Send us Fan MailMy wonderful guest on the podcast this week is Alison Leiby, a comedian, writer, and author of the brilliant book, 'I’m Alot: Surviving Myself & All The People I’ve Been', which came out in July. The book is essentially a memoir-in-essays, which unpacks some of the different identities that make up who Alison is, including being single, being an only child, being a sufferer of chronic pain, being childfree, being political, not having a best friend, and various other incarnations of who she is - and having read this book cover to cover myself and loved it, I can highly recommend it. Alison is a two-time WGA Award–nominated writer. She has written for Life & Beth, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and The President Show, and was a writer and executive producer for Ilana Glazer’s Comedy on Earth for Comedy Central. Her critically acclaimed solo show Oh God, A Show About Abortion, which ran at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York, was named the Best Political Comedy of the year by The New York Times. This week is just the first half of our conversation and we’re talking in this part about life as a standup comedian in New York, and the differences between writing for late-night comedy shows and shows like The Marvellous Mrs Maisel; Alison tells me about the life threatening complication that came after her back surgery at the age of 19, and subsequently living with chronic pain; and we also talk about her take on love and her single life.Follow Alison on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alisonleiby/?hl=enBuy her book, I'm Alot: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Im-Lot-Alison-Leiby/dp/059373162XSupport the showJOIN MY ITALY TRIP IN APRIL 2027: https://www.explore.co.uk/thrivesolo-italyBuy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/bookJoin my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesoloDownload my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the MostAnnoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacksCheck out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson Join my private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870817913309222/?ref=shareFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivesolowithlucymeggeson/Email me: [email protected] And thank you so much for listening!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.