Frank King spent 20 years as a writer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno before sharing his story of what was really going on behind the scenes.
In 2014, Frank came out as depressed and suicidal in his very first TED Talk. Since then, he's become known as The Mental Health Comedian, speaking across the country and helping save countless lives in the process.
SHOW NOTES
[3:10] Selling insurance vs. stand-up comedy
[9:15] Touring for 2,629 nights in a row (featuring Adam Sandler, Ellen DeGeneres, and more)
[16:00] Starting the conversation on suicide
[35:00] Misconceptions about depression and surviving a heart attack in the middle of the woods
[45:30] How he started writing for Jay Leno
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