Take Your Shoes Off ranges between interviews & casual conversations with other comedians, actors, directors, musicians, collectors, and anyone else Rick Glassman find interesting. Glassman also has his family on often. Sometimes it’s educational (nerding out about comedy, writing, directing, basketball, comics & Magic the Gathering), sometimes it’s quite serious talking about OCD, therapy, and personal obstacles. Often it’s VERY silly. Whatever you’re into, they probably cover it… with a hint of awkwardness. Come on in and enjoy — but please make sure to TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF.
This week, Comedian and Emmy-award-winning writer (Ted Lasso) Jamie Amanda Lee stops by the TYSO studios. We must warn you that this episode is not suitable for your day job because of all the penis and vagina talk. That being said, it is all classy and with intention.
Jamie Lee is an American comedian, actress, and writer best known for Girl Code, Crashing, I Love…, Ridiculousness, and The Wedding Coach. She is the author of the 2016 book Weddiculous: An Unfiltered Guide to Being a Bride.
While in New York City, Lee worked in the publicity department at Comedy Central before leaving to focus on stand-up comedy. She then served as a writer’s assistant for Jerry Seinfeld, Tom Papa, Jeff Cesario, and Chuck Martin on The Marriage Ref. In 2010, Lee got her career break when she made it to the semi-finals on season 7 of NBC’s Last Comic Standing. She then booked college tours, a slot on Conan, a recurring guest place at Chelsea Handler’s roundtable on Chelsea Lately, and in 2011, a position as a writer on MTV’s Ridiculousness. In 2012, Lee was selected as a New Face in Just For Laughs at the Montreal comedy festival.
Lee is best known for her role as a core cast member on the popular MTV show Girl Code. She stated in an interview: “I love, hopefully, being a voice for girls and also connecting and making them feel heard and saying things that resonate with them. That’s very important to me and there’s no part of me that feels shame or like I’m somehow denying the other sex by speaking as a woman, to women. Because I think the more specific you can be about your experience, just as a human being, the more it appeals to everybody of both genders.
In December 2016, Lee released her debut book Weddiculous: The Unfiltered Guide to Being a Bride after marrying her husband, comedian Dan Black, in April of that year. She co-authored the book with comedian Jaqueline Novak. It was named #1 on Bustle Magazine‘s list of best wedding books in April 2017. The book also garnered praise from James Corden, Nikki Glasser, Pete Holmes, Conan O’Brien, and Phoebe Robinson. The Laugh Button stated: “What Amy Sedaris has done for hospitality and crafting, Jamie Lee now does for weddings.”
In 2017, Elle Magazine named her as one of the top 11 comedians to watch that year. She has also been named as one of the “Top Five Comedians Who Should Be Movie Stars” by Nerve, the “Top 18 Women You Should Be Following on Twitter” by The Huffington Post, and the “52 Female Stand-Up Comedians You Need to Know” by Refinery29.
In 2018, she was the female lead on the second season of the HBO series Crashing, for which she was a writer on the first season.
In 2021, Netflix released The Wedding Coach, a reality TV series about wedding planning hosted by Lee.
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