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EPISODE · Oct 19, 2023 · 1H 4M

Debra DiGiovanni on Fear, Comedy, Confidence, Red Flags and SO much more.

from feelgoodery · host Kyle Buchanan

Today’s episode is one of my favourite ones to date.Comedian Debra DiGiovanni is quite frankly, an icon.  Her humour, honesty and vulnerability were a few of the MANY reasons I wanted her to come on this show.And while I knew she would make for a wonderful guest, I had no idea that we’d dive into the nitty, gritty and messy fun like we did in this hour.  I hope you get as much out of this conversation as I did. We're covering:how "Video on Trial" and Debra's Comedy career came to be calling out childhood bullies on stageDebra's relationship with confidence, and how she deals with fearsobriety declarations and finding what works for you (and revelations from both of us)online bullyinga HUGE red flag in relationshipsDebra's take on living in Los Angeles Debra's  feelgood thingA little about Debra:Debra DiGiovanni is a multiple award-winning comedian. You know her from shows like Video on Trial, Last Comic Standing, Last One Laughing Canada - she’s performed on Conan and has multiple specials on Amazon Prime, Netflix and Crave. Her album, Lady Jazz, earned her Top Ten Comedy Albums of the Year in 2019 and a JUNO Award nomination. She tours all over the world with her comedy, and today she is making a pitstop on this show . . .  Debra's IG: @debgradgDISCLAIMER: In this episode we talk substance abuse and addiction, please listen with caution or skip this episode if it's not the right time. *Note: this episode was recorded on Oct 4, 2023The Key Moments in this episode are:00:03:20 - pronouncing last name's correctly 00:05:45 - Video on Trail 00:18:20 - Debra's Bully Moment00:20:20 - Creating Material 00:23:45 - Debra's Relationship with Confidence00:27:53 - Debra on Fear00:38:30 - Kyle and Debra talk sobriety declarations and finding what works for you00:46:50 - fear of offending and making necessary changes to comedy00:55:26 - the difference between that hate given to men vs women comics 00:56:35 - Red Flag if you're dating a guy who says women aren't funny 01:00:35 - Debra's feelgoodthing01:03:010 -  Epilogue 

Today’s episode is one of my favourite ones to date. Comedian Debra DiGiovanni is quite frankly, an icon. Her humour, honesty and vulnerability were a few of the MANY reasons I wanted her to come on this show. And while I knew she would make for a wonderful guest, I had no idea that we’d dive into the nitty, gritty and messy fun like we did in this hour. I hope you get as much out of this conversation as I did. We're covering: how "Video on Trial" and Debra's Comedy caree...

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