Whitney Cummings Puts It Together and Stops Falling Apart

The Hilarious World of Depression

American Public Media

Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4.8 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2019

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Whitney Cummings has had a lot of success in Hollywood as a comedian, actress, writer and director, and now she's finally having success in figuring herself out. She's been making connections between the addiction and mental illnesses in her house growing up, the eating disorders she developed, the depression that has persisted, and the codependency that emerged. Turns out when you are able to take a good hard look at things, you can get a pretty good view.

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0:00.0	This is a story about someone who grew up in difficult circumstances
0:03.8	felt the results of that and then figured out what was happening.
0:08.0	Is depression funny?
0:10.0	I think everything's funny.
0:12.6	That's one of my coping mechanisms.
0:14.4	I mean, I don't think the concept of depression is funny.
0:16.6	I don't think it's funny that people are in pain,
0:18.9	but I think that you can make anything funny.
0:22.4	Is that a bad answer?
0:23.9	That's an excellent answer.
0:25.2	Oh, it was awful. It was awful.
0:30.0	It's the hilarious world of depression.
0:45.0	I'm John Moe.
0:46.4	The past matters.
0:48.1	Childhood matters.
0:49.5	What was happening in your living situation during that time?
0:52.7	It all matters.
0:54.1	And I think our guest would back me up on that.
0:57.0	We joined us from a recording studio that she initially found a bit claustrophobic.
1:02.1	I'm Whitney Cummings and I'm in sort of a glorified coffin in Studio City, California.
1:08.9	Whitney Cummings is a comedian and an actor, writer, producer, director.
1:13.6	She's created and starred in network TV shows and released several stand-up specials.
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