Brian Quinn Talks Suicidal Thoughts and How He Saved Himself

Brian Quinn nearly lost it all.
Tell 'Em Steve-Dave!
Episode 161: SCOOTER DUDE 4-EVA
July 17, 2013
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[@TammyBundleballs]

I like that: "You're not ending the pain, you're ending the opportunity for things to get better. So don't do it."

[@tonygunksgal4196]

I also suffer from depression and anxiety and what Brian said really helped me. I was in a dark place and the show impractical jokers actually saved me too

[@arcadenate]

me too, helped me so much

[@tonygunksgal4196]

@@arcadenate same

[@katie_cant_compute]

And me :)

[@katie_cant_compute]

Glad we all seem to be doing better, or at least trying to be

[@tonygunksgal4196]

@@katie_cant_compute right

[@captaincrespo3327]

It’s crazy how many people here don’t understand what tell em Steve Dave is. Q is aware that Walt and Bry are going to make fun of him. That’s what the show is. That’s what their friendship is. This isn’t an interview

[@Rio..o7..]

plus at this point Q had just started his show

[@anothermalex]

Someone should edit this with just Q talking 😅

[@hozz]

For real, the other dudes are just pissing me off

[@julia_biss]

If I met either of the jokers I would completely break down and give them the biggest hug ever. I’ve been watching them since 2016 and I haven’t watched their show in a little over a year because my family got rid of cable. Impractical Jokers is, not only my favorite show growing up, but my comfort show as well. My mental health turned completely upside down when I entered middle school and these guys kept me going. I’m in highschool now and I’m forever grateful that I came across Impractical Jokers. Hearing Q talk about this topic breaks my heart. He is an amazing person and has helped so many other people through depression.

[@babydollmaddy]

i can totally relate to this. i’m almost 20 and i’ve been watching the show since it came out in 2011, when i was a kid. i recently saw them on tour and i sat right up front. it was a dream come true for me, i loved it so much that i decided i’m seeing them again next month and this time i’m meeting murr! these guys mean the world to me

[@christophermcquillan8644]

Got rid of cable? are you living in the 80s😂 Jesus

[@julia_biss]

@@christophermcquillan8644 Haha. Maybe, it sucks

[@Ovahlls]

@@christophermcquillan8644 Everyone got rid of cable lol cable is going out of style these days. Even in 2016 streaming services had more people than cable just because cable companies would charge like $600 a month just to have TV with ads.

[@josephst.george7841]

@@babydollmaddysame, I’m 20 and I started watching during season two or three and it’s shaped some of my humor and personality in general. Those four guys are awesome

[@blake-zl2pw]

omg can they let him talk it’s so annoying sometimes

[@deadboymagic]

It’s a podcast not an interview

[@arcadenate]

they're using humor to help him cope

[@maxp.c1330]

@@arcadenate it seems more like they're making jokes about the story of how he almost killed himself tbh

[@Scroob69]

It’s not even interjecting with some humour , it’s constant to the point he can’t make his point

[@teepoo9250]

ya and its not like they were asking questions or anything… also they were just straight up laighing at him

[@Ratlstrap]

I never hears this story, ive followed impractical jokers for years and years. I actually started watching when I was in a very similar situation to Q's. This mirrored alot of what I went through, I could think back to almost exact situations while he was going through it. It's a new kind of hell feeling absolutely dead and empty like this when everything feels like a dead end.

[@buzzardak4763]

i’m currently going through something similar and it hits too close to home. i needed to hear this tho definitely

[@easiergone]

thats me too rn

[@imcryst4l]

wow. i needed this

[@TammyBundleballs]

It was for the best. Now Colonel Brian Quinn, successful and free to do what he wants, with who he wants, that treats him well. Wish I had friends like these and the Jokers to have gotten me through the hard times with friendship and humor 🙂

[@stevensegal6290]

Colonel Quinn!! Can't believe some, ants were mad he got the title😂

[@laurelf.1363]

We love you, Q! Take care of yourself!

[@chad8089]

These podcasters are horrible at letting people talk on a show centering around letting people talk

[@chad8089]

Very tough watch every time they interrupt him mid sentence to say something irrelevant we don’t care about but they think is funny.

[@clayskelton9557]

I agree it was pretty painful, but I think these guys are his good friends, and that’s just what friends do

[@Mordenkainen322]

It's not an interview he's the 3rd cohost of the podcast.

[@saracompton1]

I was thinking the same thing. I kept saying, let him finish talking!

[@zaniahsims]

i love when Q talks about serious stuff. he’s my favorite joker 💘

[@dawnbastan9182]

He's absolutely amazing

[@JustinCase-my5vc]

Shut it

[@teepoo9250]

omg why do they keep interrupting him???? like they dobt even let him talk for more then like 10 seconds

[@teepoo9250]

dont**^

[@dreamivey3405]

@@teepoo9250 Wow. Listen to Tell Em Steve Dave if you dont understand the dynamics going on.

[@dippysippyarchive7330]

@@dreamivey3405nobody cares about that their annoying asf and not funny at all

[@dreamivey3405]

@dippysippyarchive7330 Well, then you're not a true fan of Q. You would know he loves and values TESD more than impractical jokers. In fact he holds the Ants in much higher regard then his IJ fan base.

[@dippysippyarchive7330]

@@dreamivey3405 if not liking a bunch of unfunny morons makes me a “not true fan of Q” then I guess I am. Apparently I’m not a true fan of Q just because we don’t like the same stuff.

[@shyvixen1313]

I feel so bad for Q, having suffered with depression for years I understand what he’s going through and the added pain of her reaction.

[@lizbethayala6286]

10 years today

[@madden5508]

Wait …. What u mean….. NOOOOOOO……🥺 can’t even imagine that

[@_berrylilly3959]

Omg can the other people shut up LIKE DAMN LET THE MAN TALK

[@DINKY77142]

It's TESD. It's always like this. It's been on before IJ with Q.

[@_berrylilly3959]

@@DINKY77142 uh i never said that it wasn’t but ok alls i said way they should let him say his story LMAO

[@dreamivey3405]

@@_berrylilly3959 You on the low end of the totem pole. relax zoomer.

[@christianpx426]

Jeez these people can’t let Q speak. It’s insane!!!

[@hozz]

I can't watch more than 2 mins they won't stfu

[@evanreimer3425]

The breathing into the mic is a little unnecessary

[@MyChannel-ol1zz]

Glad Q made it past that. Her family seems like a piece of work.

[@No-em4qr]

i hate the other people in this podcast damn

[@danc5140]

Cry less.

[@nightknight7319]

Cant believe Q brought Brian Johnson through his own fame after Johnson clearly considered him lesser an laughed at his pain.. .wow fuckin horrible

[@mr.greasy6483]

I was gonna say these other guys seem like horrible influences. This is obviously a serious situation for Q

[@MaliciousMatt888]

Sounds like his ex was heading the Amber turd route. Quinn gives me hope, still single but he is living the best life any guy can live with friends you trust more then family. I will very likely never marry myself. I had a similar experience as Quinn with my High school gf.

[@oscarthagrouch]

okay but with the whole amber heard thing, both her and johnny were at fault. they were both toxic to each other, and completely putting it on her is wrong

[@chellie7887]

Love Q ❤❤❤❤

[@pbnsmf]

Poorest man’s Opie and Anthony

[@rubenmonterroso9085]

These guys are obnoxious