jen sits at home to babble about psychological profiles of presidents, not knowing how to play guitar, wanting the holiday season to start November first, Norman Lear’s book, and why is Taylor Swift Ambassador to New York City??EPISODE 76:
N/AEPISODE 75:
JUST THE FAX EVERYBODY
Jen sits in her hotel room in Halifax, Nova Scotia on a Saturday night to talk to you guys about how she can’t read her own emails anymore or her head will explode, she calls her dad from her hotel room to talk to him in his hotel room in Connecticut - they talk winter golf course etiquette and more….and one bat two tales. (Yes. Tales as in tales and not a tail.) And a restaurant’s business is booming after banning rude children.EPISODE 74:
TWELVE (OKAY, ONE) ANGRY JEN
Jen sits at home to talk to you about her hatred of jury duty, reads a letter from a 19-year-old-single-lady, discusses Sigourney Weaver’s diss of childless Katharine Hepburn, gives advice on an adult Halloween office party costume, and wonders why she cares of Amal took Clooney’s name.EPISODE 73:
UNSOLICITED ADVICE
Jen sits at home to talk to you about the annoyance of unsolicited advice, a waitress who caused choking, the downside of meet and greets, an inspirational Walgreens cashier, reads an angry listener email, and reads advice to young comics and writers.EPISODE 72:
PAUPERS, POETS, PIRATES AND POETS
Jen sits in her bed to talk to you about the conflicting health symptoms of a-40-year-old, why doctors are so confusing, how stupid her hair looked in the 90’s, going to the beach in just underwear, a proposal on a plane, and how she’s going soft with her emotions.EPISODE 71:
TREADMILL DREAMS AND WEDDING DRESSES IN THE DUMPSTER
Jen sits in her hotel in Minneapolis to tell you about two drunk girls, Canada, watching movies with her family, George Clooney’s wedding, throwing wedding keepsakes in a dumpster, healing from a friendship-ending, and why she hates the haunted mansion.EPISODE 70:
SINGLE BEDS AND PILLOW FORTS
Jen sits at home to talk to you about turning 40 “alone” in Sweden, her disbelief in noise-canceling headphones, men who leave their home country for a woman, her desire to make a blanket tent, and based on a listener email question explains where she would time travel.EPISODE 69:
BONUS EPISODE: “ENTER TALKING”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about what Joan Rivers meant to her personally, professionally, and talks about being at the funeral of the year. Warning: There are tears and snot. Also, please read Joan’s book “Enter Talking.”EPISODE 68:
THIRD BONUS LISTENER EMAIL EPISODE
Jen sits at home to read listener emails. The emails prompt talk of “strong female” voices, listener emails from around the world, a teenaged boy who listens with his dad, a couple who has to justify their courthouse wedding, a listener in Finland who is confused by Jen’s book, an article by an Australian man about feminism and does the end of the world affect creativity?EPISODE 67:
A STORY FROM A TO E!
Jen sits at home to tell you about her orthodontist who thinks she should give up traveling to have a ‘real life” and stay in one place to meet a man, and Jen shares her good memories from working on the Chelsea Lately show, saying good-bye last week, why she wasn’t on the finale, the year she got the job, the year she quit the job, the year she came back to work on the job, and all of the personal growing pains happening behind the scenes.EPISODE 66:
UPRIGHT CITIZENS
Jen sits in her bed to talk to you about what Robin Williams as an off-stage persona meant to comedians, there is little talk of depression and stuff like that - this is an episode about comedians doing the work. Jen talks of bombing in front of an 80’s comedy icon at the Hollywood Improv last week, an overly chatty physical therapist who rather than discussing tight hamstrings committed the cardinal sin of quoting other comedian’s material to a comedian first thing in the morning. The intro clarifies new dates for gigs in Oklahoma City and Dallas and gives some information about what to expect at Jen’s show at the Bellhouse in Brooklyn on September 3rd. It’s almost sold out!EPISODE 65:
2nd BONUS LISTENER EMAIL EPISODE
Jen sits in her bed to read listener emails. The questions instigate talk of prized possessions at home, does Jen feel like others getting married is a mistake? - the secrets of make-up, and a young listener wants to know why he’s striking out with older women.EPISODE 64:
TURN TO THE LEFT, TURN TO THE RIGHT
Jen sits in a new location in her home to talk to you about why she loves fashion and hopes to not grow into a lonely old lady with coats, a gay assistant and cards from fans. There’s also talk of why this episode might be boring, not using the I Seem Fun email address to guess about Jen’s love life, someone on a plane who said Jen should be a lounge singer, and a tale of a TSA agent who truly seemed fun.EPISODE 63:
BONUS LISTENER EMAIL EPISODE
Jen sits at home to try her hand at the first of some bonus listener email episodes! Listener emails prompt talk of how to confront loud neighbors, what’s more fun - sports with strangers or indifferent wine-tasting friends, keeping your name after marriage, and how Drunk History actually works.EPISODE 62:
FACE PALM
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about being tired, redeeming herself for one weekend as a comic, people who come up to her and say accidentally insulting things, letting down an audience member, regretting a televised drug joke, flying Klonopin-free, a raw-fish obsessed cab driver, and seeing a sassy, gay palm reader in New Orleans. Jen reads a letter from an aspiring stand-up and gives no-advice advice.EPISODE 61:
A WILDE WOMAN
Jen sits in bed in the morning to talk to you about her recent trip to Dublin including Oscar Wilde worship, a drunken night that ended in a stolen kiss and donut, pissing off the Irish, doing a comedy festival and a psychic who predicted that a seven-year adventure is about to begin.EPISODE 60:
SMALL WORLD, ISN’T IT?
Jen sits in bed and dissects a Johnny Mathis song before diving into reading listener emails that lead to talk of unrequited love, waiting for time to pass, golf courses, a Comic-Con visit, a game of Would You Rather, how not to drive with anxiety and horrible fashion trends.EPISODE 59:
SUPER MOON OVER MANHATTAN
Jen sits at home back in L.A. to talk to about her week in New York City, how she can’t decide where to live, her 17 year stand-up anniversary, how she got started (since you guys asked) and talks about a badass acting teacher’s subway story.EPISODE 58:
CHRISTMAS IN JULY
Jen sits in a hotel on the first leg of her vacation to talk to you about watching Christmas movies on July 4th, getting caught singing by room service, a weekend involving exes, Tinder and gray pubic hair. She discusses her gratitude towards the future and what she’ll be doing and reads an email from an Australian listener who doesn’t think he’s meditating “correctly.” Also, a venue change in New Orleans for her August 2nd gig is mentioned (now at Cafe Istanbul)EPISODE 57:
KEEP IT TO YOURSELF IT’S MY LIFE
Jen sits at home to talk to you about some new tour dates on jenkirkman.com , a letter from Richard Lewis, dating and the Tasmanian Devil, her parents at a J. Lo concert, and tries to stay calm over a long, email critique from a fan.EPISODE 56:
SEASON OF THE WITCH
Jen sits at home on her couch to talk to you about her “Dave Chapelle Goes to Africa” moment last weekend on stage, her fantasy of running away to Australia, and remembers some legends from her middle school.EPISODE 55:
LIVE FROM CHICAGO
Jen sits and talks to you live from The Hideout Chicago (taped Saturday June 7th at 7pm) to discuss her love of Family Feud, calls her mom during a BINGO game, bonds with her sister, discusses a recent bout of hypochondria, is confronted with small talk while buying an iPad charger, tells a true tale of meeting Posh Spice, fields audience questions and talks about how Ann B. Davis (Alice from the Brady Bunch) didn’t like children or cooking in real life.EPISODE 54:
THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM:Jen sits at home to talk to you about the fear of a hashtag; announces some new dates for Boston and Dallas, talks over some pleasant Lawrence Welk music and wants to abolish the work week and cubicles. (This one has 40 minutes of a serious topic and may not be for everyone. Please be kind, listen with empathy and control all urges to send hate. Love, Jen)
EPISODE 53:
TAKING MY LUMPS
Jen sits at home to talk to you about her gig she’s announcing in at the Bell House in Brooklyn Sept 3rd, turning 40 in Sweden, reads about a teacher who wanted love advice from fourth-graders, reads emails from her mom about Mad Men and has an update on the saga of her neck.EPISODE 52:
RAMBLE ON AND ON AND ON
Jen sits at home to talk to you about how Led Zep kicks off summer, a doctor who assumed she had a cat, a mysterious neck lump, a creepy French teacher and some I Seem Fun listener emails.This episode also available on Sound Cloud!
EPISODE 51:
TOO LEGIT TO QUIT
It’s the one year anniversary of the “I Seem Fun” podcast! Jen sits down to chat to you guys about a man in cream-colored pants at the airport, a toothless cabbie, reads answers from the official I Seem Fun Pilot, reads emails from listeners, gives some advice and tells the tale of her awful experience auditioning for a TV show years ago.This episode also available on Sound Cloud!
EPISODE 50:
THE WORLD IS FULL OF CRASHING BORES
Jen sits at home to tell you all about how funny Morrissey is in concert, discusses an angry listener who apologized, wonders if anyone without limbs listens, announces her four month celibacy plan, tells you all about her summer of love last year and funk music and polka are featured in the dreaded “plugs” section. Oooh Oooooh!This episode also available on Sound Cloud!
EPISODE 49:
LIVE FROM AUSTIN
Jen takes the stage at the North Door in Austin, Texas for an audience of very fun people to talk about her family trying to “help” her career, and a phone call is made to Jen’s parents to talk birthdays, sex, and religion.This episode also available on Sound Cloud!
EPISODE 48:
I LOVED MUGS
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about her stress over earth and space trash, her hatred of thermoses, her complicated feelings around mugs, being a woman with a stainless steel carafe and no butler, how she didn’t know what parents were in Kindergarten, hometown Nazi’s. Jen gives some tough love to listeners on their rule breaking and tries to introduce a new “ask a pilot” segment. And it’s the PAPERBACK release day of Jen’s book I CAN BARELY TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.This episode also available on Sound Cloud!
EPISODE 47:
JOAN JETTING AND WHO’S CAR WE TAKIN’
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about how this episode almost didn’t get recorded due to time management, people who “meet” their babies, women singing Nirvana, and then Jen bursts into tears and tries to get through a story - a podcast first. Then things wrap up with some plugs for the I Seem Fun podcast taping this Saturday April 19th in Austin, Texas at the North Door.This episode also available on Sound Cloud!
EPISODE 46:
JUST LIKE A “ONE-WING” DOVE:
Jen sits at home to sing some Stevie Nicks, talks about feeling like an old car that only has a few good years left to drive the streets, her healing meditation/fantasy about having dinner with the Clintons, a tale of high school heartbreak, being neurotic, loud, and alienating to men, her first singing gig in New York City as an audience member at the Jenny Jones show and reads an article about a homophobic mom in Utah.This episode also available on Sound Cloud!
EPISODE 45:
LIVE FROM MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA
Jen sits on stage from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival to tell you about her new friend she made on the 15 hour plane ride, managing to find small talk at a doctor’s office in Melbourne, and desperately wanting to be a regular at her new favorite wine bar. Also - special guest Wil Anderson joins to talk about what he finds fun that his friends don’t.This episode also available on Sound Cloud!
EPISODE 44:
FRIDAY NIGHT NOT SO LIVE
Jen sits at home to talk to you about - how her live podcast taping in Michigan didn’t quite tape - but the audience manages to answer a listener’s question about love at the gym. Jen talks about some unruly passengers on her plane after some engine trouble.This episode also available on Sound Cloud!
EPISODE 43:
SWEET THIRTY-NINE NOTHINGS
Jen sits at home to talk to you about - traveling to Boston, NYC and Chicago all in one weekend for whirlwind-y fun comedy shows, a Boston Globe critic who needs love, finally reading the Morrissey autobiography and going down the rabbit-hole again of thinking of him often - and where the hell is that missing plane?This episode also available on Sound Cloud!
EPISODE 42:
MOVIES, MOVIE STARS AND STRANGERS
Jen sits at home to talk to you about - how to make Leonard Cohen fun, her annoying strangers with small-talk, don’t talk to women alone at night, TV failures and reviews Oscar speeches from the 1970’s.This episode is now available on Sound Cloud too!
EPISODE 41:
“FEEL THE LOVE BUZZ”
Jen sits at home to talk to you about - her silly frustrations with people’s inability to Google information, in honor of what would be Kurt Cobain’s 47th birthday tells about the time she prank-called Kurt and her delusions of how she’d go on tour as Nirvana’s opening act. Also a letter from an I Seem Fun-ner poses the question - was Jen his surly waitress twenty years ago?This episode is now available on Sound Cloud too!
EPISODE 40:
“IT NEVER RAINS IN CALIFORNIA”
Jen sits at home to talk to you about - some vague honesty around friendships ending, spending Valentine’s Day in Las Vegas seeing Britney Spears alone and a brief installment of Keeping Up With The Kirkmans with Jen’s parents.This episode is now available on Sound Cloud too!
EPISODE 39:
“LIVE FROM SAN FRANCISCO”
Jen sits on stage at the Brava Theatre in San Francisco to talk to you about…the death of her fear of flying coach, women in Saudi Arabia who work in lingerie stores as compared to women in America who go on The Bachelor, reads an email from someone with an impossible love question and musical guest Brendan Hines singing songs from his new album Small Mistakes.This episode is now available on Sound Cloud too!
EPISODE 38:
“Free as a Bird, a Plane and an Eagle”
Jen sits at home to talk to you about….her new more honestly policy in her podcasts, a revelation about divorcees at an Eagles concert, fun on a bus, and clarifies a past episode due to a listener email.This episode is now available on Sound Cloud too!
EPISODE 37:
“Dot Com Bust-ed”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about….her dislike of introverts, why comedians don’t actually find themselves “funny”, and her months working at a short-lived dot com company that went under in the 2000 bust at the hands of her former child crush.This episode is now available on Sound Cloud too!
EPISODE 36:
“Personality Tested”
Jen sits on her couch to talk to you about…not being able to be brainwashed, the secrets that transcribers hold and an upcoming trip to Vegas.EPISODE 35:
“Dream on and Surrender”
Jen sits on her couch to talk to you about…a meet-up with an ex, how she got banned in Philly and helps a listener through a car accident who now is afraid of Jen’s voice.*Now part of the All Things Comedy Network!
EPISODE 34:
“Watch Out For Frauds”
Jen sits….somewhere and talks to you about her research on how Mother Teresa was a jerk, a short-lived prison pen pal, and the delightfully horrible people on Million Dollar Shoppers. Also - there’s a question for the people of New Orleans.EPISODE 33:
“Year Is Over…If You Want It”
Jen sits in her room to talk to you about the best and worst moments of her year, how the New Year isn’t when she feels like motivating, reads an angry review on Amazon of a Johnny Cash book and begs people not to judge Tori Spelling.EPISODE 32:
“Merry Christmas Everybody…..Or Not”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about the blackface scene in Bing Crosby’s “Holiday Inn” and gives her take on what Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is really about.BONUS EPISODE:
“A Holiday Bonus For All Y’All”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about how she feels abandoning Christmas tradition this year and reads emails from listeners about their holiday family drama or lack thereof.EPISODE 31:
“Sometimes Life is Wonderful”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about her very pleasant experience on The Tonight Show and also dissects why the ending of the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” is supposed to be happy.EPISODE 30:
“Keeping Up With the Kirkmans”
Jen sits on her sister’s couch with her family to talk to them. She tries to get everyone not to talk at once and tales of her parents scandalous first date are revealed! There’s talk of death and scary plane rides and an interview about Thanksgiving goes off the rails.EPISODE 29:
“Salt N Pepa Says There’s Only One True Judge and That’s God….
Jen sits in bed and talks. She thanks a Peace Corps worker, takes to task someone who won’t listen to Bill Cosby’s comedy because he had an affair, thanks a male peer - admonishes another, and talks about filming a new episode of Drunk History.EPISODE 28:
“I’m a Wanderer…I Go Around, Round, Round”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about……a question someone asked on Twitter about advice for moving to New York City which turns into a story about Jen tracing James Dean’s footsteps at the Iriquois Hotel, moving to Los Angeles for a guy and never having a life plan.EPISODE 27:
“Live From Brooklyn”
Jen sits in bed on a stage at the Bell House in Brooklyn to talk to you! This is the FIRST EVER LIVE taping of “I Seem Fun” and Jen’s favorite episode so far. She talks about making a fool of herself in the 1990’s to Quentin Tarantino, she calls her mom live on stage to get advice about the podcast, and ends with some terrible singing and meets some I Seem Fun folks on stage.EPISODE 26:
“Slow Ride and Not Taking it Easy”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about how women in Saudi Arabia can’t drive, John Kerry’s wimpy statements, Xmas decorations that come to life in bedrooms for murder and reads a listener’s email about his love of airport bathrooms.EPISODE 25:
“You Think You Seem Cool”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about how Lou Reed’s death brought out the attention starved cool-seekers, tales of pretend heroin addicts, explains to new listeners that divorce is okay and recounts a horrible bout of stomach flu.EPISODE 24:
“A Solved Mystery and Tales of Good People”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about how she’s an empath yet a horrible, selfish, isolating monster; a boy who wants a family, how our lives aren’t that bad and an exciting announcement about some upcoming shows in Brooklyn - November 7th through 9th, 2013.EPISODE 23:
“Love and Hating Thy Neighbors”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you her overwhelming feelings of love when interacting with an audience and the comedown of dealing with humanity the next day in public places, Welcome Back Kotter, our secret treadmill selves, Rumi quotes and a weird doorbell experience.EPISODE 22:
“Zeroes and Drifters”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about the ‘you just have to laugh’ realities of selling zero tickets to a comedy show, watching a drifter try to hit on a college girl at Starbucks, her former crack-head homeless neighbors and the world’s most oversharing personal trainer.EPISODE 21:
“Movies and Magazines”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about seeing movies years after they come out, crying on planes at sad movies and having epiphanies about marriage, hating the people who write magazine articles on actresses and why she doesn’t relate to the older man/younger woman thing.EPISODE 20:
“Jet Setting and Lagging”
Jen sits in her bed in a hotel room in London and talks to you about an aggressive fan in a Johnny Cash tee-shirt who called her a pussy, walking around alone and loving it, guilt at leaving restaurants before ordering and falling in the aisle at an Ibsen play.EPISODE 19:
“No Panic on the Streets of London”
Jen sits in bed and talks to you about her upcoming shows in London, laments Morrissey’s friendship with Russell Brand, puts a sociological spin on a creepy ice-cream seller and reveals weird D-list celebrity emails received.EPISODE 18:
“School’s In Forever”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you or read to you from her high school diaries, notes from high school and terrible term papers in college about “art.” It’s an odd melancholy one this week.EPISODE 17:
“It’s Your Birthday”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about her birthday last week, Marvin Gaye vs. Robin Thicke, the musical trajectory of dumb people, Hello Kitty and reads emails from people who seem fun.EPISODE 16:
“I Will Survive”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about oversensitive listeners who write in, the easily rattled religious freak, Gloria Gaynor’s glamorization of being dumped and reads emails from “I Seem Fun-ners.”EPISODE 15:
“She Works Hard-ish For the Money”
Jen sits in bed and talks to you about her failed half-dream of being a lady pro-golfer, being the world’s worst waitress, rich white dudes and continues the tradition of singing not very well with wild abandon.EPISODE 14:
“It’s Raining Jen”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about the great song, “It’s Raining Men,” the sneakers of a female president, a creepy neighbor, men in nail salons and is that all there is?EPISODE 13:
“Hotels”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about hotels, motels, the first time you stay in one, she reviews a reviewer’s review that she hates, and reads some emails from people who find Disneyland fun.EPISODE 12:
“Old and Old Hollywood”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about reading the bio of a Hollywood icon, old women dying while she voted, glamorous old women, The Copacabana and reads some emails from listeners who love to stay home at night and read about true crimeEPISODE 11:
“Teeth”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about getting her front teeth knocked out twice, a busted chin, running from bees, getting braces, Invisalign and veneers, feeling cranky because of “summer brain” and reads a few listener emails.EPISODE 10:
“Beep Beep. Beep Beep. Ugh.”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about car crashes, plane crashes, Aerosmith, buyer’s remorse, Lemon Laws, fights with cabbies and reads some “fun” emails.EPISODE 9:
“Summertime and the Living is Vacation-y”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about summertime, including tales of a creepy gym teacher from 1986, her hatred of The Cars, fireworks and coconuts, the awesomeness of public pools and the awfulness of arts and crafts.EPISODE 8:
“What Seems Fun? - Listener Email Edition”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about getting car sick, actresses who pretend to be boring, being the non-fun one in her friend group and reads emails from listeners who confess that they hate what their friends find fun.EPISODE 7:
“Headphone Healing”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about a woman she saw who did something wildly out of character during the last fifteen minutes of a flight, what we do in our heads and headphones, and there’s a retraction regarding episode 6 about never having met a dove.EPISODE 6:
“Believing in Ghosts”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about her experiences with the supernatural or coincidence or tricks our minds play, and makes a correction from last week’s episode involving a drunken night in
Canada & a tattle-tale.EPISODE 5:
“Drugs And Alcohol”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about why she never tried drugs, a good hospital experience, learning how to get drunk by trial and error and corrects some pretty weird facts from past episodes.EPISODE 4:
“New York, New York”
Jen sits in bed to talk to you about why she rejected Sex & The City when she was a NYC resident, crazy roommates, 9/11 and then takes to analyzing the proposals in the New York Sunday Times “Vows” section.EPISODE 3:
“Friends and Strangers”Jen sits in bed to talk to you about what isn’t “celebrity”, high school friends she’s offended, a woman who got mean at a book signing and gifts from strangers.
EPISODE 2:
“Customer Service Is Dead and Small Talk is Killing Me.”Jen has big thoughts on Customer Service and she is a friend of the worker. Jen was a waitress, cashier, someone who stuffed chocolates in a tin, a ticket taker, a barista and so many other things in life. This is back when you had to make eye contact, not mumble and not engage in small talk. There’s a tale of an aggressive yogurt parfait, the joy of complaint letters and life lessons from the fastest cashier from 1988.
There isn’t a hook. Jen talks into a microphone. By herself. It’s stream of consciousness with a point. It’s like this – Jen wants to talk to you so that you know who she is. Then we can go from there. It’s an easy and free thing to do for thoughts that are too long to tweet and ideas that aren’t quite yet stand-up or other things. It’s your friend leaving you a REALLY LONG voicemail message – hopefully an enteraining one.