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Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard · June 8, 2026 · 2h 33m

Hannah Berner

Hannah Berner

Hannah Berner (Giggly Squad, Summer House) joins Dax to talk about her journey from Division I tennis to stand-up comedy. She opens up about the performance anxiety she faced as a college athlete, the identity crisis that followed after she left the sport, and how stand-up became the first place she felt truly herself. They discuss nightmare subway stories, the pressure of filming a Netflix special, and why embarrassment can be freeing. Hannah also shares why changing your dream doesn’t mean you failed.

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Highlights

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Performance anxiety as a college tennis player
Hannah discusses the intense performance anxiety she experienced as a Division I tennis player and how it affected her game and mindset.
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Rebuilding identity after leaving sport
After leaving tennis, Hannah faced a profound identity crisis and had to rebuild her sense of self outside of sports.
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Stand-up as the place she could finally be herself
Stand-up comedy became the space where Hannah felt she could finally show her true self, unfiltered.
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Embarrassment can be freeing
Hannah explains why leaning into embarrassment on stage can be liberating rather than shameful.
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Changing your dream doesn’t mean you failed
Hannah emphasizes that pivoting from a childhood dream—like tennis—to a new path doesn’t mean you’ve failed.
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Misc

✧Hannah recounts nightmare experiences on the New York subway.
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