About Francesca Fiorentini
Francesca Fiorentini came to comedy from political journalism, and her comedy has stayed close to the news. Born in Palo Alto, she studied at New York University and started out in 2004 as an editor, working with the War Resisters League and Left Turn magazine.
Her best-known comic vehicle was Newsbroke, the AJ+ show she hosted, which gave current events a comedic spin aimed at younger viewers; in 2018 it was shortlisted for an Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Short-Form Variety Series category. At AJ+ she was also a senior producer. From 2016 she worked as a contributor at The Young Turks, where she co-hosted The Damage Report with John Iadarola.
In 2018 she launched her own podcast, The Bitchuation Room. For MSNBC she hosted the special Red, White & Who about American healthcare, and in 2025 she began co-hosting America Unhinged with Wajahat Ali for Zeteo on YouTube.
Videos (2,719)
Videos 2,185 to 2,208 of 2,719.
9:49Trump Can’t Shut His Mouth During His Hush-Money Trial
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6:04Utah Legislator Has the GROSSEST Idea on Women’s Bodies
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5:43Russian Hackers Own America Once Again
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14:05What Student Debt Abolition Would Do For 44 Million Americans
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6:30Winter Storms Shouldn't Strand People
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10:03Naomi Klein Kept Being Confused With A Right Winger, So She Wrote A Book About It
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6:10Just Shut Up and Get Vaccinated with Bassem Youssef
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10:47Elizabeth Warren Made Some Mistakes
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12:50Omicron Is Everywhere. What Comes Next?
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10:33Crisis in the Democratic Party
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10:48College According to Ron DeSantis
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6:27Why Won’t Democrats Fight?
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8:26Spotify Will Never Give Up Its Golden Goose, Joe Rogan
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6:09Trump Set Biden Afghanistan Withdrawal Up for Failure
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26:51Conspiracies, Having Children and Left Media. Francesca's APRIL AMA
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8:18Where Did Anti-Vax Sentiment Come From?
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17:05Corporate Democrats & Pelosi Outsmarted By Progressives On Infrastructure Vote
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3:01Covid Cases Are Up, People are Dying, But Somehow Chris Christie Lived
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7:02Why Progressives Must Message for the Masses
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12:20What Will Republicans Do in the House? Rob From the Poor
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6:06Dumbest Reason to End Roe V Wade? Mississippi Attorney General Has It
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8:15Life Sucks Under Omicron
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5:52Migrants Are Being Bussed BACK to Florida to Clean?!
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15:28Israel's Attacks On Gaza Are The Same, But Public Opinion is Changing
1.1K viewsGuest appearances (2)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Francesca Fiorentini.
Guest appearances 1 to 2 of 2.
45:21Francesca Fiorentini is ALMOST LIVE with Gareth Reynolds!
Gareth Reynolds
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55:56What Americans Can Do to Help Palestinians w/ Francesca Fiorentini | Obeid 2036
Sammy Obeid
530 viewsChannels on this page: Gareth Reynolds, Sammy Obeid
Frequently asked questions
What is Newsbroke?
Newsbroke was the AJ+ show hosted by Francesca Fiorentini that gave current events a comedic spin for younger viewers. In 2018 it was shortlisted for an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Short-Form Variety Series.
What did Francesca Fiorentini do before comedy?
Francesca Fiorentini came from political journalism. Born in Palo Alto, she studied at New York University and started in 2004 as an editor, working with the War Resisters League and Left Turn magazine.
Was Francesca Fiorentini on The Young Turks?
Yes, from 2016 Francesca Fiorentini was a contributor at The Young Turks, where she co-hosted The Damage Report with John Iadarola.
What is The Bitchuation Room?
The Bitchuation Room is the podcast Francesca Fiorentini launched in 2018.
What is America Unhinged?
America Unhinged is a show Francesca Fiorentini began co-hosting in 2025 with Wajahat Ali for Zeteo on YouTube.
