Interesting question from Judd apatow on this podcast with birbigs:
“what was the trauma that made you turn to comedy?”
It’s an interesting question for anyone. I’m not a comedian per se but it’s definitely built into my voice. What about you folks?
I should probably answer it, too, huh. Aside from growing up with a bipolar mom and a suicide dad, catching bipolar myself and being committed into one of the worst mental institutions in the US. Actual joke from me to staff:
"I may have been committed here but at least I don't have to work here."
Makes you wonder who's really the captive audience.
I did my whole bit where I used the Big Trauma as a portfolio submission to get into UBC, but I've got no plans to fuck with it again.
I’m sure they did, certainly a job where you’d want a robust sense of humour. But yes, very much harder for the patients, I remember visiting a friend in a psych ward, she was doing ok, but only just.
It’s the job with the highest assault rate in Washington state. Like at this point it’s passed all comedy. KUOW recently did a podcast that covers it, and it just pissed me off that nothing has changed in 15 years. I hope all those people quit.
