Natasha Leggero reveals perks of being Jewish on Conan

Natasha Leggero tells Conan O’Brien why she’s thrilled she recently converted to Judaism.

Natasha Leggero recently converted to Judaism after marrying fellow comedian Moshe Kasher in October of last year, which she discussed in a recent interview on Conan. Although the Another Period actress didn’t seem all that knowledgeable about her new religion, she did manage to outline a few unconventional perks of being Jewish.

Leggero, who was raised Catholic, confessed that she wasn’t sad to leave the Roman Catholic Church due to her childhood memories of being tortured by mean nuns in school, while the priests “were being so nice to the boys.”

“It’s very hard for a young woman to get any attention in a Catholic environment,” she told host Conan O’Brien, who also grew up Catholic, but didn’t have any issues with the nuns.

Conan then mocked her less than enthusiastic reaction to being asked about her conversion to Judaism, which led Leggero to point out that she took 19 four-hour courses to convert to the religion, attending classes that were filled with either “actual genuine seekers who wanted to learn something” or “young, beautiful women being forced to convert by their old fiancees with turkey necks.”

Leggero joked that she fell in the latter category, before showing a photo of “her fiancee,” Donald Trump. “I can see why you were reluctant to get married,” said Conan.

Leggero then detailed some of the benefits of Judaism, including a weekly Shabbat, which she described as a party every Friday. “These courses did not stick with you,” Conan replied. “I think you just listened to one podcast and you were like, ‘I’m Jewish now!'”