Jamie Loftus
\nUp-and-coming comedian Jamie Loftus has drawn comparisons to Andy Kaufman and Maria Bamford\xa0 for work that\u2019s equal parts absurd and intellectual \u2013 from a web series born from an exercise with her therapist, to a podcast about the comic strip character Cathy.\xa0 Her new book Raw Dog:\xa0The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs, invites you to \u201cgrab a dog, lay out your picnic blanket, and dig into the delicious and inevitable product of centuries of violence, poverty, and ambition, now rolling around at your local 7-Eleven.\u201d On May 24, 2023, Jamie Loftus came to the Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco for an on-stage conversation with writer, podcaster, and media critic Sarah Marshall \u2013 which culminated in a hot dog eating contest.