A hilarious chat about therapy, doomscrolling, being typecast in your own life, and finding yourself in middle age.

Actor, comedian, writer, and producer Billy Eichner burst onto the scene in 2011 with Billy on the Street, a satirical TV game show he created and starred in, where Billy walked the streets of New York City asking people to compete in pop culture trivia challenges. The show has not only become a dominant force on social media with hundreds of millions of views but remains one of the most beloved and respected comedy acts in the industry.

In this episode we talk about:

Why Billy refuses to call his memoir a self-help book
His complicated relationship with meditation
Why he only started therapy in his early 40s
Acting class as accidental therapy
The real Billy vs. the Billy on the Street character
How his parents shaped his confidence and career
A bar mitzvah breakdown and his mom's advice
And much more

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Billy Eichner On: White-Knuckling Through Life, Hollywood Bulls**t, and the Two Pieces of Advice That Changed Everything