Shane Jacobson - Permission To Laugh
4/19/20261 hr 34 min
How do you make sure your kids are proud of who they are?
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Propelled to international stardom after the release of Kenny, Shane Jacobson’s overnight success was years in the making.
Joining us in the studio, Shane is incredibly generous in sharing the cataclysmic impact that humour and laughter has had on his life from a young age.
Now at the age where he has attended more funerals than 21st’s, Shane talks about his realisation that he is in for the long mourn, and why he allows himself to feel joy during times of intense grief. Sharing a giggle at a funeral? Absolutely.
In a beautiful moment of connection with Hugh, Shane chats about parenting the ‘premium package’ (his neurodivergent child).
Shane, this was incredibly joyful.
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0:00 – A bird in her where?
3:19 – Butt of the joke
12:34 – The evolution of good manners
17:47 – Seeking validation
27:17 – Giggle at a funeral
42:00 – Autism, ADHD, Tourette’s: The Premium Package!
55:58 – Becoming softer
1:00:25 – Parenting your parents
1:08:03 – Don’t wait for the moment
1:18:04 – 5 things we can do to be warmer
🫖 Other episodes of The Imperfects mentioned in this episode
- Dr Emily - Truth v Harmony - https://bit.ly/4etnytQ
📺Things to watch
- Kenny - https://bit.ly/427rUzv
- Shane’s AFI win (go to 6:12) - https://bit.ly/48HyzEb
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First 90 secondsShane Jacobson· Guest0:00
[upbeat music] My dad has always said that on his gravestone, he wants it to read, "Here lies a nice guy." And he's like, "If you can get through life and that's how you're remembered," he goes, "you've done it right."
Ryan Shelton· Host0:10
Shane's overnight success was years in the making. In 2006, Kenny, a mockumentary about a porta potty guru, propelled Shane to international stardom.
Shane Jacobson· Guest0:18
You know, I've had a, a pretty bad run with losing friends. I've been to more funerals than I care to admit.
Ryan Shelton· Host0:24
Mm.
Shane Jacobson· Guest0:24
Which means if 24 hours after that, a moment happens where I can find a smile again, I give myself permission to smile. You know, laughter's the best medicine, and, you know, when dad was in intensive care, we were using humor then, and we're like, "I think we can get him through this, yeah?"
Hugh van Cuylenburg· Host0:39
So interested to know your experience as a parent of a neurodivergent child.
Shane Jacobson· Guest0:43
It's not that your kid ain't normal. My kid's extraordinary. He's autistic, he's ADHD, and he's just been diagnosed with Tourette's. And as he said to me, "I've got the premium package, Dad." [laughing] [laughing] I said, "You do, buddy."
Ryan Shelton· Host0:56
[laughing] [upbeat music] There is just so much to get... We, we, we wanna get to Shane Jacobson ASAP.
Hugh van Cuylenburg· Host1:06
Mm-hmm.
Ryan Shelton· Host1:06
We do. ASAP.
Hugh van Cuylenburg· Host1:07
Yeah. What an episode. What a chat.
Ryan Shelton· Host1:09
Oh, he's the, he's the best.
Hugh van Cuylenburg· Host1:11
I can't believe we got Shane Jacobson on the show. He feels like one of those high-level, like, Australian icons.
Ryan Shelton· Host1:16
Yeah, he is. He is.
Hugh van Cuylenburg· Host1:17
And yeah, he talked about some amazing stuff. He talked about, uh... a big chat about, um, parenting neurodiverse children.
Ryan Shelton· Host1:23
Mm-hmm.
Shane Jacobson· Guest1:23
Mm.
Hugh van Cuylenburg· Host1:23
Uh, there was some great, uh, stuff about his childhood and growing up in the western suburbs of Melbourne and wanting- Yeah