comedian

"She continued to triumph with uncomfortable-in-all-the-right-ways jokes ..."
— Jenny Singer, The Forward

DANA Friedman is, in all likelihood, New York's first Orthodox Jewish, transgender comic. Her performances address a wide variety of topics, including many outside the very unusual norms of standup comedy.

During the COVID-19 crisis, she produced and performed in FunOrthodox: An Evening of LGBT+ Jewish Entertainment, and also wrote for the show's host, Mayim Bialik.

Dana produces many live comedy shows including Queernucopia: An Evening of LGBT and Allied Comedy Goddesses and Heathens; Right Down The Middle (East), (no missionaries, just funny positions), which brings together Muslim, Jewish, Israeli, Arab, and Palestinian standup comics; LOL Nidrei (Unforgivably Naughty Jewish Comedy) which was featured in The Forward; and Orthomocks Jews, a Pre-Purim Standup Romp.

Dana produces many live comedy shows including Queernucopia: An Evening of LGBT and Allied Comedy Goddesses and Heathens; Right Down The Middle (East), (no missionaries, just funny positions), which brings together Muslim, Jewish, Israeli, Arab, and Palestinian standup comics; LOL Nidrei (Unforgivably Naughty Jewish Comedy) which was featured in The Forward; and Orthomocks Jews, a Pre-Purim Standup Romp.

Dana performing at Stand Up NY Dana performing at Google Venues where Dana has performed