He doesn’t believe there are more depressed comedians than there are depressed dentists; it’s just that comedians talk about depression as part of their job. “More than any other profession, if a comedian is depressed, they have to very aggressively battle that state of mind in what they do. They’re up on stage, and if they’re depressed and very open and natural on stage, they’re going to talk about that. A guy that is a bricklayer or a cabinet- maker, their depression might not find its way into their art, the way it would a comedian.”
