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How to recover your creative voice: Comedian Patton Oswalt on “Annihilation” & “I Love Everything”

How to recover your creative voice: Comedian Patton Oswalt on “Annihilation” & “I Love Everything”

Update: 2022-11-2113
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What do you do when you fear you’ve lost touch with your creative voice? You let yourself feel it, and then open yourself up to inspiration. 

When comedian Patton Oswalt suddenly lost his wife, he also feared he would lose himself. As he processes his grief, Patton takes us on the journey of finding his voice again, through the making of two very different comedy specials: “Annihilation” and “I Love Everything.” You’ll hear how grief can give way to creativity — and creativity can forge a path through grief. With grace and humor, Patton recovers his voice by, first, opening his eyes to the world around him, and then, making himself available for the inspiration to come to him.

Patton Oswalt has been a stand-up comedian since the ’90s, coming up in the alt-comedy scene. He’s starred in feature films and beloved TV shows like Ratatouille, Parks and Recreation, AP Bio, and King of Queens. His latest Netflix comedy special (and Grammy-nominated album) is We All Scream.

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How to recover your creative voice: Comedian Patton Oswalt on “Annihilation” & “I Love Everything”

How to recover your creative voice: Comedian Patton Oswalt on “Annihilation” & “I Love Everything”