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'Obvious Child''s Jenny Slate on life, love and stand-up comedy
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Jun 12, 2014
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'Obvious Child''s Jenny Slate on life, love and stand-up comedy
Host Alex Cohen recently had a chance to meet SNL alum Jenny Slate and talk about her new film Obvious Child.

Host Alex Cohen recently had a chance to meet SNL alum Jenny Slate and talk about her new film Obvious Child.

Romantic comedies and unwanted pregnancies are two topics you might not think belong together. In most cases you'd be correct, but it's not true for the new film "Obvious Child." 

The film, which stars former "SNL" alum Jenny Slate, is about an aspiring comedian who grapples with an uncertain financial future, an unwanted pregnancy, and a surprising new suitor. The character, Donna Stern, begins to discover that the most terrifying thing about adulthood isn't facing it all on her own. 

Host Alex Cohen recently had a chance talk to Jenny Slate about the new film, what life is really like doing stand up comedy and how she feels about doing jokes that many people describe as raunchy, but refreshing.