Just ask comedian Gary Gulman. He’s tall and handsome. He played college football. He’s insanely funny. He has a good heart. (Lately, he’s been giving free standup advice in the form of tweets. He’s up to tip number 282.) He’s married to a sweet, beautiful woman. Yet he was massively depressed and suicidal.
Gary finally received the right treatment (including a three-week stay in a psych ward while he was administered electro-shock therapy – it saved his life), and decided to launch a new comedy tour called “The Great Depresh,” in which he was entirely open about his battle with depression. Not just open, but so funny – including a joke about how his hatred of essay writing probably saved him from committing suicide more than once, because it would’ve required him to compose a suicide note.
His tour culminated with an HBO special, which premiered over the weekend. Watch it. It’s sweet and informative and hilarious. I won’t spoil any more of it.
If you’re not familiar with Gary’s standup, here’s a clip from one of his previous specials:
