Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Vinny Fasline, a comedian in Los Angeles. For ad-free, uncensored videos and plenty of exclusive content please subscribe to the Soft White Underbelly subscription channel at softwhiteunderbelly.com. It's $10 a month and watchable on Apple and Android mobile apps, Roku TV, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: https://softwhiteunderbelly.org. 0:00 – Does He Still Get Stage Fright? 0:52 – The Brain Tumor That Changed His Life 1:38 – Comedy Becomes a Lifeline 4:58 – Bombing in Front of His Comedy Hero 6:00 – Growing Up with Trauma and Finding Humor 7:12 – How Comics Lose Their Joy 9:15 – Opening for Famous Comedians 10:45 – Performing Through Depression 14:30 – Losing His Father 15:58 – Why Comedy Isn’t Therapy 18:00 – Living with Insecurity and Needing Validation 20:28 – Starting Medication, Accepting Help 22:23 – Mafia Family Memories 26:05 – Kicking Out a Heckler During Brain Tumor Material 31:00 – Gratitude, Fame, and Losing the Magic 36:10 – Biggest Lesson at 38 #swu #comedy #softwhiteunderbelly #losangeles #healingjourney #mentalhealth #standupcomedy #braintumorsurvivor #childhoodtrauma #comedian