Following Films Podcast: Jessamine Burgum and Greg Fitzsimmons

Thank you for listening to the Following Films Podcast. First up we have producer Jessamine Burgum and after the break, we are joined by Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons.

Jessamine Burgum is the founder and CEO of Pinky Promise, a production and financing company founded in 2020. Jesse has raised over $23m in private equity funds and leads a team of women focused on investing in, developing, and producing high-quality films by creatives from underrepresented backgrounds. She was also just profiled in INSIDER’s 25 Rising Stars in Entertainment this past December 2023.

Most recently, Jesse wrapped production in Rome for the dark comedy I DON’T UNDERSTAND YOU, starring Nick Kroll and Andrew Rannells. Jessamine honed her craft as a classically trained actress at the Guthrie Theatre BFA Actor Training Program and Shakespeare’s Globe Education Program in London. She can be seen acting opposite Eliza Scanlen and Lewis Pullman in THE STARLING GIRL, a film which she also produced. She grew up in the Great Plains of North Dakota and currently resides in Venice, CA.

Greg Fitzsimmons is a wildly successful stand-up comedian, an Emmy Award-winning writer, and host of the FitzDog Radio podcast, and has made more than 50 visits to The Howard Stern Show.

I had Greg on the show to discuss his work as a director on stand-up specials and his upcoming special.

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