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Aday, Pearl
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sex
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Adomian, James, on sexuality
adoption
Ahmed, Ahmed
on childhood
on identity
AIDS
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
alcohol use
Alex & Emma (movie)
Allen, Woody
Allison, Kevin, on sexuality
Ally McBeal (TV show)
Amazing Johnathan (John Szeles)
on addiction
on childhood
on failure
on mental health
on mortality
American Pie (movie)
Ames, Jonathan
on identity
on sexuality
Anderson, Louie, on addiction
Anderson, Paul Thomas
on mortality
on parenting
on relationships
Anderson, Wes
anger/rage issues
Animal Cops (TV show)
anorexia
Anthony, Dave
on addiction
on childhood
on failure
on mental health
Anthrax (band)
Antonoff, Jack, on mortality
anxiety/panic attacks
Apatow, Judd
on life lessons
on mental health
on relationships
Armisen, Fred
on addiction
on relationships
Arnheiter, Carl
Arnold, Tom
on addiction
on childhood
Arsenio Hall (TV show)
As Good As It Gets (movie)
Atom Heart Mother (album)
Attell, Dave
on childhood
on mental health
Australian Financial
autism
Azaria, Hank, on parenting
Baio, Scott
Baker, Elna, on sexuality
Bamford, Maria
on addiction
on childhood
on life lessons
on mental health
on relationships
Banks, Elizabeth, on parenting
Barenaked Ladies (band)
Barrett, Syd
Barrymore, Drew
Batman (movie)
BBC
Beetlejuice (movie)
Bell, Lake, on parenting
Bell, W. Kamau, on identity
Belushi, John
Benjamin, Jon
on failure
on relationships
on success
Big Daddy Kane
bisexuality
Biz Markie
Black, Jack, on relationships
Black People Love Us (Web site)
Blaisdel, Gus
Blazing Saddles (movie)
The Blues Brothers (movie)
Borat (movie)
borderline personality disorder
Boston Comedy Club, New York City
Bottle Rocket (movie)
Bradley, Bill
Bratt, Benjamin
“Break Your Heart” (song)
Brooks, James L.
Brooks, Mel
on childhood
on life lessons
on mortality
on relationships
on success
Brosh, Allie
on childhood
on mental health
Brownstein, Carrie, on relationships
Brüno (movie)
Bryant, Anita
bulimia
bullies
Burning Man festival
Burr, Bill, on failure
Burroughs, William
Burton, Tim
Butler, Brett
Candy, John
Carnegie, Dale
The Cars (band)
Carter, Jimmy
Carvey, Dana
Catch a Rising Star, New York City
Cenac, Wyatt, on childhood
Chapman, Mark David
Charles, Renee
Charles, RuPaul
on childhood
on identity
on life lessons
Charlie Has Cancer (short film)
Charlie’s Angels (movie)
Charlotte Klein Dance School, Worcester, Massachusetts
Chase, Chevy
childhood
abuse
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bullies
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religion and
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Cho, Margaret
on addiction
on identity
on mental health
on mortality
on relationships
on sexuality
Chong, Tommy, on relationships
A Chorus Line (musical)
Clinton, Bill
Clooney, George
cocaine
Cohen, Mark
Cohen, Sacha Baron
on sexuality
on success
Coleman, Gary
Colorado State University, Fort Collins
Combat Stress (organization)
The Comedy Cellar, New York City
Comedy Central
The Comedy Store, Los Angeles
The Comic Strip, New York City
Costello, Sue
on childhood
on failure
on mental health
on parenting
crack (drug)
Crawford, Cindy, on relationships
Crimmins, Barry, on mental health
Crocodile Café, Burbank
Cross, David
on childhood
on parenting
crystal meth
Cummings, Whitney
on life lessons
on mental health
Dark Knight Returns (comic book)
Dark Side of the Moon (album)
Darnielle, John
on addiction
on childhood
David, Larry
Day, Charlie
Deadwood (TV show)
Death Be Not Proud (Gunther)
Deep Throat (movie)
Def Comedy Jam
Delaney, Rob
on addiction
on mental health
De Niro, Robert
depression
drug therapy for
as mental illness
in relationships
suicidal thoughts tied to
DeStefano, Fran
DeStefano, Mike, on mortality
diet pills
Diller, Phyllis
divorce
childhood and
relationships post-
Dixon, Lizzy
DJ Jazzy Jeff
“Drive” (song)
drug use/addiction
Dunham, Lena
on identity
on mental health
on mortality
on relationships
eating disorders
Eden, Barbara
Edinburgh Festival
Esposito, Cameron, on sexuality
Etheridge, Melissa
on relationships
on sexuality
The Exorcist (movie)
failure. See also success
Amazing Johnathan on
Big Jay Oakerson on
Bill Burr on
Bob Odenkirk on
in career
Chelsea Peretti on
Danny McBride on
Dave Anthony on
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John Oliver on
Jon Benjamin on
Louis CK on
personal
via self-sabotage
in sports
Stephen Tobolosky on
Sue Costello on
Terry Gross on
Tom Scharpling on
Will Ferrell on
Fallon, Jimmy, on success
Family Ties (TV show)
FBI
Feed the Children (organization)
Feig, Paul
Ferguson, Craig, on addiction
Ferrell, Will, on failure
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (movie)
Fields, Totie
Florentine, Jim
Folds, Ben
Foley, Dave
on childhood
on mental health
on parenting
on relationships
Foley, Mick (“Cactus Jack”), on relationships
food addiction
Ford, Harrison
Forte, Will
on mental health
on mortality
on success
The 40-Year-Old Virgin (movie)
FOX Network
Frankenweenie (movie)
Freaks and Geeks (TV show)
Friends (TV show)
Funches, Ron
on childhood
on parenting
on relationships
“Funeral for a Friend” (song)
FX Network
Gaffigan, Jeannie, on relationships
Gaffigan, Jim
on childhood
on parenting
on relationships
Gaffigan, Kathy
Gaffigan, Mike
Galifianakis, Zach, on identity
Gallagher, Jack
on mental health
on parenting
Gallagher, John
Gallagher, Liam
gambling addiction
The Game (Strauss)
Garlin, Jeff, on addiction
Garofalo, Janeane
on mental health
on mortality
on parenting
on relationships
Gass, Kyle, on relationships
Geffen, David
Geller, Uri
Gerber, Rande
Gere, Richard
Gilmartin, Paul
on addiction
on mental health
Glaser, Nikki, on mental health
Glass, Todd, on sexuality
Glazer, Jon
on childhood
on parenting
Goldberg, Gary David
Gold, Judy, on sexuality
Good Morning America (TV show)
Grace, Laura Jane, on identity
Grant, Cary
Great Balls of Fire! (movie)
Green, Tom
on mortality
on relationships
Greer, Judy, on relationships
Griffin, Nick
on relationships
on sexuality
Gross, Terry
on childhood
on failure
on mental health
on mortality
on parenting
on relationships
The Groundlings
growing up. See childhood
Gunther, John, Jr.
Hamm, Jon
on mortality
on sexuality
Hanson, Todd, on mental health
Harmon, Dan
on childhood
on parenting
on relationships
Harris, Rachael
on addiction
on parenting
on relationships
Hart, Kevin
on addiction
on childhood
on life lessons
Hartman, Phil
Hawks and Doves (album)
Hayes, Chris, on success
HBO
Henning, Doug
Heroes (TV show)
heroin
heterosexuality
Hill, Dave, on success
Hillenburg, Steve
Hill, Jonah, on success
Hit Factory, New York City
HIV/AIDS
Hoffman, Philip Seymour
Homme, Josh, on mortality
homosexuality
Howerton, Glenn
How to Win Friends & Influence People training course
Hudson, Kate
Ian, Scott, on relationships
identity
Ahmed Ahmed on
Ali Wong on
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Barack Obama on
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Joe Mande on
Jonathan Ames on
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Margaret Cho on
Maz Jobrani on
racial
RuPaul Charles on
Russell Peters on
sexual
W. Kamau Bell on
Zach Galifianakis on
Idiocracy (movie)
intimacy struggles, relationships
divorce/breakups due to
Jacobs, Gillian, on childhood
Jeong, Ken, on mental health
Jillette, Penn, on life lessons
Jim Crow laws
Jobrani, Maz, on identity
John, Elton
Johnsen, Dean
Jones, Leslie
on childhood
on mortality
on parenting
Judge, Mike
The Jungle Book (movie)
Junior Olympics
Kaminsky, Kitty
Katz, Barry
Keaton, Michael, on success
Keener, Catherine
Kendrick, Anna, on success
Kennedy, Dwayne, on identity
Kenny, Tom, on success
Kilgariff, Karen, on addiction
Kirkman, Jen
on mental health
on parenting
Klein, Marci
Knocked Up (movie)
Kool Moe Dee
Krafft, Laura
Kreischer, Bert, on
success
Kroll, Nick
LaFonda (pet cat)
Landmark Forum course
Lange, Artie
on addiction
on mortality
Lang, K.D.
Last Comic Standing (TV show)
Leggero, Natasha, on relationships
Leifer, Carol, on relationships
Letterman, David
life lessons
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Sarah Silverman on
Tom Scharpling on
Whitney Cummings on
Lincoln Café, Durham, North Carolina
Little, Cleavon
LL Cool J
Local Government Act, Section 28 of (UK)
Lord of the Rings (movie)
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Louis CK
on failure
on mental health
on parenting
on relationships
Louis-Dreyfus, Julia, on success
Love, Courtney
Lubetkin, Steve
Luna Lounge, Los Angeles
Lynch, Jane, on relationships
Lynskey, Melanie, on mental health
Lyonne, Natasha, on addiction
Macdonald, Norm
on addiction
on childhood
on mental health
on mortality
Mack, Charlie
Madrigal, Al, on identity
Mande, Joe
on childhood
on identity
Mann, Aimee
on childhood
on life lessons
Marin, Cheech, on relationships
McBride, Danny, on failure
McCartney, Linda
McCartney, Paul
McElhenny, Rob, on success
McFarlane, Bonnie, on relationships
McKellen, Sir Ian
on childhood
on sexuality
Mencia, Carlos
mental health
Allie Brosh on
Amazing Johnathan on
anger/rage and
anxiety/panic disorder and
Aubrey Plaza on
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Ben Stiller on
Bob Odenkirk on
Bob Saget on
Bruce Springsteen on
Chelsea Peretti on
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Dave Attell on
Dave Foley on
depression and
eating disorders and
insecurity and
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Louis CK on
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