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Painful Lessons
Laura Clery: The Queen of the Internet on Getting Sober
1 hour 28 minutes Posted Jun 16, 2026 at 12:36 am.
— The Queen of the Internet Walks In
— “Coffee's the One Drug I Have Left”
— The Book That Reads Like a Thriller
— The Worst Drug of Choice (and a Chaotic House)
— “I Wrote to Lorne Michaels When I Was 11”
— Broke in Westwood: The Flea Couch and the First Yes
— The Viral Video Everyone Stole But Her
— Atheist to “I Believe in a Higher Power”
— “He Might Never Speak”: A Diagnosis at Two
— “I Didn't Have a Plan B. Either It Works or I Die.”
— Meeting Stephen 59 Days Sober
— Tijuana With a Random Irish Guy
— “You Look Like ----. You're One of Us.”
— Love or Fear: A Course in Miracles
— Single Mom, Autism, and a Son Who “Elopes”
— Air Tags, Triple Locks, and Augie Health
— The Text From “Absolutely No Way”
— Driving to Malibu to Catch Him
— The Seizure, the Rehab, the Second Chance
— The Relapse That Ended Everything
— The Cult That Called Her Satan
— Why She'll Never Marry Again
— A 600-Pound Fridge and Ten Minutes to Live
— “If You Don't Calm Down, I'll Hang Up”
— Teaching a 5-Year-Old to Unlock the Door
— “You're Made of Steel”: The Trauma Center
— Tyler's Relapse on the Way to Africa
— Three Things to Do If You Want Help
— Three Signs You Might Have a Problem
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Laura Clery built an empire being the funniest person on the internet — 26 million followers, three books, a character (Pamela Pupkin) people quote back to her in the street. What most of that audience never hears is the rest of it. Tyler sits down with Laura — both of them in recovery — for the unfiltered version: getting sober at 25, a marriage that started in the rooms and turned into an FBI-involved thriller (the subject of her new book), raising a brilliant autistic son as a single mom, and the 600-pound refrigerator that nearly killed her two weeks before this taping.
In this episode:
Why coffee is 'the one drug I have left' — and what 14 years sober actually looks like
From Downers Grove to LA at 17: the flea-bitten couch, the Spanish cell-phone commercial, and the first viral video everyone stole
Building 26 million followers (and buying two houses) on Facebook before anyone thought it could pay
Meeting her husband 59 days sober — and the day a text from a contact named 'Absolutely No Way' blew the marriage open
The relapse, the rehab, the second chance — and the second relapse that ended everything
The account-hack, the restraining order, and the 'thriller' her publisher couldn't believe was real
Single-parenting a level-3 autistic son who 'elopes' — air tags, triple locks, and Augie Health
The night a 600-pound fridge pinned her with her kids home — and the 911 call that almost got hung up on
How she actually got sober: 90 meetings in 90 days, a sponsor, and a prayer she still says
The 3 signs you might have a problem (and the one that involves Tijuana)
Guest: Laura Clery — comedian, content creator, and New York Times bestselling author. Her third book, What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Hotter, is out July 14. Follow @lauraclery
Host: Tyler Ramsey — Punk Rock Sober.
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance use, the SAMHSA National Helpline is free, confidential, and 24/7: 1-800-662-4357. In a crisis, call or text 988.
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