Jenny Jones
PMP Network Presents
Jenny Jones, a prominent talk show host, reflects on her career, contrasting the demands of hosting a talk show with acting. She shares insights into the types of topics her show covers and the competitive landscape of television programming.
Jenny Jones
About Jenny Jones
Jenny Jones (born Janina Maria Stronski) is a Canadian television presenter and comedian who hosted The Jenny Jones Show from 1991 to 2003. The show premiered on 178 stations nationwide, marking the biggest launch in syndicated talk show history. She won the Star Search Comedy Grand Prize in 1986, becoming the first woman to achieve that honor and receiving $100,000. She authored an autobiography in 1997 and released a cookbook in 2006.
In this interview
- Discusses finding acting harder than hosting, saying she gets too nervous in classes.
- Explains the show balances titillating topics with relationship-oriented content for female audiences.
- Mentions doing two topics per hour to maintain variety and competitive programming.
- Compares herself to Oprah Winfrey as a talk show host who also acts.
“I think it's a lot easier doing what we're doing right now, a talk show, but I think that acting is even easier because you're not yourself.”— Jenny Jones, in this interview
Since this interview
Jones launched 'Jenny's Heroes CANADA' in 2018, providing $25,000 grants for safety equipment to Ontario volunteer firefighters, followed by a similar California program in 2019. She has maintained a YouTube channel and blog called 'Jenny Can Cook' since 2008, sharing recipes with her audience.
