Why comic Jen Kirkman looks forward to getting older
Jen Kirkman's divorce has made for great stand up material, but that fork in the road is just one of many. The unflinching comedian returns to q to discuss her new book, I Know What I'm Doing: And Other Lies I Tell Myself, and her hard-earned pointers for other people just trying to figure it out. (Yes, that's still a thing when you're in your 40s.)
"There's no time wasted. There's no should-have-been-here by this point," says Kirkman, adding that bracing yourself for the bomb — as one does in comedy — is a pretty good way to approach life.
The comic also shares what she learned from Joan Rivers, and why she looks forward to giving even less of a damn as she ages. (Especially about dudes who give her unwanted attention, and tell her she'll regret being ungrateful when she's older.)
"When I'm older, I won't care," says Kirkman. "When I'm 50, imagine what I'll say!"
