David's Saturday Night Sit Back (DSNSB)
When I started this show, I had no clear direction — no perfect plan, no “ideal guest.”
So, I committed to recording 21 episodes and figured if something clicked, I’d keep going. Around episode 12, a guest flipped the script and started asking me the hard questions. I was terrified to publish it — but I’d be a hypocrite to ask for people’s truth if I wasn’t willing to give mine.
Then a 17-year-old approached me at the gym after hearing my story. He told me that at 16, he tried to take his own life. And somehow, hearing that episode gave him the hope to keep going.
This podcast is now a mission: to tell personal stories with an aim light the internal fire in young men and women across the globe who are walking through the dark night of their journey.
David's Saturday Night Sit Back (DSNSB)
How Colton Dowling Went from Financial Analyst to Comedy Star
Colton Dowling on Comedy, Sobriety, and Reinventing Himself | David’s Saturday Night Sit Back
Welcome back to David’s Saturday Night Sit Back! This week, comedian, actor, and podcast host Colton Dowling joins the show to share his wild and inspiring story — from growing up as an army brat to modeling in Paris, from data analytics to stand-up stages across the U.S.
You’ve seen him at SXSW, Skankfest, Moontower JFL, and more. He’s performed everywhere from LA to NY to Austin, where he now co-runs the comedy venue Creek & the Cave and co-hosts the podcast Some of This Is Bad.
We talk about:
- Coming out as gay
- His path to sobriety through Alcoholics Anonymous
- Writing gay country music
- Performing stand-up and building a comedy career in Austin
Timestamps
(0:00) – Colton thinks he’s more funny than likable & meet Thad, the co-producer
(18:00) – Unhealthy habits
(20:00) – Who is Colton Dowling, really?
(28:00) – Coming out and identity
(43:00) – Tattooing his podcast name on his arm
(56:00) – Finding success in sobriety and Alcoholics Anonymous
(1:18:00) – Writing country music and performing live
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