Scott Thompson Keeps Getting Back Up Again

The Hilarious World of Depression

American Public Media

Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4.8 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2018

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

He's a writer, a stand-up comedian, and an actor, but Scott Thompson will likely always be best known as one of five members of The Kids in the Hall, one of the best sketch comedy groups ever. Scott has made a lot of people laugh, but his life has been filled with events that aren't funny at all: a school shooting, mental illness in his family, violence, cancer, professional setbacks, and a firebombing. We hear about what knocked Scott down and how he kept managing to get back on his feet.

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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.
0:30.1	What would comedians know about depression? That's what I find interesting.
0:33.2	It's so hard to find any that have any experience.
0:36.5	Yeah, like I don't understand that. I mean, here, this is the thing.
0:39.2	comedians make people laugh. So, right, that's making these sense. It's so it's counterintuitive.
0:44.7	I'm really quite confused. That's our astounding plot twist in the premise of the show.
1:00.0	It's the hilarious world of depression. I'm John Moe.
1:22.7	Our guest on this episode is someone who suspects the universe has always been trying to kill him.
1:28.4	But he refuses to die. He's also a member of arguably the greatest sketch comedy group of all time.
1:35.6	Hi, I'm Scott Thompson and I'm in studio city getting ready to talk about the hilarious world of depression.
1:42.5	Scott Thompson is a stand-up comedian, author, actor, and one of the five members of the sketch
1:48.6	group, The Kids in the Hall. Starting in 1988, they had a hugely popular TV show in their native
1:55.1	Canada and the show then expanded to the US and ran for several years. They made a movie, broke up,
2:01.4	reformed. They still do tours and projects today. Scott played a lot of characters with The Kids
2:07.4	in the Hall. He might be best known for cocktail lounge socialite buddy Cole.
2:12.2	Show business is full of actors, singers, dancers, and models. And then there's me. Actor, singer, dancer, model, Canadian.
2:34.7	Buddy is a little more caddy than Scott, but they have a lot in common.
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