The Suicide of Rob Williams

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Rob Williams is one of the funniest people of all time but as great as incredible as he was as a funny man as a stand up and a performer I almost like his serious stuff better. There's some aspect to still you know we're in LA there's some aspect of celebrity that it's isolating that can make you feel really lonely not me. so Nietzsche said that every profound spirit needs a mask like you said you don't like to talk about in your comedy you don't likes to talk about stuff that's personal to you yeah what is that? What if you were to psychoanalyze yourself do you think it's just not something you find funny or is it’

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(00:00) – Introduction
(07:16) – Video games
(13:22) – Bobby Lee
(15:32) – Stand-up comedy
(23:03) – Robin Williams
(24:25) – Loneliness and depression
(32:46) – John Candy
(39:35) – Friendship
(45:23) – Ten Minute Podcast
(50:22) – Dudesy podcast
(58:41) – Acting
(1:10:00) – Impressions
(1:15:28) – Artificial intelligence
(1:46:55) – Anxiety
(1:56:49) – Kindness
(2:00:45) – Bad days
(2:04:39) – Pro wrestling
(2:08:15) – Advice for young people
(2:22:20) – Meaning of life