Brittany Schmitt: How I Survived Jail

Locked In with Ian Bick

Ian Bick

Society & Culture

4.8 • 745 Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Comedian and Podcaster Brittany Schmitt bares all in a candid episode where she recounts her tumultuous journey through childhood trauma and struggles with alcoholism, leading to a stint in jail. Tune in as she shares how hitting rock bottom became the catalyst for her sobriety journey and the unexpected discovery of comedy as her saving grace Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Connect with Brittany Schmitt: https://www.instagram.com/brittanyschmitt/?hl=en Listen to her podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4Ln6UubIl21ODdERI1E3TA Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co Buy Merch: https://lockedinbrand.com Use code lockedin at checkout to get 20% off your order Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:34 - Growing Up in Big Bend, Wisconsin and Oxford, Wisconsin 00:07:18 - Challenging Relationship with a Borderline Personality Disorder 00:11:08 - Difficult Family Life 00:14:48 - The Struggles with My Mother 00:18:42 - Relief After a Tragic Loss 00:22:14 - Following the Universe's Guidance 00:25:32 - The Toughness of Being a Woman in Comedy 00:29:33 - Comedy and Corporate America Stories 00:33:22 - Getting a DUI in Arizona 00:36:58 - Going to Jail 00:40:28 - Life in Jail 00:43:58 - Discovering Comedy 00:49:33 - Being Sober in the Entertainment Industry 00:54:55 - The Impact of Online Harassment 00:58:31 - Building a Following Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I had to sell my car to pay for the DUI, so I didn't have a car.
0:02.5	So I was borrowing my friend's car to go to jail.
0:04.4	But I couldn't always borrow my friend's car.
0:06.0	But then I was like leaving early to get drunk, to then drunk drive myself back to jail. And then I would park and have them validate my parking. But I'm in jail for a DUI. I don't have a driver's license. I'm drunk driving myself to jail. I was like just taking the piss because I was like, these cops are so stupid.
0:21.9	I'm like, why are they validating my parking when I'm in here for a
0:24.7	DUI? Welcome back to the Locked in with the InBIC podcast. I am so excited to have comedian and podcast host Brittany Schmidt on the show today.
0:42.7	I got the opportunity to interview her and listen to her incredible story when I was in Los Angeles at Spotify Studios.
0:50.3	Shout out to Spotify for letting me use their studio.
0:53.2	And I'm looking forward to filming more episodes there.
0:56.3	Brittany's the co-host of the podcast with Brittany Furlan called This Is the Worst.
1:01.5	It's actually titled This Is the Worst.
1:03.6	And it's a podcast they launched a couple months ago, produced by Just Media House, and it is insanely funny. I'd listen to this episode,
1:13.4	their episodes of their podcast every week, and I crack up. The two of them, the two Britney's,
1:18.9	yes, they're called the two Britneys, are so funny, and I definitely recommend you guys
1:23.4	check it out. But on today's episode, Brittany shares her incredible story of her battles with alcohol
1:29.8	and the trauma she experienced as a child and into her early adulthood and how that ultimately
1:36.1	landed her into some trouble. And then we get to find out how Brittany was able to turn it all
1:41.0	around, turn it into a successful career in comedy. I'm excited for you
1:45.8	guys to hear Brittany's story today. And I hope you guys sit back, relax, and get ready to lock in
1:50.9	with Britney Schmidt.
1:51.9	Host of, one of the co-hosts of This Is the Worst Podcast.
1:56.4	Probably one of the fastest growing podcasts, I'd say. It's pretty, it's coming together.
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