Don't Be Alone with Jay Kogen
For Writer Felipe Torres Medina USA Has Been An Amazing Journey Until He Met Jay
August 12, 2025 · 50 min
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A Peabody-winning Colombian writer on Colbert, visa hurdles, and losing Emmys to his wife.
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In this episode
- What it takes to earn an Extraordinary Artist visa as a writer
- How growing up in Bogotá shaped a career in American comedy
- The reality of writing for late-night television from the inside
- Why getting too comfortable is the biggest threat to creative work
About this episode
Felipe talks about his new book, coming to the USA under an EXTRAORDINARY ARTIST visa, writing for Colbert, growing up in Columbia, the beauty of curious Americans, the danger of being too comfortable, and losing emmy awards to his wife.Bio: Felipe Torres Medina is a Peabody and Writers Guild of America Award–winning writer from Bogotá, Colombia. His writing for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has earned him five Emmy nominations. His humor has appeared in The New Yorker, McSweeney’s, and others. He lives in New York City with his wife and is totally chill when you misspell his birth country’s name. (He is not.)
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About Don't Be Alone with Jay Kogen
Don’t Be Alone with Jay Kogen is a comedy/advice podcast trying to fight the isolation of modern life. Each episode, Award winning TV writer/comedian/philosopher Jay Kogen has a conversation with a friend about how to solve the problems on Jay’s mind.
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