THE LINEUP
Tiffany Jenkins
Tiffany Jenkins of “Juggling the Jenkins” is a comedian, author, speaker and podcast host. Her numerous viral sketch videos have earned her over 9 million followers across her social media platforms and over a billion total video views. Tiffany has been featured on national television shows such as The Today Show, Good Morning America and The Doctors. In 2022, Tiffany toured the world with her comedy show, My Name is Not Mom, alongside two comedian friends. She is author of the national bestselling memoir, High Achiever (2019).
Joe List
Joe List began his comedy career in Boston, Massachusetts in 2000 just weeks after graduating from high school. He has created three stand-up specials in the past few years, including Enough For Everybody, This Year’s Material and I Hate Myself. He is also featured on The Standups (Netflix). Joe headlines comedy clubs across North America and has appeared on Fallon, Letterman and Conan. He co-hosts the Tuesdays with Stories podcast along with fellow ANXIETY CLUB interviewee, Mark Normand, and is the host of Mindful Metal Jacket. Joe also recently completed a documentary entitled Tom Dustin: Portrait of a Comedian that chronicles the life of veteran comedian and comedy club owner Tom Dustin.
Marc Maron
A legend in the stand-up community, Marc is the longtime host of the acclaimed podcast, WTF with Marc Maron. His 8th stand-up special, From Bleak to Dark, was released in 2023 on HBO and was named New York magazine’s "No. 1 Best Comedy Special of 2023." Marc’s acting roles include the films To Leslie, Respect, Joker and Sword of Trust, as well as the hit Netflix series GLOW, for which he received several award nominations. He is the author of two books, including Waiting for the Punch: Words to Live by from the WTF Podcast.
Aparna Nancherla
Aparna Nancherla is a comedian, actor and general silly billy. Her acting roles include The Great North, Corporate, Crashing, BoJack Horseman, The Drop and A Simple Favor. She has performed stand-up on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Conan, The Standups (Netflix) and The Half Hour (Comedy Central). A writer on Late Night with Seth Meyers and Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, Aparna’s book, Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself and Impostor Syndrome, was listed in The New Yorker’s Best Books of 2023 and NPR's Books We Love 2023. Aparna was also named one of “The 50 Funniest People Right Now” by Rolling Stone.
Mark Normand
Dubbed by Seinfeld as the “best young up and coming comic,” Mark’s 2023 comedy special, Soup to Nuts hit the top 10 on Netflix and his special, Out to Lunch, amassed over 12 million views on YouTube. Mark has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Conan, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Inside Amy Schumer. He has two Comedy Central specials and co-hosts the popular weekly podcast, Tuesdays with Stories, with his pal and fellow ANXIETY CLUB interviewee, Joe List.
Baron Vaughn
With a career that spans live comedy, acting, and directing, Baron Vaughn's talent knows no bounds. A former series regular on Netflix’s long running series, Grace & Frankie, Baron also appeared in Corporate and Mystery Science Theater and was co-host/co-creator of The New Negroes (Comedy Central/BET). His stand-up appearances include Comedy Central's The Half Hour and The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, HBO's Two Dope Queens and Conan. His comedy recordings include Raised by Cable and Blaxistential Crisis. He starred in the Honeycomb pilot (Tribeca 2023) and the 2017 documentary, Fatherless.
Eva Victor
Eva is a writer, actor and comedian from San Francisco. She played a recurring role on Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber (Netflix) and Billions (Showtime) and appeared in the film, Dating and New York (IFC). In 2020, she created four Comedy Central Originals sketches about anxiety that went viral (as have many of her social media sketches). Eva’s film writing and directing debut entitled Sorry, Baby will be released on Max later this year. Named one of Vulture’s Comics to Watch in 2019, Eva is the co-author of Look I Bought Plants (2021).
Tara Brach, Ph.D.
Tara Brach is a clinical psychologist and an internationally known teacher of mindfulness meditation. The author of four bestselling books, including Radical Acceptance, Radical Compassion, and Trusting the Gold, Dr. Brach leads accredited workshops for mental health professionals and is a frequent keynote speaker at conferences. Her podcasted talks and meditations are downloaded over 2 million times each month.
Natalie Noel, LMHC
Natalie Noel is a licensed mental health counselor in the states of New York and Florida, and the owner of Anxiety & OCD Treatment Specialists in Tampa, FL. She focuses on behavioral treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and everyday life stressors.
Jamie Masada
Jamie is founder and owner of the world famous Laugh Factory, a chain of comedy clubs in several states across the U.S. Alarmed by the number of suicides in the comic world due to mental health challenges, Jamie took the bold step to hire Dr. Ildiko Tabori as the Psychologist in Residence at his LA club to provide mental health support to comedians.
Ildiko Tabori, PhD
Ildiko Tabori, PhD has been a practicing licensed psychologist and neuropsychologist since 2004. She specializes in neuropsychological and psychological assessment, sports neuropsychology, geriatric psychology, and forensic and criminal psychology. In 2011, Dr. Tabori was asked to become the Psychologist-in-Residence at the world famous Laugh Factory in Hollywood. There, she works with comedians, actors, writers and other entertainment professionals to improve their emotional health and streamline their creative processes.
James Harris, PsyD
James Harris, Psy.D. is a clinical psychologist based in Beverly Hills, California. He has given presentations on happiness and how to assist patients in discovering their inner strengths and resources. Dr. Harris completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Wright Institute Los Angeles in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and he also has extensive training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy (EFT).