Bobby Lee was using meth by age 12 and heroin by 15. After multiple trips to rehab, the MADtv veteran and Bad Friends co-host got sober at 17, then relapsed years later on Vicodin, and again after his father died of Parkinson’s disease in 2019.
Ahead of his first hour-long stand-up special premiering on Hulu (Bobby Lee: Finally), he joins Dr. Drew to discuss sobriety, behavioral compulsions, and putting recovery ahead of his career.
Also on the show:
Vanderbilt senior Lauren Friedman says an antidepressant left her with Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD), a condition UK regulators now warn about while the FDA does not.
Americans for Ibogaine CEO Bryan Hubbard speaks on Texas’s $50 million ibogaine trials, and what Stanford’s research on veterans with traumatic brain injuries shows about the psychedelic.
Bobby Lee is a comedian, actor, and a former cast member on MADtv. He hosts the podcasts Bad Friends and TigerBelly, two of the top comedy podcasts in the world. His first hour-long stand-up special, Bobby Lee: Finally, premieres November 27 on Hulu. His film credits include Happy Gilmore 2, The Wrong Missy, The Dictator, Pineapple Express, and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle. Find more at https://bobbylee.live/tour
Lauren Friedman is a senior at Vanderbilt University and a patient advocate for Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD), a neurological condition characterized by persistent loss of sexual and emotional function following antidepressant use. After developing PSSD herself, she became an outspoken advocate for public awareness, scientific research, and regulatory recognition. Follow at https://pssdnetwork.org/
Bryan Hubbard is the inaugural CEO of Americans for Ibogaine. A former Kentucky attorney, he chaired and led the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission and served as Commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Income Support. The grandson of two Appalachian coal miners, he has spent years with families after MAT, SSRIs, and talk therapy have failed. Follow at https://x.com/w_bryan_hubbard
