Nick Thune Inspiring Sobriety & Comedy Stand Out
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What led Nick Thune to sobriety?
i heard you're sober we told you you did i was on my way to vegas and i just decided i'm gonna land and have a drink and i'm performing tonight at this casino go down to the pool have a drink go to my show just so much alcohol and took it to my room and just drank it and then fell asleep and then woke up to pounding on my door the casino and hotel security because i was supposed to be on stage 20 minutes ago And that's how quickly alcoholism just wrapped me right back up. We got to go to the bathroom at two in the morning, go downstairs, take the equivalent of like five shots because my heart hurt, my chest hurt. It didn't like make me think, maybe I shouldn't do this. How long did you go on that run for? 10 years.
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How has sobriety changed Nick's comedy?
Nick soon. All right. Thanks for coming, man. I appreciate it. Yeah. Thanks for having me. Yeah. So I heard you're sober. We told you, you did before, before the gig. That's when I, yeah, that's when I do all my preparation for the show. It's very voluminous. It's about six minutes. Yeah. Yeah. It's nice. I mean, it's, it's nice. I do the same thing when I'm, you know, about to do a show. I'm like, on the drive there, I should really investigate this. And luckily the LAS is doing a, do you ever do that where you're like wanting to listen to NPR and they're doing a donation drive and you're like, oh. There goes a week of me listening to radio because I cannot listen to them begging for money. I wish they had money. That'd be nice. That would be nice. Yeah.
When you don't have money, it kind of sucks. Yeah. I've been so poor that I couldn't pay attention. I went ahead and I was so poor, I had to buy six of the fake Top Ramen for a dollar instead of five for the real Top Ramen. Mm-hmm. Yeah, that was a bad time. There was a six. Was it a package of six? Yes. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, no, I've been there. Never really cared much for money or about it really, but it's nice. But yeah, sobriety for me, it's my second round of it. Final round. How much you had the first time? 12 years. Of how? Of like from Seattle, got sober at 17, moved to LA, stayed with it for a while. And then just decided, I think I, you know, I think it's what everyone does. It's like, you know, I'm an adult now.
What are the struggles of being a sober comedian?
I'm like, I've been on The Tonight Show. I've got a Comedy Central special. Like, I can handle this. And could not handle it from the first time that I did it, actually, which is kind of funny. Like, I was on my way to Vegas. And I just decided I'm going to land and have a drink. It's going to happen. I'm performing tonight at this casino. I'm going to go down to the pool, have a drink, go to my show. Went down to the pool, had a beer. I was like, oh, you know, I'll get like a mixed drink. I've never really done that because I was 17 when I got sober. So like, and I go to the bar and I order this like absinthe.
How does Nick navigate fatherhood in sobriety?
filled concoction that was probably like a Long Island iced tea in some way just so much alcohol and took it to my room and just drank it and then fell asleep and then woke up to pounding on my door and it was the casino and hotel security because I was supposed to be on stage 20 minutes ago and And that's how quickly alcoholism just wrapped me right back up. It was just... There was no question. At that point, it should have been like, oh, let me go talk to somebody and tell them what happened. But then, instead of doing that, I went home and didn't tell anybody. And then pretended... Like I was having my first drink at a dinner with my wife and some friends after talking about it for a while and saying like, I think I could try it. Like, let's just give it a shot, see what happens.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What led Nick Thune to sobriety?
0:17–1:05
2
How has sobriety changed Nick's comedy?
1:05–2:49
3
What are the struggles of being a sober comedian?
2:49–3:29
4
How does Nick navigate fatherhood in sobriety?
3:29–5:33
5
What were the consequences of Nick's addiction?
5:33–8:26
6
What role did rehab play in Nick's recovery?
8:26–13:24
7
How does Nick manage his mental health post-sobriety?
13:24–18:08
8
What insights does Nick have about addiction and recovery?
18:08–46:57
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