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Cameron Esposito: How to Save Your Damn Self (Best Of)

Mar 2, 2025

Cameron Esposito, a groundbreaking queer and gender non-conforming stand-up comic and writer, opens up about her complex relationship with her body and how humor has evolved from a defensive tool to a means of authentic expression. She shares her journey of crying for the first time in 35 years and what it means to feel 'overnoticed' as a kid. The conversation dives into friendship dynamics, the balance of vulnerability in personal relationships, and the joys of embracing community in the LGBTQ+ space.

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Cameron Esposito

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Cameron Esposito discusses her complex relationship with her body and the impact of her sexy TV role on self-perception.

The podcast explores how humor served as Cameron's defense mechanism for childhood trauma, raising questions about its effectiveness in adulthood.

Cameron highlights her emotional breakthrough after 35 years, emphasizing the importance of vulnerability and genuine connections in friendship.

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Intro

2min

Exploring Friendship and Identity

19min

The Transformation of Humor from Shield to Tool

6min

The Dance of Vulnerability and Performance

16min

Navigating the Dynamics of Friendship and Connection

3min

From Priest to Performer: A Journey of Faith and Identity

20min

Celebrating Connection and Community

2min

Glennon and Abby welcome their dear friend Cameron Esposito to discuss:

1. Cameron’s brutiful relationship with her body–and how it feels playing a sexy TV role.

2. The way Cameron grew up using humor as self-defense and to become socially “valuable”–and the moment she wondered if comedy was no longer working for her.

3. Why Cameron says she’s able to cry for the first time in 35 years.

4. How as a gender-nonconforming queer kid, Cameron felt “overnoticed”–and how being a comedian allows her to “hide in plain sight."

5. The rule Cameron and Glennon made to help them become better at friendship.

CW: eating disorders

About Cameron:

Cameron Esposito is a queer, gender non-conforming standup comic, actor, writer and host.

As a standup, Cameron has headlined tours and festivals nationwide and internationally. As an actor and host, Cameron has been seen across television and film, appearing in big budget films and beloved Sundance indies, and on Netflix, HBO, NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, Starz, Comedy Central, Logo, TBS, IFC, E! and Cartoon Network. Cameron's podcast, Queery, features hour long conversations with some of the brightest luminaries in the LGBTQ+ community, including Emmy and Grammy winning performers, Olympians, politicians, even an astronaut. Cameron's writing has been published by The New York Times, Vulture/New York Magazine, Vanity Fair, Bon Appetit, Refinery29 and more. Cameron's first book, Save Yourself, was an instant bestseller and is available in paperback March of 2022. Next up, Cameron is set to recur on the ABC series A Million Little Things and appear in HBOMax's Moonshot. Cameron lives in Los Angeles and likes to swim.

TW: @cameronesposito

IG: @cameronesposito

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