Sometimes the joke is the opening that makes an honest conversation possible.
Comedian Aaron Gold joins Jay for a conversation that moves easily from tomatoes and grilled cheese to depression, creative identity, and the strain of having to sell your own work. Aaron describes how a period of depression helped shape You Are Not Alone: An Uplifting Show About Depression, creating space for people to speak about experiences they often keep hidden.
They discuss LGBTQ+ representation, the difference between making something and marketing it, and Aaron's involvement in the fan film The Mask: Gone Viral. There are also questions about Batman that nobody planned to answer.
What We Explore
* Comedy as an opening for difficult conversations
* The story behind You Are Not Alone
* Depression, silence, and being understood
* The creative work behind the public persona
* Promoting art without losing your relationship to it
* Representation and belonging
* The Mask: Gone Viral and the pleasure of a ridiculous tangent
About Aaron Gold
Aaron Gold is a comedian, performer, and creator of You Are Not Alone: An Uplifting Show About Depression. His work brings humor and candid conversations about mental health together.
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