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Friends Like Us


A Podcast featuring women of color with different views on hot topics. 

Mar 21, 2018

Gina Yashere, Abbi Crutchfield, and Aida Rodrigues stop by Friends Like Us, and discuss Students protesting the NRA, A Teacher's Salary, Racism in Brazil, The Royal Wedding and Prenups, A Post Racial Future, and more with your regular host Marina Franklin.

Gina Yashere She has appeared on Live At the Apollo, Last Comic Standing (where she made the final ten!), The Tonight Show, Crashing, The Standups on Netflix is the British correspondent on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, has voiced numerous characters such as Keisha from Bromwell High and Gravelle in Early Man. She has three stand-up specials out including Skinny B*tch on Showtime and has a fourth special just released, March 20th on Netflix! Picture a leader as a woman

Abbi Crutchfield known for the film You, Your Brain, & You, the tV series Co-operation, and has been featured in the TV show Broad City. She is currently the host of TruTV’s You Can Do Better. She is also listed under the Huffington Posts “18 Funny Women You Should Be Following On Twitter”.

Aida Rodriguez one of the top ten on NBC’s Last Comic Standing! Featured on Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show, hosted the PBS Imagen Awards three times, featured in Robert DeNiro’s latest film The Comedian, comedy album I’ll Say It For You is currently available on all digital platforms and has a weekly podcast as well called Truth Serum. And, she is the first Latina female on the upcoming Shaq's All Star Comedy Jam.

Always hosted by Marina Franklin- Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, and HBO's Crashing.