6 Years 323 days - Writing Sesh

6 Years 323 days - Writing Sesh

What can we learn from those who have battled addiction? In this short, punchy episode of "I'm Quitting Alcohol", comedian David Boyle riffs on creativity, comedy, and staying sane while staying sober. Fresh from recording his first regular "writing sesh", he talks through finding something he can do consistently that feels honest rather than attention-grabbing.

He's blunt about fame and social media, joking that he's not interested in posting glossy clips from fancy seats at sports games because "people are depressed enough" already. Boyle walks through the emotional whiplash of recent years: the buzz of international shows, the money from a tough manual job, and the crushing moment of realising, "I can't do this anymore.

I would rather kill myself than stay another day down here." He admits he even grew to hate comedy for a while, and now needs to work out how to do it in a way that isn't, in his words, "toxic". He shares a sharp take on modern comedy careers: you can be doing the same work, people can like it just as much, and yet "you're just out of the algorithm".

That lack of control feeds the hollowness he felt when tickets were selling and crowds were coming, but his reasons were off. The key shift he talks about is laying a foundation of providing genuine value, whether one person or a billion people see it: "Who gives a fuck?

I'm gonna do the same thing anyway." Amid all that, his self-deprecating crack about retaining water in his hips reminds you this is still a comedian talking sobriety and purpose with a dark grin. If you're juggling recovery, creativity, and the pressure to be seen, this raw check-in might make you ask what you’re really doing it all for.