Lizz Winstead Advocates for Abortion Rights Through Comedy
What: A podcast interview with Lizz Winstead, the co-creator of the Daily Show, who now uses comedy to educate people about abortion access and to support independent abortion providers.
Key Line: “‘I wanted to combine the effectiveness of using humor to expose hypocrisy and bad actors and then combine that with a call to action,’ Winstead says.”
Source: Mother Jones
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