Wendy Lobel on ‘Anxiety Club’

Larry is joined by Emmy Award–winning producer Wendy Lobel to discuss her directorial debut film, Anxiety Club, currently streaming on Jolt.film. They begin their conversation by talking about why Wendy wanted to make the documentary and exploring the ways that the stand-up comedians featured in the film use their craft as built-in therapy. This leads Wendy and Larry to share personal and professional anecdotes about therapy and anxiety while also shining a light on where medication intersects with the overall issue (9:05). Next, Wendy tells us about her process for directing Anxiety Club and the biggest surprises that occurred when making the project (23:22). After the break, they talk about subject authenticity when making a documentary and the obstacles that present themselves when trying to capture the deep areas of people’s personal lives (33:23). They end the pod by highlighting Marc Maron’s significance in the film and breaking down some of the important things that should be known about combating anxiety (41:20).

Host: Larry Wilmore
Guest: Wendy Lobel
Producers: Brandy LaPlante and Chris Sutton