What makes you happy? In this episode, Ashley Gavin and I talk about how to be happy, getting permanently kicked off of TikTok for panda porn, and Ashley reveals the details behind her Dane Cook vision board.
Ashley Gavin is a New York based, nationally touring comedian. Her comedy has been featured on Hulu, FOX, AXS TV, SiriusXM Comedy, Refinery29, Elite Daily, and The Kicker. Ashley has headlined at colleges and clubs around the country, including her recent breakout (sold-out) performance at Carolines. Ashley has taken part in some of the most prestigious festivals and showcases including NBC's Stand Up For Diversity - New York. Her webseries Gay Girl Straight Girl has over 400k views and has been featured in Galore Mag.
Ashley is best known for her hard-hitting, intelligent, and sometimes absurd social commentary, particularly about her experiences as a gay woman and feminist. Email and ask her about her scripted and unscripted pilots or her movie treatments.
Ashley and I open the show talking about how Ashley got permanently kicked off of TikTok for panda porn. Apparently, you can’t talk shit about pandas on a Chinese social media platform. Then, Ashley dives deep into her childhood and speaks about the void in her childhood. For her whole life, Ashley knew she wanted to be an actor or a performer. She was very creative and taught herself how to build websites in middle school. Ashley saw classes as an obstacle – long-term, school just isn’t helpful for life.
Later, Ashley dives deep into her vision boards. When her career was at rock bottom, Ashley went super deep into self-help shit. Ashley knew she needed to get happy. So, she took The Science of Well-Being from Yale – it was life-changing. There are activities you need to do every day: meditating, exercising, gratitude, sleep, savoring, an act of kindness, and connect with someone else. Ashley went from suicidal to pretty good in a matter of weeks. Plus, the day she wrote, “Are you Dane Cook yet?” on her vision board, Ashley went viral on TikTok. Dane Cook’s comedy is performative, and Ashley loves his work. Stay tuned as we talk about Ashley’s relationships, and Ashley answers common first date questions.

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