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January 26, 2013 6:50 PM

Brody Stevens: Enjoy It! (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) is the story of cult comedian Brody Stevens—his friendship with Zach Galafianakis, his falling out with Chelsea Lately, his infamous "Twitter meltdown" and, of course, his credits.
posted by Lorin (13 comments total)

This LA Weekly story is an interested discussion (stupid "suicide bomber intense" comment aside) of his break down and mental illness (for those who would like to read some background).
posted by NormieP at 7:48 PM on January 26

This is wonderful. Thank you for posting.
posted by humboldt32 at 8:38 PM on January 26

When I first saw this, the "yes and" exercise during the improv class in episode 5 made me laugh harder than anything has in years.
posted by mullacc at 9:01 PM on January 26

positive energy YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYESSSSSSSSSSSS! 818 til I die!
posted by brappi at 12:58 AM on January 27 [3 favorites]

That was way more engrossing than I expected it to be. Just skip the first two episodes and watch episode 3, where Brody's mental illness and the mental illness that is Hollywood (physically manifested by the first-class alcoholic known as Chelsea Lately) finally sit down and hash it out.
posted by phaedon at 1:27 AM on January 27

This is everything I was hoping for from that Maria Bamford post.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 2:52 AM on January 27

This is fantastic. Thanks for the post. Really interesting when his friends are asking 'what should we actually do?' - I'm glad it goes into a bit of detail on this. Maybe it will end up helping out someone less famous one day.
posted by RokkitNite at 4:57 AM on January 27

Following him on instagram is a really good decision.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 6:04 AM on January 27

#Yes! #photoshops #friends #italiancooking #samjacksonranchdressing
posted by Potomac Avenue at 6:37 AM on January 27

So, I've only watched ep 3 thus far (and it was quite engrossing so I assume I'll spend my morning watching the rest of Brody's journey) but uh, was I the only one that thought Handler was kind of a bitch? And by kind of I mean "God woman, tone down your horribleness!".

Was that a schtick? Is that just how her relationship is with Brody and I missed that because I haven't watched all of it yet? That just seemed like a really flippant, dismissive attitude towards a guy that was struggling and had humbled himself before her. Lordy.
posted by youandiandaflame at 6:38 AM on January 27

Hangover! Hangover 2! Due Date! Cut from Funny People! Stay WITH Me.
posted by wannabepre at 7:09 AM on January 27 [1 favorite]

is this... real?
posted by rattleandhum at 2:01 AM on January 28

Finally watched this. It's real. Chelsea Handler sucks. This is prime evidence that comedy can be dangerous--it is not to be entered into lightly.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 6:57 AM on February 3