Anxiety Club

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Ohio Premiere

About This Film

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Festival Year: 2025
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Run Time: 86 Minutes
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Film Type: Feature
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Animated: No
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Countr(ies): USA
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Language: English
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English Subtitles: No
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Captions: Closed

Film Overview

Anxiety’s a hell of a thing. But it also makes for some great material. From Emmy Award-winning producer Wendy Lobel (Nick News) comes this peek behind the curtain as a group of comedians—Marc Maron and Aparna Nancherla among them—share stories of how they turned trauma and angst into art.ANXIETY CLUB provides an intimate and humorous look at anxiety through the eyes and minds of some of today’s most brilliant comedians, including Tiffany Jenkins, Joe List, Marc Maron, Aparna Nancherla, Mark Normand, Baron Vaughn, and Eva Victor. Through exclusive interviews, stand-up performances, sketch videos, therapy, and everyday life, they share their personal relationships with anxiety. With rare access to private therapy sessions, the film follows Tiffany Jenkins—a comedian and author with millions of followers—as she undergoes the often grueling process of exposure therapy, capturing the transformative impact of her treatment. World-renowned meditation teacher and author Tara Brach, Ph.D., guides one comedian through meditation to help him transcend his fears and anxieties, while others find support from The Laugh Factory’s psychologist-in-residence and mentors in the comedy community. Each comedian in ANXIETY CLUB has created stand-up or sketch material about their mental health that is not only funny but uniquely relatable and disarming to audiences. By blending vulnerability with humor, these comedians offer powerful insight into anxiety, the world’s most prevalent mental health condition, affecting more than 300 million people globally.Content Warning: This film contains material that may be difficult for some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.GUEST(S) ARE SCHEDULED TO BE IN ATTENDANCE FOR Q&A

Cast & Crew

Directed By

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Wendy Lobel

Produced By

Wendy Lobel, Carolin Ehrenburg, Jonathan Gray, Scott Sinkler, Jeff Spivack

Cinematographers

Scott Sinkler

Editors

Carolin Ehrenburg

Principal Cast

Tiffany Jenkins, Joe List, Marc Maron, Aparna Nancherla, Mark Normand, Baron Vaughn, Eva Victor, Natalie Noel, Lmhc, Tara Brach, Phd