Joel Kim Booster Is In A Pit

It’s tempting to try to look for a reason why Joel Kim Booster,
ordinarily a very funny and engaging person, feels dead inside,
trapped in a persistent depressive state. His father recently
died of COVID. The two hadn’t been very close (Joel’s dad was a
conservative Christian, Joel is a gay Hollywood star) but were
beginning to reconnect. You could point to the pandemic, which
left Joel in an apartment he doesn’t like for extended
periods. 


But it’s just as easy to point to things that aren’t especially
depressing about Joel’s situation. He’s got movie and TV deals,
he’s taping an hour-long Netflix special, he has recently fallen
in love, and he’s doing well enough that he’s about to buy a
house.


The truth is that any of those factors might influence Joel’s
mood and behavior but depression isn’t simple enough to be
routinely caused or prevented by one’s fortune in the rest of
life. 


Depresh Mode host John Moe says this interview is the strongest
representation of what depression is like that he’s done in all
his years of interviewing people on the subject.


Visit Joel Kim Booster's website here. For tour dates, visit his
Linktree. Follow Joel Kim Booster on Twitter @ihatejoelkim and on
Instagram @ihatejoelkim. Watch his Comedy Central Stand-Up
Presents special here. 


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