I Worked on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Was Still Depressed | Frank King (E68‪)‬ Curiousaholic

In this episode, we spoke with Frank king who calls himself the "Mental Health Comedian". He is a comedian and a comedy writer who worked on the Tonight show with Jay Leno and suffers from depression and suicidality. We asked him about the relationship between comedy and depressive thoughts. We also asked him about cancel culture and the future of comedy with AI.


Follow Frank at:

- Website: https://www.mentalhealthcomedian.com/

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankkingthemhcomedian/



(00:00) Intro
(02:21) Why Do So Many Comics Have a Dark Past?
(10:59) Frank Experience as a Writer on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(27:43) Regulating Comedy & Cancel Culture
(34:48) Frank's Suicide Prevention Talks & The Importance of Mental Health
(49:08) Human Connection & The Need for Comedy
(52:07) How Will AI Impact the Future of Comedy?
(01:05:59) Frank's Favorite Joke & Comics
(01:17:19) Closing



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