Mark Lundholm and Kurt Matthews, aka The Addicts, have built comedy careers by making their respective recovery processes not only relatable, but funny. No, it wasn’t funny when Matthews got in a ...

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Walk into almost any bookstore today, and you’ll find a section—formal or not—devoted to what’s come to be known as “Quit Lit.” These are often the books people turn to when they’re questioning their ...

There aren’t too many comedians who can say their first gig was at San Quentin State Prison. Not that Mark Lundholm, a recovering addict who is co-headlining the Addicts Comedy Tour with fellow ...