{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"My Valentine Friends","description":"Judy Gold - Judy has had stand-up specials on HBO, Comedy Central and LOGO. She has written and starred in two critically acclaimed, Off-Broadway hit shows: The Judy Show \u2013 My Life as a Sitcom (Outer Critics Circle Nomination), and 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother (GLAAD Media Award \u2013 Outstanding NY Theater, Drama Desk Nomination \u2013 Actor). Judy received rave reviews as Gremio in The Public Theater\u2019s all female production of The Taming of The Shrew for Shakespeare in the Park. She also co-starred in Off-Broadway\u2019s Clinton! The Musical, and Disasater! The Musical.  Judy recently guest starred on CBS\u2019 Madame Secretary and has a recurring role on the upcoming season of FX\u2019s Better Things. She has also had recurring roles Netflix\u2019s Friends from College and TBS\u2019 Search Party and appeared on the Showtime series I\u2019m Dying Up Here. Judy was featured in Woody Allen\u2019s series Crisis in Six Scenes on Amazon, and also on the hit web-series The Other F Word on Amazon Prime. She has also appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and is a regular on Comedy Central\u2019s new series This Week at The Comedy Cellar. Other more recent TV appearances include guest-starring roles on the reboot of Murphy Brown, Broad City, Louie, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt among others. From 1999-2010, Judy was the host of HBO\u2019s At the Multiplex with Judy Gold. Judy also won two Emmy awards for writing and producing The Rosie O\u2019Donnell Show. Judy has made numerous appearances on The Wendy Williams Show, The View, The Today Show, and The Steve Harvey Show. She often pops up on The Food Network, but please do not mention Chopped All Stars to her, or Rachel vs. Guy for that matter. Judy Gold is the author of YES I CAN SAY THAT \u2013 When They Come for the Comedians We\u2019re All in Trouble,forthcoming from Dey Street Books. She has written for The New York Times, Huffington Post, CNN.com. She is also a talking head on MSNBC, CNN and anywhere else that\u2019ll have her. She is the host of the hit podcast, Kill Me Now, on iTunes. You can find her at JudyGold.com or follow her at @jewdygold on Twitter & Instagram. Judy\u2019s new comedy album, Conduct Unbecoming drops this January and her previous albums, Kill Me Nowand Judith\u2019s Roommate Had a Baby are available wherever you get your music. Yamaneika Saunders has been captivating audiences with her dynamic stage presence for over a decade and across the entire country. Born and raised in Baltimore, MD, Yamaneika has since tackled both the New York and LA comedy scene by combining her high energy improv skills with a unique vulnerable perspective on life. This mix forces her to go beyond the typical humor one would expect to hear, and allows her to connect to audiences from any background. A semi-finalist on Last Comic Standing, one of the stars of Funny Girls on Oxygen and panelist on The Meredith Vieira Show, Yamaneika is finally bringing her talents to the world stage; let\u2019s just hope they can handle her\u2026.Prior to that Yamaneika was a series regular on Comedy Central's animated online series In Security. Yamaneika has been a guest star on shows including but not limited to HBO\u2019s Crashing, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Comedy Central's The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, and TruTV shows Comedy Knockout and Friends of the People. Her voiceover work can be heard on Inside Amy Schumer,  she was a former panelist on The Meredith Vieira Show, She played Harriet Tubman in Season 2 of Jeff Ross's Roast Battle on Comedy Central. Yamaneika has comedy  specials on both Comedy Central and Netflix\u2019s \u201cDegenerates\u201d , and you can get her new comedy album: \u201cDamsel In Distress\u201d! You can also hear her on her weekly podcast Rantin' and Ravin'. Charles McBee has made three national stand-up comedy appearances on Gotham Comedy Live  and was a favorite on two FOX television shows. Laughs Seasons 1 and 2 and Punchline Seasons 1 and 2. He also starred in the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway Production, \u201cHA!\u2026 The Musical, from Emmy award-winning writer, Michelle Wendt. Charles has performed at the New York Comedy Festival and stars in his web series, It\u2019s a Chucked up Life which he wrote directed and produced.  Charles has written for several tv shows including MTV's WIld N Out with Nick Cannon, MTV's Fear Factor, Uncommon Sense Live with Charlamagne Tha God and VH1's Hip Hop Honors 2017 as well as other MTV & VH1 projects in development. Charles\u2019 comedy is a mix of witty humor with a positive message. He creates laughter by combining personal stories with social commentary. Charles has been called a \u201chilariously inventive comedian\u201d by the Comedy Cellar\u2019s Rick Crom. You can catch Charles performing at the top comedy clubs in NYC as well as clubs and colleges across the country. You can also hear him hosting The Black Twitter Podcast. Always hosted by Marina Franklin - One Hour Comedy Special: Single Black Female ( Amazon Prime), Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf. ","author_name":"Friends Like Us","author_url":"https:\/\/marinafranklin.com\/podcast\/","html":"