Episode 58 - Philly Mike

Philly Mike is an actor and writer and stand up comedian who grew up in a pretty rough section of Philadelphia where just not getting your ass kicked every day was a constant struggle.  He found booze and comedy early on as effective means of escape and eventually found himself with a pretty successful stand up career. It seems his recovery was precipitated by a couple near brushes with real trouble, and he had somewhere along the way picked up enough self knowledge to look for help.