Listen "Ruby Wax: using comedy to hide my suffering"
Episode Synopsis
Mitch Wallis speaks to Ruby Wax OBE, a very well-known comedian. In the 1980’s, Ruby starred in the sitcom Girls on Top, and came to prominence as a comic interviewer in shows including The Full Wax and Ruby Wax Meets, as well as writing for the sitcom Absolutely Fabulous otherwise known as Ab Fab! This is a more light hearted interview so enjoy listening to our sh*t and inappropriate jokes. What better way to not feel so crazy than to listen to someone who totally and unapologetically owns it. This episode covers:her impressive comedy career and equally esteemed academic careernavigating depression in an era where "mental health" wasn't a thingexperiencing feeling "crazy" and spending time in a psychiatric unitwhy our own illnesses can often lead us to help others who sufferhow to be unapologetically yourself, even in the face of challenge
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