Patti Harrison Figures Out Who She Is and She’s a Woman Who Likes Gross Jokes
The Hilarious World of Depression
American Public Media
4.8 • 4.4K Ratings
🗓️ 6 November 2017
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
With one recent appearance on The Tonight Show, Patti Harrison went from being a well-regarded alternative comedian in New York to being a de facto spokesperson for transgender people. She’s proud of who she is and proud to give a voice to that community. But she wants to make it clear that her sense of humor is much darker, odder, and occasionally more disgusting than one might expect from someone at the forefront of a social cause. Hear about her journey to figure out who she is and who she’s not, and also hear her get horrified by a bird.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everyone. John Moe here. Before we get started, I just wanted to thank you. |
| 0:04.3 | First of all, for all the support, all the messages that you've been sending out to us about |
| 0:09.2 | How much you like the show? It's great. It means a lot to us and if you've been listening to the show |
| 0:13.7 | You know that depression can take a lot of different forms with a lot of different people |
| 0:17.9 | I mean just in recent weeks Gary Gulman, Amy Mann, John Green, all these people it just it's different for everybody |
| 0:25.3 | We have a lot that we want to cover on the show. We want to reach out to a lot of different people and get as many stories as we can |
| 0:31.4 | Your gift to the hilarious world of depression can bring more candid conversations to light |
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| 0:50.5 | It's going to help us make more and more shows hit the donate button at hilariousworld.org. Thanks |
| 0:58.6 | Is depression funny? I don't think it's funny |
| 1:03.7 | But I think it inspires people certain people to be funny |
| 1:21.4 | God goes in to see a doctor says there's something wrong with me. I got a sadness. I can't shake now |
| 1:30.8 | Is there something I can't take now? |
| 1:35.2 | It's the hilarious world of depression. I'm John Mo on this program |
| 1:39.1 | I talk to funny people who have dealt with the disease of depression |
| 1:42.5 | AKA clinic D. I've dealt with it myself and it's been |
| 1:47.0 | Complicated but my life is otherwise pretty simple. I'm this guy. I live in the Midwest |
| 1:53.0 | I like sports and jokes and music. I've pretty much always been able to live my life and be myself around people |
| 2:00.4 | I've never had to pretend to be someone I'm not for other folks. It's not so simple |
| 2:06.0 | My name is Patty Harrison and we are currently in |
| 2:10.8 | New York City, New York and Midtown |
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