Druski shared intimate details of his abusive childhood during an interview on Thursday, September 24. The comedian spoke about his violent upbringing in the unfiltered interview, and he also shared intimate details about his life.
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Druski Reveals Childhood Trauma During Raw Interview
Druski sat down for an interview with ‘The Diary of a CEO‘ host Steven Bartlett. In it, he revealed how childhood trauma impacted his life. The comedian, whose real name is Drew Desbordes, got his start by making videos online.
During the interview, the artist said that his mother worked for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and his father was a pilot for United Airlines (8:06). Druski also said his father got him thinking about what he wanted to do with his life at a young age.
The artist added that his mother pushed the narrative as well, but she also told his father that Druski was still a child.
The comedian went on to say that his father was old school and physically abusive. H used to get hit by his father. He added that his father’s lessons were good, but the way they were taught were not. Druski also said that he learned from watching neighbors that his upbringing wasn’t normal (6:46).
He Used Comedy To Cope With The Abuse
Druski added that he began to use comedy to cope with the abuse. Furthermore, he used it as a tool to comfort his brother (8:47).
The 32-year-old also said that his brother was diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and Druski used comedy as a coping mechanism for his brother, as well as his mother, to deal with the abuse (10:30).
Druski Speaks On Leaving College And Depression
Druski went to community college in Gwinnett County for a year and a half before transferring to Georgia Southern University (22:25). He said that during that time, he became isolated and depressed, and he began to skip his classes.
“At the time, I wasn’t thinking, ‘Oh, I want to be a superstar.’ I was just thinking I wanted a real college experience,” he said. “I went into like a deep depression…. I felt like almost very for the first time in my life very depressed and that kind of bothered me because I started to just not even go to classes anymore at this new school.”
“I kind of didn’t want to go home,” he continued. “I’m not going to go back. But also like, what am I doing here? I’m not doing anything here either. What is my purpose in life?’ So, sitting in there and being depressed and sad and looking at myself in the mirror, I started to figure out, I’m like, ‘d*mn, what do I really want to do in life? Does any of this really make sense? It’s like I’m here for sports journalism, but do I want I know I want to be on TV.’”
Druski added that he began watching comedy videos of comedians Steve Harvey, Will Ferrell, and late ‘Saturday Night Live’ star Chris Farley. The funnyman added that he realized his life’s purpose during that time. He dropped out of school, and after his car got repossessed, he began making his comedy videos (0:52)
“I think since I’ve always been the funny guy in every classroom,” he added. “Everything I’ve done, sports, I get kicked off the football team for being funny, all this stuff is because I am a comedian.”
“I wrote all these goals down on the sheet of paper. Now, I’m locked in I have no other option. I’m sitting here in a room, no mattress. My car got repossessed. I actually made that like a content piece. But I feared nothing because I’m like, I have nothing left.”
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