Jessica Leal is a first generation Mexican American with years of production experience in entertainment, digital, politics, live news, live events/awards shows, talk shows, and late night comedy.

She’s an experienced producer, researcher, and comedy writer. She is a NBCUniversal Page Program alumni and has previously worked for MSNBC, E! News, BuzzFeed News, Watch What Happens Live, Embassy Row, the MTV VMA’s, and the 2020 Biden Harris Presidential Campaign.

She previously worked as a Field Associate Producer and Research Associate Producer at Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. Since Full Frontal ended, Jessica has been working full time as a freelance producer. She has recently worked on the Watch What Happens Live 15th Anniversary Special, the 2024 Las Culturista’s Culture Awards hosted by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers, the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, BravoCon 2023, Food Network’s Chopped and as a freelance producer for RPM Media Agency. She currently resides in New York City.