I Was So Sad that I Did Comedy 

It's definitely appreciable.

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I almost cried

from a job with modest wage to unemployment with modest wage

They don't call him Hank "Bill Nye the Science Guy" Green for nothing

is that not what professors are?

They should. I’m living for the time when science comedy is more of a thing. Less mom and dad and newborn, dating stuff, racial stuff, more nerds doing stoopid every day stuff, like Hank and John. That’s the come I want.

We had a local comic who would do "bad science" nights. She helped people laugh and learn new things. Science and comedy go great together.

Amazing execution!!

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I did too. One last picture looking normal. Heres to more years and more pictures for all of us.

So glad you (both) made it! Here's to many more family photos ❤️‍🩹

I'm so glad you are ok. I was misdiagnosed with a terminal illness for about 4 months. I had a very bad chest cold and the mucus had hardened in places into rubber-like plugs. When I was x-rayed for other reasons about 6 weeks later they hadn't broken down yet and in the x-ray they appeared to be empty spaces where the lung tissue should have been. I was diagnosed with advanced emphysema and told not to worry about it. I would wake up in the middle of the night and my first thought was "I'm dying". Then my blood pressure and adrenaline would spike so hard my ears would ring and I would be gasping for breath. I would stand by my bed in the dark because I had too much adrenaline to lie down and I would listen to my heart thundering and try to master myself. Sometimes I would just stand there for as much as half an hour, or go boil myself in a really hot bath to relax myself and rarely after 5 minutes or so I would just think.. Yeah, so what. Screw it and I could go back to sleep. 4 months later they re x-rayed me to see how far it had progressed and lo and behold ladies and gennlemun, I was cured. Lol Not really of course, he started to question me more closely. I told him of coughing up pieces of perfectly clear rubber like things that were sometimes larger than my thumb and had the imprints of alveoli in them and it finally came together that these were the dark spots in my lungs. Even ten months to a year later though I hadn't entirely recovered. I would still wake up and think of death and set my body's alarm system off. The depression stuck with me. I assessed my life and accomplishments and found myself wanting which made me more depressed... So, it's was about a year before the psychological effects of 4 months of being terminal began to wane. It trickled away but it's results aren't unnoticeable. It changed me. I guess some for the better and some for the worse. Life was more pleasant when I wasn't so constantly aware that life has an expiry date which I had never pondered before. On the other hand I had learned when I was "dying" that I actually had wanted children without realizing it before and that time had passed me by; and I became determined to discover who I was and what I really wanted instead of blundering through life and missing out on important things before I had discovered they were even important and finding the door to them had already been shut. I don't know why but I felt compelled to share that with you. I guess I wondered if you had any similar kind of experience but I also understand if you don't wish to share it publicly or even if it's just a matter of the time it's involved. I pray for continued good health for you....and happiness. Cheers. 🙃🥂

the funniest way to put it 😂

If there’s one thing that Sam’s good at, it’s exploiting people’s strengths and weaknesses!

@@brianmorton9419 And making content out of it!

@@brianmorton9419 yeah just ask brennan

"It's the kind of thing you'd say to me if you wanted me to do it". :D

do the workers at trader joes wear hawaiian shirts?

​@@solsoman102Yes!! Trader Joe's is really for a bunch of unhealthy snacks and easy ready-to-heat meals. We need to get you there

​@@solsoman102 Yes! At least at every trader Joe's I've been

Seriously, Hawaiian shirts are the bomb.

Now that's good comedy.

When did sam say that?

@GoogelyeyesSaysHej in the most recent dropout preview for the comedy special.

@@GoogelyeyesSaysHej I saw him say it on Twitter when he shared a Mashable article about Hank's special.

Sam has figured out how to play the game.

He's been here the whole time

i forgot it was coming out today and after this video i went running to check !!!!

And it's great!

Well, I guess I'll try using my Dropout subscription again. I'm so frustrated by how often it buffers and stutters. I find my Nebula subscription much more useful.

So excited to watch it!!

I watched it. It was great.

I am back after watching the special and I really loved it, Hank. Also the bit about being told you can take all the time you need and immediately wondering how much time that's supposed to be is so perfect! Just so good

For a while after my dad died the only thing I could really look forward to every day was 11:35 when Stephen Colbert would come on and I would feel barely better for about an hour. I CLUNG to that

@@missybarbour6885 Something about Stephen Colbert is really comforting. Possibly because he has been open about losing people to cancer too.

Yeah, when I was in the worst of my long covid brain fog, stand up was the only thing I could focus on, too. It’s a strange genre that way.

100% agree. I’ve had a subscription for years. One series Hank didn’t mention is Total Forgiveness. I avoided watching it for years but I cracked last week. I almost stopped in the middle but the finale made me cry.

@@Cincyam It's wild because it feels really out of place on Dropout now, coming from the wilderness years before they'd figured out their brand and general comedic voice. It's so experimental, unique, and raw because of it and it hurts so much to watch at times but damn is it good

At least once a week, I tell my friends something that I watched and say "and THAT'S why I give them my money" 😂

It's legit my favorite, totally agree.

Right? What an honor to be the launch title for what is sure to be a continuing practice of Dropout comedy specials

Honestly, this comment sold me on watching it (no offense, Hank)

If it’s currently untitled, it shouldn’t be after this comment (and first reply)

Well, now it's going to be turning around in my mind and I haven't even seen the thing.

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So effectively close to dying of Gang Green that his moral "hanked" on standup comedy.

Womp womp. 🤣. Gang Green won't kill you it will just make you vote for Joe Biden. Lol

@@zigzzagz5732 bot comments remain a forever annoyance...

the eternal dilemma of the content creator

There are comments if you subscribe via RU-vid! I do both haha

Get in the comments!

​@@lailedcatyo WHAT? How does that work? Where are the comments? I've been subscribed (not via RU-vid) for years and this is the first I'm hearing of it.

What’s great is that there are a lot of Reels about the episodes that do have comments

Oh, I feel that. I was on the onkology ward of the hospital, because they expected a lymph node cancer. Was really glad that it wasn't. It was only systemic Lupus. But then I was at a funeral this week of someone whose cancer story started out just like mine, but in his case, it was another cancer and he died. I was so overrun by survivers guilt.

@@KiraFriedeTo be fair I wouldn’t call SLE “only,” but maybe yours is mild, or something? They did make me go to a hematologist at the oncology center but I just never believed it… I believed I was dying and basically was, but it was too sudden onset for leukemia…

My biggest laugh line in the special as well, I was in a Starbucks and I was worried people would be bothered by it lol

my only note was “that wasn’t Matchbox 20….it was semisonic” but he cleared it up in the corrections.

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I miss my dad, too😢

You got the John talking about OCD ad too?

I get that one on any video that is remotely science related

Shines a whole new light on the "good morning, John"😂

Wishing you absolute best news. ❤

That was the hardest week. I hope by now you have the news and it's good. If it wasn't good, there's a giant community here for you

you are so right. have my own dying to deal with, and part of that is retaining my sense of humor and my interests (like following these posts and conversstions)❤

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The dying and the not dying and the suffering

I was like, "who knew Hank could mime?"

*particularly dammit

"You'll get it, you taught me Anatomy on RU-vid" LMAO

It's part of the depression stage.

Also they pay really well, they reinvest profits into their content and its creators, and honestly everyone just seems really happy and having fun on all their shows which is really important tbh

Dropout is the one subscription I don't resent paying. They reeled me in with Dungeons and Drag Queens, and I haven't looked back since.

OH and as a curly haired person the "curly haired people know why and I don't care about straight haired people anymore" was very very funny

Brain fog is the worst, I feel ya. Ever seen a doctor or therapist about it?

Honestly, his description of chemo effects here reminds me of my burnout

Trauma can do it, too, or post-viral illness, or any number of things. It’s weird that something so common gets talked about so little.

When you do, sign up on the website not through an app store. So they don't loose the 20% store cut

I love the hair so much! (Or did you mean the asscrack hair? Because if so, I got nuthin'.)

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It’s coming next week along with the MSN S3 premiere!

I really wish I had the money to subscribe 😭

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It is absolutely worth it!

I'm pretty sure is not going to go away until you have a little more financial wiggle room. Or maybe do it with some friends for the month.

you really dont have to spend your money on these things if you're struggling

They're officially down with password sharing, so you can split the bill with someone in good conscience

Of course he does! He's ... Hank Green! (I also loved that bit, it's not only a great bit in Ireland but it's also unique to Hank.)