Sam Jay's Family Thought She Would Become a Lawyer

CLIP05/18/21

Sam Jay talks about the party debate atmosphere of her show Pause, returning to stand-up comedy and having her comedy judged by Emmanuel Lewis.

Appearing:Seth Meyers

Tags: late night, Seth Meyers, Sam Jay, family, Thought, Become, lawyer

S8 E11010 minInterviewTalk and InterviewLate Night

2020-2021

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