This weeks episode 'How To Laugh Through Fear, Anxiety & Imposter Syndrome ' topics: 0:00 Intro 03:22 Your family 07:10 Why you ultimately became a comedian 14:21 Dealing with the high of comedy shows compared to normal life 19:30 Getting into stand up 26:52 What are the key things that got you here? 29:47 How does the laugh impact you 32:10 Looking for the 'bit' in everything 35:52 How do negative reviews impact you? 42:10 Impostor syndrome 44:48 Mental health implications and using fear as a motivator 55:03 Therapy 01:03:07 Your pre show rituals 01:06:00 The lowest moment of your life 01:16:48 What would happen if you could never write a joke again? 01:28:40 Are you happy? 01:35:07 Your Netflix special 01:43:09 The last guests question Russell: https://twitter.com/russellhoward https://www.instagram.com/russellhoward/ @Russell Howard Listen on: Apple podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-diary-of-a-ceo-by-steven-bartlett/id1291423644 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7iQXmUT7XGuZSzAMjoNWlX FOLLOW ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steven/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveBartlettSC Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-bartlett-56986834/ Sponsors: Huel - https://uk.huel.com/ Myenergi - https://bit.ly/3oeWGnl