Nick Swardson

07/08/2025 1h 35min
Nick Swardson

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Episode Synopsis

Neal Brennan interviews Nick Swardson (Grandma's Boy, Bucky Larson, Specials, Pretend Time, Adam Sandler movies and much more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. 



00:00 Intro

2:35 Congrats Marc Maron

3:10 Rebellious teenage years

21:48 Sponsor: BetterHelp

23:56 Sponsor: ExpressVPN

26:38 Addicted to Performing

29:30 Starting Comedy

34:47 Drinking on the Road

41:00 Quitting Drinking

49:35 Sponsor: Modern Mammals

51:08 Sponsor: Mando

54:07 Dark side of Alcohol

1:07:12 Anxiety from Alcohol

1:13:09 Key West Bender

1:21:03 Diabetes

1:25:30 Lucky to Be Alive

1:30:19 What He’s Proud Of

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Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).



Edited by Will Hagle ([email protected]



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