Naomi Ekperigin Brings In Her Baggage, Unpacks It

The Hilarious World of Depression

American Public Media

Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4.8 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2018

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

"There's a lot to unpack, John," says comedian, actor, and writer Naomi Ekperigin during the course of this interview and indeed there is. The New York native, now uneasily dwelling in Los Angeles, has dealt with anxiety, depression, a very complicated relationship with her father, as well as problems with alcohol and cutting. Comedy has been in there too both as a respite from mental turmoil and sometimes a source of neurosis. With the help of her fiance' (who is also a rich source of her comedy material), sobriety, and a lot of self-awareness, she's on the rise in the comedy world.

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0:00.0	I'm Cameron Espazito and I have a lot of jobs. I'm an actor. You've seen me on ABC's and a million little things.
0:04.8	I'm a stand-up comic bestselling author, but I am no expert at survival.
0:08.5	On my new podcast Survivor Diet trying, we're going to learn together from shark attacks to
0:13.8	tsunamis and bad breakups. This is your one-stop shop to prepare for the absolute worst-case scenario.
0:20.0	Join me and some special guests on Survivor Diet trying a comedy podcast that prepares you for anything.
0:26.4	Listen and follow wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.3	Okay, great. Yeah, we're going to talk a little bit about an anxiety too because
0:33.5	it makes a double whammy. Absolutely. There's a hole in the oats of mental illness.
0:37.3	Truly, truly.
1:00.5	It's the hilarious world of depression. I'm John Moe. I think everyone with depression ends up
1:14.2	addressing it in some way. Hopefully a good way, like the identified as a problem,
1:19.0	talk to medical professionals, make a plan of well-tested, healthy options.
1:23.7	But addressing it can also mean taking a different direction, like behaviors or substances that
1:29.5	numb you up or distract from the real problem. On this episode, someone who has sampled a little
1:35.9	from platter A, a little from platter B. I am Naomi Ikparagin. I am a stand-up, a writer, an actor,
1:44.0	and I am in Los Angeles right now. Naomi Ikparagin is a stand-up comedian with appearances on two dope
1:50.5	queens and late-night with Seth Meyers. She's written for Broad City, totally biased with W. Kamau
1:56.2	Bell and the sitcom Great News. She's engaged to comedian Andy Beckerman whom she refers to as
2:02.1	Juboo. Her boo. Who's Jewish? Juboo. This is where I blame Juboo's whiteness.
2:10.3	Okay? Because he couldn't just apologize. He had to say something. He had to give me a song and a dance,
2:15.9	you know? He was like, well, see, um, I thought what the heck, who, who, who, who,
2:26.2	and it was like, Juboo, stop talking, baby? Because I know, you know I'm right.
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