Sarah Sherman

About this episode

Neal Brennan interviews Sarah Sherman about her journey in comedy, personal struggles, and experiences on SNL.

Neal Brennan interviews Sarah Sherman (SNL, Live & In The Flesh), AKA Sarah Squirm, about her fashion style, always wanting to be a comedian, going to Northwestern, her emo phase, anxiety, paranoia, delusion, SNL nightmares, why she thinks she's "kind of bad at standup," live sketches vs. Weekend Update, therapy, being gross and crazy, the internet, Adam Sandler and more. 00:00 ‘Live & In The Flesh’ HBO Special 4:23 Origin Story 8:41 Her fashion style 11:44 Wanting to be a comedian 16:03 Going to Northwestern 17:13 Sponsor: Huel 19:35 Sponsor: Harrys 22:14 Anxiety & Emo Phase 26:00 SNL Nightmares 28:01 Delusion & Paranoia about her style of comedy 32:00 Family & Anxiety 33:07 Sponsor: Squarespace 36:02 “Kind of bad at standup” 42:07 SNL - Live Sketches vs. Update 47:55 Therapy 55:03 Sponsor: Mando 56:59 Sponsor: Cheers Health 59:23 Crazy 1:05:30 Self-care 1:10:30 Adam Sandler 1:11:56 The Internet 1:16:20 Her relationship 1:18:40 Gross Thanks to our sponsors! Limited Time Offer – Get Huel today with my exclusive offer of 15% OFF online with my code NEAL at huel.com/NEAL . New Customers Only. Thank you to Huel for partnering and supporting the show! My listeners get the Harry's…

People in this episode

Host: Neal Brennan

Guest: Sarah Sherman

Topics covered

• comedy
• anxiety
• fashion
• SNL
• therapy
• self-care

Keywords

• Sarah Sherman
• Neal Brennan
• SNL
• anxiety
• therapy
• fashion
• comedy
• self-care
• Adam Sandler

Sponsors

Huel, Harry's, Squarespace, Mando, Cheers Health

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Live & In The Flesh

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