Comedian Harriet Dyer - Mental health, bereavement and being a weirdo

Comedian Harriet Dyer - Mental health, bereavement and being a weirdo

By Sofie Hagen

Sofie talks to Harriet Dyer about making comedy from mental health issues, childhood abuse, bereavement, being bipolar, creating community, (literally) thinking she was Kat Slater from Eastenders, establishing boundaries, having a lovely homelife and sea-monkeys.


Trigger warning (Please note some of the language is visceral and descriptive) – child sexual abuse, rape, kidnapping, violence against children, drug use, death, alcohol use, dentist, suicide, bereavement, suicidal ideation, addiction, death, sectioning, medication, bipolar, violence against pets, stalking, mental health issues, abuse, gaslighting, sex.


Artwork by Linda Brinkhaus

Jingle by Harriet Braine

Produced by Dave Pickering


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