Just Jenny Show Recap

Friday, May 4th, 2012

• Jenny has Paul Feig on her show today; He is the executive producer and director of the film ‘Bridesmaids”. Jenny and Paul talk about the movie and Jenny tells Paul how her children love the film and watch it all the time. Jenny talks about all of Paul’s accomplishments with directing and producing.
• Jenny brings up the story she brought up a while ago about her nieces teacher who had taught his class about the Holocaust, and Jenny wasn’t happy with how it had been taught. Jenny was upset about that and decided to email the teacher telling him how she felt and wanted to meet with him in person and he responded back with not wanting to meet in person. Jenny felt it was unsettled, and at a school event this past weekend Jenny was face to face with that teacher and she confronted him (in her words “attacked” him). The teacher and Jenny spoke and decided to meet with the school’s principle. Jenny went today to meet with them, and tells us what happened at the meeting and how the teacher did not mean what he had said about Hitler to offend anyone. Listener calls in and agrees with Jenny on what she did with situation. Jenny made it clear the teacher was misunderstood and is not antisemitic. All is well!
• Jenny and Paul talk more about the ‘Bridesmaids” movie and her experience when she first watched it. Holly givers her opinion on the movie as well. Listener calls and tells Jenny and Paul how much she has enjoyed the movie. Jenny asks Paul how he got into the entertainment industry and working in television. Paul tells Jenny how he started out as a standup comedian and actor first and always wrote.
• Jenny and Paul talk about facebook. Paul tells Jenny how in high school he was tormented but it worked out in his favor in the long run.

• Jenny and Paul talk about the recent news of the death of the co-founder of the group Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch. Jenny and Paul talk about how sad the news is and how they were fans of them.

• Jenny asks Paul how he got started with the show ‘Freaks and Geeks’. Paul tells Jenny how he came about writing the script for the show and the concept. Paul talks about some of the great producers he has worked with in the past.
• Jenny thanks Paul for being on today’s show. Please follow Paul on twitter https://twitter.com/#!/paulfeig
• Jenny had Sandra Bernhard on the show.  Jenny is very excited Sandra is here.
• Jenny and Sandra talk about weight issues and money issues. Jenny and Sandra talk about their children. Sandra tells Jenny the kind of relationship she has with her daughter. Jenny and Sandra share their similarities with raising daughters. Jenny and Sandra talk about the differences with kids today to when they were growing up.
• Jenny and Sandra talk about Sandra’s appearance and Jenny is shocked to hear Sandra is 57 years old? And how great she looks. Sandra tells Jenny how she is able to keep herself like that. She tells Jenny she has good genes, a good dermatologist, eats healthy and exercises often.
• Jenny and Sandra talk about performers and how sometimes people go through hard ships in the entertainment industry. Jenny relates it to her story of when she used to co-host on the Martha Stewart channel.
• Sandra tells Jenny about her upcoming appearance on the ‘GCB’ show starring Kristen Chenowith. Sandra talks about what her appearance will be. Jenny and Sandra talk about Kristen Chenowith and how great of a person she is.
• Sandra tells Jenny what she does during the day, and also tells Jenny about her upcoming projects she is working on. They also talk about the upcoming elections. Follow Sandra on twitter https://twitter.com/#!/sandrabernhard
• Thanks everyone for listening!