What's Your Damage with Jez Watts

Unlucky For Some!Freddie Arthur is coming up strong in the Melbourne & Australian comedy scenes! And she's got serious problems. And her comedy is SERIOUSLY funny in part because of them. Let’s call her a young, Australian country town, Maria Bamford. From severe OCD and wanting to F*** a dog, to adult-onset Tourette’s, to physically abusive and emotionally neglectful parents, a brain bleed, and a pedophile uncle - she’s got it all! We get into all of that as well as therapy, meds, and a nice sprinkling of misogyny in comedy to round it all off. It's the feelgood episode of the year!I’m really grateful for how easy and open Freddie was in talking about these – this was probably the easiest flowing interview I’ve yet done, and we got through so many huge topics in the time.Freddie is coming to Darwin in July (but that’s still a secret), and you can follow her on Instagram at www.instagram.com/freddiearthur My new hour is running every day til THIS Sunday April 19 in Melbourne and I would love to see you for it. I’ll also be in Darwin for July, and then Singapore and the rest of SE Asia during August. Tickets at www.jezwatts.comPls watch the special! www.youtube.com/@jezwattscomedySubscribe to the pod! Rate it 5 stars! Love you. Hugs and kisses. Guest RecommendationsFavourite Film – Shrek, Back to the Future Part 1 & 3Favourite Musician – Drifting Clouds Favourite Comedian – Nicky Barry, Denise Scott

Ivan Aristeguieta is not only a hilarious comedian originally from Venezuela and now a big dog of the Australian comedy industry - he's also an incredibly open and lovely man who has been through WAY more than you night think. Whether the trauma has made him a deep thinker, or being a deep thinker has enabled him to better process it, he's very thoughtful and articulate in this interview. We talk about his growing up in a lawless Venezuela, immigrating to Australia, his divorce & finding new love, suffering from depression & anxiety, medication & therapy, the effects of experiencing a borderline personality disorder matriarch, and loads more. He's a wonderful man worth listening to, and I'm grateful he sat down with me.Ivan has shows on sale in Canberra, Wolongong, Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney, NZ, Brisbane, Perth & Newcastle. Tickets at www.ivancomedy.com.au I have shows on sale in Melbourne (Apr 9-19), and WILL SOON have tickets available to Darwin (July) Singapore (August) Thailand (August) Edinburgh (August) and other places. Tickets at www.jezwatts.comWatch the special! www.youtube.com/@jezwattscomedySubscribe to the pod! Rate it 5 stars! Love you. Hugs and kisses.

I first met Ari over a decade ago when he was visiting Perth, Western Australia and to my naive Australian eyes he seemed like a long-professional pro. He's since earned those stripes, however - doing much of what one can do in a comedy career. He's now less beholden to an imagined "making it" of comedy, and now trying to work out what a meaningful & happy life might look like (while flying all over the world for free, performing standup whenever he likes, and living off the earnings of his business). Despite his life being undeniably good, he remains unhappy, and perhaps its his vanity that drives the story he tells near the end of the episode - when he choked out an audience member during a show. You simply cannot picture that happening in a less appearances-focused person. It's a fun, light episode!Listen to Ari's podcast Unlicensed TherapyFind his upcoming shows at www.arimannis.com Watch my special White-Rice SupremeI have shows on sale in Dunedin NZ, Melbourne, and tickets coming online soon for Darwin, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam & the UK. Tickets at www.jezwatts.com

NZ Comedy Wildman David Correos (Taskmaster NZ), talks about being too ADHD to get diagnosed, getting detained by US Customs & Immigration, breaking his ankle training as an Olympic Weightlifter, contracting gout, bombing with dignity, and being riddled with insecurity, which has driven most of what he has applied himself to in life. We also have a BIG OLD chat about how comedy and the industry differs between Australia & New Zealand.David has shows on sale in Brisbane, Sydney, NZ, Melbourne, Adelaide & Canberra head to www.linktr.ee/davidpostoffice to get tickets.I've got shows on sale in Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin & Melbourne right now and tickets are coming online soon for additional Australian cities, SE Asia & the UK. Watch my special White-Rice Supreme on YouTube pls. Links to everything at www.jezwatts.comLove you. Hugs and kisses. Like & Subscribe pls.

The internationally touring Melbourne comedian David Rose talks to Jez about being born deaf in one ear, how his family fled the holocaust, depression, therapy & medication, becoming humanised with age and love, reconnecting with his Jewish roots, and marrying a 'full blown Jew'. He has shows on sale in Adelaide & Melbourne find tickets at www.davidrosecomedy.com. Watch my special WHITE-RICE SUPREME on Youtube and buy tickets to see my new hour in Perth, New Zealand, Melbourne and the many other places I'm coming this year at www.jezwatts.com

Singaporean Comedian/Actor Jacky Ng (Big Dog in Singapore) talks to Jez about a failed tour in Thailand, audience & cultural differences across Singapore, SE Asia, Perth & Melbourne, government regulation of standup, getting married + buying an HDB, a torn ACL that let him pursue standup comedy, a distant family, national service in the military, his first album "Work Harder", and how to make a relationship work while being a touring comedian. He's touring through Australia (Perth & Melbourne) right now and will be back to Singapore shows soon. Go to his website jacky.sg and follow him on instagram @jackyngcomedy. Head to jezwatts.com to watch his full special WHITE-RICE SUPREME and find tickets to see him live.

Comedian He Huang (Australia's Got Talent viral clip, Just For Laughs) allows Jez to use her notoriety for his debut episode. He Huang talks about her overwhelming urge to be "chasing" something, parents that don't love each other, crying on stage, angry parents making an angry child, misogyny in right-wing countries, the meaning of life and being "a migrating bird who wants to be a tree". She's touring everywhere so go to hehuangcomedian.com for tickets, and go to jezwatts.com to watch his full special White-Rice Supreme.