Jamie Lee is an Emmy-winning writer and producer on Apple TV’s Ted Lasso who began her comedy career in the press office of Comedy Central. Her first break in front of the camera came via panel shows, most notably MTV’s Girl Code, as well as performances on both Conan and The Late Late Show with James Corden. As a writer, her credits have included HBO’s Crashing, TV Land’s Teachers, Peocock’s Killing It, Hulu’s Chad Powers, and of course, Ted Lasso. Her book Weddiculous, led to her starring in the Netflix series, The Wedding Coach. But her current passion project is a stage show, My Friend Katy, investigating how and why her childhood friend died suddenly and mysteriously while Lee was in college. Lee took the show to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2025, and she caught up with me over Zoom in March 2026 between shows at Union Hall in Brooklyn as she prepares to adapt her stage show into a special. There’s a lot to get to, so let’s get to it!
Mark Your Calendar: Jamie Lee performs My Friend Katy at Union Hall in Brooklyn, 5pm Saturday, March 21, 2026 (tickets)
Here’s a clip from HBO’s Crashing, which she wrote for and performed on:
For a real blast from the past, here she was promoting Girl Code on MTV:
And here’s a more clip of Jamie Lee performing her stand-up on Don’t Tell Comedy in 2024:
More options to listen to Last Things First.
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