"She continued to triumph with uncomfortable-in-all-the-right-ways jokes ..."
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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.
Since 2007 Dana has been producer of my podcast, "Hey We're Back". There were no podcasts then, but Dana saw them coming. She is a visionary. Her understanding of comedy and technology is astounding. She would be a tremendous asset for anyone looking for a producer.
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Jonathan Katz, Emmy winning comedian
Dana is the consummate producer. She thinks of everything from audience buildingto line-up, promotion, working with the venue, budgets and more. She is a pleasure to work with, and last but not least, she herself has us rolling in the aisles when she does her stand-up! Dana is one of a kind.
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Miriam Kabakov, Executive Director: Eshel
DANA Friedman 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.
