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Feb. 24, 2026 – In 1985, Wendy Liebman took a class called “How to Be a Stand-Up Comedian” at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education. She had been planning on becoming a therapist, but decided she’d rather make a hundred people laugh than make one person cry. She has appeared on late-night television with Carson, Leno, Letterman, Fallon, and Kimmel, won the American Comedy Award, and recorded specials for HBO, Comedy Central, and Showtime.
Q. If you are in recovery, what was your drug(s) of choice and when is your sobriety date?
A. I was addicted to pot. I quit March 3, 2023. The first day was the hardest. I cannot believe I made it through that day.
Q. Is there anything special in your sobriety toolkit that helps keep you sober?
A. I used to be able to sing. I think about being able to sing again.
Q. Do you think addiction is an illness, disease, a choice, or a wicked twist of fate?
A. For me, addiction is my brain focused on relief, not the future. I know better, but in those moments knowing doesn’t help—only the need to feel okay right now feels real. And honestly, I blame hormones for almost everything.
