 In August 2016, Gethard participated for the first time in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, performing his show "Career Suicide" dealing with his experiences of depression, suicide attempts and alcoholism.During his run at the festival, he also recorded an episode of Stuart Goldsmith's "Comedian's Comedian Podcast", which was published in December 2016.On May 6, 2017, HBO broadcast "Career Suicide," an evening of standup comedy based on Gethard's off-Broadway show of the same title.