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The Power of “I Hear You” with Drew Merit Andrew (Drew) Merit is a lot of things! He is a therapist, executive director, improviser, illustrator, musican, coach and graphic facilitator. He is currently completing his MA and he is an intern therapist at the Community Institute for Psychotherapy in San Rafael and he is the executive director if Improv Marin, where he teaches and performs improv and has developed specialized programs that bring improv to seniors and to mental health and rehabilitation treatment centres. Drew coaches improv with a tools based, rather than a rules based approach, which Sarah finds SO COOL!! We have a great chat about how these two seemingly different worlds collide and also how sometimes they don't. I loved this chat with Drew!! Thanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards

Another season of Comedicine has come to a close! I want to sincerely thank all of our wonderful guests from season 5. It is wonderful to have you as part of our Comedicine community! As is now our tradition, this is just a tiny episode-let, a mini-epi, with a compilation of our guests' invitations, pleas, requests and demands to Ken Jeong to be a guest on Comedicine. And yes, I know this is a long shot, but now it's a bit, and I have to commit to it. Right now it's win-win, either Ken agrees to be a guest (win!) or I can keep doing this bit (small win, but still a win!). Thanks for listening to Comedicine! Season 6 is coming soon and it's fab!Thanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards

Liz Allen Buries the Lede  Our season 5 closer is a real treat! We have an incredible guest, Liz Allen, improv performer, director, coach, teacher and guru Liz Allen. Liz has performed and coached improv for 32 years! She works primarily out of iO in Chicago, (This is a big deal people!) but she has performed and coached improv all over the world, notably at the Edinburgh Fringe and, oh, by the way, she coached The Commune, the improv ensemble in Mike Birbiglia's 2016 feature film Don't Think Twice, NBD. (This actually blows Sarah's mind as Mike Birbiglia is her fave comedian.) Recently, Liz has been delving into solo show writing and performance, she recently performed her first solo show, Tonight I Am My Mother, and is completing her next solo show, There Were Signs, about her years in Las Vegas with her husband and their offspring. This is how Sarah met Liz, on an online solo show class with The Barrow Group, which is one good thing we can say about the pandemic. Okay, she sounds amazing, but how does she end up as a guest on Comedicine? Well, before discovering improv, Liz was a mechanical engineer! What? She worked for fifteen years as a consulting engineer and pharmaceutical technical writer. One night, on a lark, she joined some friends seeing a show at The Second City in downtown Chicago…and Liz got bit by improv. Do engineering and improv mesh? You be the judge!  www.lizallenimprov.com lizallenimprov@comcast.net www.tonightiammymother.com  Thank you to our season 5 title sponsor, Scribenote! Scribenote is an AI-powered veterinary scribe that saves you hours of record-keeping every day, boosts clinic efficiency, and helps you leave work on time.  Promo code: COMEDICINE15 for 15% off Scribenote for 1 year Link: https://app.scribenote.com/auth/register?referralCode=Comedicine-Bonus (use this link to double the regular free trial usage!)Thanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards

Elaine Miller, Fanny and Me!  In this episode of Comedicine, we get to talk to pelvic physiotherapist and comedian, Elaine Miller. Elaine Miller is a Fellow of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, specialising in women's health.  She started doing stand-up comedy as a hobby, finding the lighter side of female urinary incontinence. In doing so, she found a way to reach and educate women about their fannies.  Elaine lives in Edinburgh, home of the biggest Arts festival in the world, so the obvious next step for her was to write and perform a solo show about pelvic floors at the Edinburgh Fringe. Gusset Grippers, won the Comedy Award at Fringe World, Australia in 2020.  Her second show, Viva Your Vulva, the Hole Story, was one of only two shows to be awarded five stars in 2023.  She collaborated with Monash University on a paper examining humour as a health promotion tool and her #DryByChristmas social media campaign reminding women to do their pelvic floor exercises was published by Rosie Haper from Bournemouth University. Elaine shares some incredible facts, like 50% of women don't know the difference between the vulva and the vagina. FIFTY PERCENT PEOPLE! This is just not acceptable to Elaine. It is also not acceptable that it takes and average of 7 years for women to get medical help with incontinence. SEVEN YEARS!! The good news is that once you find a pelvic physio, most women get better! Through humour, Elaine is trying to change the world. One vagina at a time.   Clip – https://youtu.be/XODY8eqbG4I?feature=shared  More information on Elaine: https://www.csp.org.uk/frontline/article/3-minutes-elaine-miller  Scientific papers on humour: https://www.monash.edu/news/articles/could-humour-be-the-key-to-a-healthier-society  https://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/rharper1  @gussiegrips   SCRIBENOTE  Thank you to our season 5 title sponsor, Scribenote! Scribenote is an AI-powered veterinary scribe that saves you hours of record-keeping every day, boosts clinic efficiency, and helps you leave work on time.  Promo code: COMEDICINE15 for 15% off Scribenote for 1 year Link: https://app.scribenote.com/auth/register?referralCode=Comedicine-Bonus (use this linke to double the regular free trial usage!)Thanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards

Theatre is Life with Stephanie Goss How does a degree in theatre and music help you run a veterinary hospital? Let me count the ways! Our guest in this episode is Stephanie Goss. Stephanie started out with a plan to be in the theatre, but on the production management side. Then she transitioned to teaching. Then she transitioned into veterinary medicine. She is not afraid to make changes or take chances. We talk about her career path from receptionist to veterinary technician to practice manager to working for the Uncharted Veterinary Conference. Uncharted is a great word for Stephanie's career, but it's honestly working out for her. She is the co-host of the Uncharted Veterinary Podcast with friend of Comedicine, Dr Andy Roark. We can't wait to see what Stephanie does next! Sarah is hoping that fixing veterinary medicine is on her to do list. Thank you to our season 5 title sponsor, Scribenote! Scribenote is an AI-powered veterinary scribe that saves you hours of record-keeping every day, boosts clinic efficiency, and helps you leave work on time.  Promo code: COMEDICINE15 for 15% off Scribenote for 1 year Link: https://app.scribenote.com/auth/register?referralCode=Comedicine-Bonus (use this linke to double the regular free trial usage!) Thanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards

Taking Care of the Black Dog with Velina TaskovThis episode was such a treat! Sarah gets to sit down and chat with comedian and veterinary technician Velina Taskov. Velina is Australian, but she now calls British Columbia her home. Velina is working towards a balance between relief work as a veterinary technician and stand up comedy. She is has found great success in both of her careers. A natural story-teller, Velina Taskov has taken the stage by storm both internationally and locally and has been seen at such events as; Kamcomedy Fest, Calgary Funny Fest, Kelowna's Fringe Festival, Grindstone Comedy Festival, Hubcap Comedy Fest, Melbourne International comedy festival and Just For Laughs NW. She recorded on CBC LOL radio program for the 2022 Okanagan Comedy Festival.   We GET INTO IT! We talk about veterinary medicine, mental health and why health care professionals have such a dark sense of humour. Thank you to our season 5 title sponsor, Scribenote! Scribenote is an AI-powered veterinary scribe that saves you hours of record-keeping every day, boosts clinic efficience, and helps you leave work on time.  Promo code: COMEDICINE15 for 15% off Scribenote for 1 year Link: https://app.scribenote.com/auth/register?referralCode=Comedicine-Bonus (use this linke to double the regular free trial usage!) Thanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards

Dr Janice Baker, Veteran, Veterinarian, Thespian Dr Janice Lauren Baker has had an amazing career. She started out working with horses with a plan to become an equine veterinarian. She then joined the army and served 22 years in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve, over half of this time in Special Operations assignments.  Special Ops People!!!! She spent the bulk of her military career taking care of working dogs. In addition to having worked over 20 years in emergency practice, she is a board-certified specialist in Veterinary Preventive Medicine with a Master's Degree in Veterinary Forensics. Sarah didn't know that being board-certified in Veterinary Preventative Medicine was a thing either. She is now a part time ER veterinarian and runs a Veterinary Forensics Consulting business, taking care of law enforcement on animal-related cases. Janice started acting professionally in her mid-fifties as a sort of "retirement hobby." This quickly turned into getting work in film, television, and commercials. Not afraid to be typecast, she has played the body on crime shows several times, along with crazy cat ladies, nosy neighbors, and most recently, The President of the United States of America! Janice is known for her comedic, improvisation, and character actor work. I loved everything about talking to Janice. She is fascinating, inspirational and humble!   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/janicetheactor/ Thanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards

S5 - E3 - Emily in Research - Emily TangIn this episode, we stretch the definition of health care a bit for our delightful guest, Emily Tang. Despite the pressure to become a doctor, Emily learned early on that she is not good with nightshifts or bodily fluids, especially blood, so doctor fell off the list of possible jobs. Emily is a full-time Master's student at the University of British Columbia. Her Master's research thesis is on social media and its influences on sexual health education for immigrant women. Emily and Sarah try to solve all of the problems caused by social media in this episode and we get so close! Emily discovered the UBC Comedy Club when she started her Master's and now spends her spare time writing and performing stand-up comedy. She takes inspiration from her experiences as a first-generation Chinese immigrant, arriving in Canada at the age of 8. Emily has advocated for sexual health since high school, and she is also currently the Vice President of the graduate student society at UBC, advocating for government policies related to post-secondary education, sexualized violence, and well-being. Emily comes from a conservative Chinese cultural belief where sexual health is viewed as taboo, she wants to use stand-up comedy as another way to advocate for Asian women. I can't wait to see what she does next! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsemilytang/ Thanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards

Vet-fluencer Life with Dr Molly Says In this episode, we get a chance to talk to Dr Molly Brinkmann, who is a veterinarian and content creator in the veterinary space. Molly loves people as much as she loves animals, which is not the norm for veterinary peeps. Like many of our guests, she is a polymath. She creates comedy videos for veterinarians and pet owners that educate (a bit) and entertain (a lot). She also is medical director of a small animal hospital in Franklin, Tennessee and she is the founder of The Companion Project, which brings veterinary services to people in need. She also runs a housing ministry and, did I mention she is a mom. How does she do all these things? No one knows! We get into important veterinary clinical topics like horses = cats and dogs = calves and we also share how Figs doesn't want either of us to sell their fancy scrubs, which actually makes Sarah feel a lot better about herself. Molly is the ray of sunshine we all need right now. Check out this episode and Molly's socials to see what she does next! Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/drmollysays/ TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@drmollysays You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/@drmollysays Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drmollysays/  The Companion Project: https://www.instagram.com/thecompanionprojectusa/ ___________________________________Thank you to our season 5 title sponsor, Scribenote! Scribenote is an AI-powered veterinary scribe that saves you hours of record-keeping every day, boosts clinic efficience, and helps you leave work on time.  Promo code: COMEDICINE15 for 15% off Scribenote for 1 year Link: https://app.scribenote.com/auth/register?referralCode=Comedicine-Bonus (use this linke to double the regular free trial usage!)  Thanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards

The Art of Veterinary Endoscopy meets the Science of Storytelling Dr. Eugene Gorodetsky is a veterinary mobile endoscopist in Vancouver. Originally from Donetsk, Ukraine (then USSR) he arrived in Canada in 1990 with a pregnant wife & a pregnant dog, both of whom promptly gave birth.Among the litter of spaniel puppies was Ben,who did not grow up to be a veterinarian or a dog, but followed his own path, with a BFA from the UofA & MFA from Brooklyn College-CUNY. Ben is a performer, writer, producer, filmmaker & university lecturer.Ben is the director/host of Pinch Cabaret, an award-winning monthly variety show, & is former Associate Artistic Director of Rapid Fire Theatre.Back to Eugene, he estimates he has removed approximately 14,000 foreign bodies from dogs, cats, ferrets, birds, lizards, turtles, horses, pigs & one unfortunate lion. Eugene's personal highlight reel of foreign bodies includes: a diamond ring, assorted brooches, a garden hose nozzle, door knobs, several rubber duckies, a string of intact Christmas tree light bulbs, seven feet of poop bags, Mr. PotatoHead's tongue & not one, but TWO toupees! His endoscopy practice, BC Mobile Animal Endoscopy, enjoys a thriving social media following on Facebook.Back to Ben, who recognized that people want more of what Eugene is doing,his fans are hungry for more ‘strangely satisfying' procedures. And so, “My Pet Ate WHAT??!!?” was born. Check it out on CTV Wild starting January 2025 &on Crave.Join us as we get to know the greatest comedy duo since Abbott & Costello.  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100048795620860  https://pinchpinchpinch.com https://www.instagram.com/papagorodetsky/ https://www.instagram.com/pinchcabaret/ https://www.instagram.com/mypetatewhat/ Thank you to our season 5 title sponsor, Scribenote!Scribenote is an AI-powered veterinary scribe that saves you hours of record-keeping every day, boosts clinic efficiency, and helps you leave work on time. Promo code: COMEDICINE15 for 15% off Scribenote for 1 yearLink: https://app.scribenote.com/auth/register?rThanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards

Season 4 Kenvitation Kenpilation   Another season of Comedicine has come to a close! I want to sincerely thank all of our wonderful guests from season 4. It is wonderful to have you as part of our Comedicine community! As is now our tradition, this is just a tiny episode-let, a mini-epi, with a compilation of our guests' invitations, pleas, requests and demands to Ken Jeong to be a guest on Comedicine. And yes, I know this is a long shot, but now it's a bit, and I have to commit to it. Right now it's win-win, either Ken agrees to be a guest (win!) or I can keep doing this bit (small win, but still a win!). Thanks for listening to Comedicine! Season 5 is coming soon and it's fab!Thanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards

Do you know Kim Kerley?  In this episode, we get to know Kim Kerley. She is very special and she knows it!! Kim spent most of her teens homeless, but through sheer determination, she got herself through school and university and is now a teacher and school counsellor, as well as a stand up comedian. A keen observer of life's crazy conditions, her comedy comes from seeking the funny in real life. Kim has been performing stand-up comedy for over 20 years. She is based in San Antonio and has traveled extensively in the U.S. and abroad. Kim also, acted with the comedy group, Laff Stock and Dramatic Diva Productions in the San Antonio area and has appeared in feature films with Mutt Productions. She has appeared on The View and The Mike Huckabee Show. Her Dry Bar Comedy special, Do you Know Her and has over 20 million views and it's also available as an album on Spotify.    Kim's skills go beyond comedy as she helmed San Antonio's number 2 drive time morning radio show. The day after being told she was one of the fastest rising women on the radio, she was fired. The fall from radio fame and a paycheck had her seeking miracles for money for small things like food, mortgage payments and those teenage girls she was raising as a single mom. It was during this time so many miracles did come her way, and she began to document and eventually write about her journey, which has now branched out to public speaking and writing.  Kim stays busy sharing her life and journey. She dares you to define the funny in life. “My wish is we can all find our sparkle.”  Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/comickim/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/23xcaQxQEmzgizS9npQpRa?si=16k_G07HTui1PakRKZKt3A  Thanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards

Cracking Jokes and Cracking Backs   On this episode, we talk to our first chiropractor! Dr Michael Friedman joins us from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, which is also where Sarah lives now so we are neighbours! Cool. Michael tells us about the pros and cons of practicing as a chiropractor and his stand up comedy, which has been something that he always wanted to do. He finally took the plunge in 2013 and he hasn't looked back. Micheal is a regular around the Ottawa comedy scene and he has also travelled around Canada with his comedy. We get into the very controversial topic of dishwasher loading and Sarah flexes her nerd muscles hard and out-nerds Michael with her utensile loading system! Michael also tells us about a patient who did not think a chiropractor should be a stand up comedian because it is not professional and this led Sarah to think that this woman might be dead inside. You be the judge, on this episode of Comedicine!  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.michael71/?hl=en Thanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards

Don't Get Mad, Get Curious and Creative!Lacey PitcherOn this episode of Comedicine, we get to know Lacey Pitcher, Registered Veterinary Nurse and she is a DELIGHT!!!! Lacey shares her insights as a veterinary nurse and the editor of the VN Times. Everything she does is infused with creativity and curiosity and sprinkled with joy! Lacey has found her voice as an author and, although she tends to be most inspired by anger, she loves to give her thoughts on the topics of the day in veterinary medicine. If you tell Lacey no, that probably means she is going to do it anyway, and you should probably just let her TBH. Lacey keeps her comedy life private and tends to write about her disastrous dates and do stand up comedy under an alias in a very strong effort to keep her professional life and her comedy life separate. So we aren't going to tell you how to find that because it's secretThanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards

S4 - E5 - Men Have Feelings Too - Tim LoweThis episode we have a wonderful talk with Tim Lowe. Tim is a licensed professional counselor with a private practice located in Summit, NJ. One of his areas of focus is helping men in committed relationships better communicate with the women they love. Yes please, Tim. More of that. He is also a stand-up comedian, who has been performing for the past ten years, self-producing a special "Free Advice" in 2017. Tim is an improviser, featured poet, and author. Tim is a doer. If he says he is going to do something, he does it. He wrote and published this book,  All the Things I Know: A Book of Comedic Insights and you can buy it on Amazon. Come and relax during this lovely chat, I promise you will feel better.Comedy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimlowe/Professional Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timothylowellc/Bookhttps://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08WK6QM4D?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_titleThanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards

It's Opposite Day With Rob Lewin!!! This episode is very exciting because it is opposite day with Rob Lewin! Rob is an improviser and sketch comedian living in Guelph, Ontario. His live comedy credits include The Second CityToronto FamCo,The Making-Box Brigade, The Bad Dog Featured Players and festivals such as Toronto Sketchfest, Detroit Improv Festival, Del Close Marathon NYC, and Montreal Improv Festival. He teaches improv and sketch classes with Pinch and you see his sketch duo Corpse perform around Guelph and Kitchener-Waterloo. Unlike every other (wonderful) Comedicine guest, who is a health care professional first and then transitions into comedy, Rob has been improvising since before his brain was fully formed. (Grade 9!) Rob is currently in his second year of the Practical Nursing program at Conestoga College. Yes, he is going to keep on doing improv, sketch and teaching improv AND doing nursing, but not at the same time. Would it be cool to teach nurses about improv with his background? Maybe it would, but that's not what Rob is doing here people! Have a listen, Rob is a wonderful improviser, comedian and human and he whoever ends up with him as their nurse and/or in his audience and/orin his improv class is very lucky!!!Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/rob.lewin/Thanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards

The Art and Science of Cat CarriersIn this episode, Sarah gets to know Dr. Mansum Yau. Mansum is a small animal veterinarian who likes to blend her love of animals, jokes, writing and cartoons. Her main gig is locum small animal veterinarian in Vancouver. Mansum is passionate about educating pet parents about things that people in veterinary medicine take for granted, but she also has a wonderful way of looking at the world through a cat's eyes. She is the author/illustrator of The Ins and Outs of Cat Carriers: A Veterinarian's Guide, featuring tips and tricks on cat carriers, cat cartoons, jokes, puns, funny poems, and more! She lets us know that stuffing a cat in a cat carrier for vet visits and then scruffing them and dragging them out may not the be best plan for you or your cat. Who knew?Mansum loves drawing cartoons, writing humour, performing stand-up comedy, and public speaking. Born in Hong Kong, Mansum grew up in Syria and Lebanon and graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2010. Fun fact, Sarah was one of her professors in vet school! According to Mansum Sarah was not memorable at all! Enjoy this chat with Mansum!Links: websitehttps://www.drmansum.comInstagram https://www.instagram.com/drmansum/Bookhttps://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738383709/https://www.drmansum.com/catcarrierbookTikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@drmansumThanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards

Dr Mike McClenahan aka Bow Tie Vet Guy is a veterinarian, stand up comedian, author, musician, podcaster and lecturer. He is a 1997 graduate of Iowa State CVM, and has spent time in private practice, as a senior veterinary services consultant for Bayer Animal Health, and as a relief veterinarian. He is currently in general practice in LA and he loves it! Mike has combined his experiences in veterinary medicine, comedy and health care communications to create RACE approved lectures for veterinarians on, “The Use of Virtuous Humor in the Veterinary Clinical Setting.” Yes you can (and should) use humour at work, and yes you have to keep it profesh! You can find Mike and his colleage and friend on his podcast Vets Unleashed where he discusses the issues of the day in veterinary medicine over cocktails, which is a great way to discuss issues of the day. Mike's love of comedy and veterinary medicine are infectious, and he has some great insights about how to stay happy!Linkshttps://www.youtube.com/c/TheBowTieVetGuyhttps://www.instagram.com/bowtievetguy/https://www.instagram.com/thevetsunleashed/https://www.thevetsunleashed.com/linksThanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards

Ninja Warrior fans! Everyone else!We have the wonderful Matt Iseman as our guest on this special episode of Comedicine!Matt is the cohost of NBC's reality competition show “American Ninja Warrior”. He is a comedian and actor and has hosted several other TV shows. Oh, and he won an Emmy, there's that. Before all of this, Matt was a physician. During his internal medicine residency, he made the life-changing decision to move to LA to pursue comedy. WHO DOES THAT??!??? Matt does. Matt had the support of his parents, including his father who was a world-renowned pulmonologist. When Matttold his parents he was leaving medicine, his father said, “Life is short. Do what makes you happy.” Great advice then and now and alwaysfor everyone! Matt also won the last season of “Celebrity Apprentice” with Arnold Schwarzenegger, which really did not get its due because of some issues with the previous host of the show. I can't really remember what happened there. This episodeis for you if you like inspiration and joy!! Also, a very special teaser at the end....Thanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards

Okay Ken Jeong, this is for you. It's all for you! I mean, anyone can listen, but we made this for you. We just really want you on the show! The final question for every guest it so invite Ken to be a guest on Comedicine. Whether he ever comes on the show or not, this amuses me to no end! I hope you also find it funny! Enjoy our Kenpilation of Kenvitations from Season 3! Ken, have your people call my people. Actually, I don't have people. Have your people call me! Thank you so much for listening and being a part of the Comedicine Community!!! Please like, share, download etc. We will be back with Season 4 on September 26th and we have some AMAZING guests lined up. I mean, they are all amazing aren't they?Thanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards

Our guest for our last episode of season 3 is the incredible Brad Nieder, MD, CSP*, AKA The Healthy Humorist®.  Dr Nieder is a physician and a motivational keynote speaker and master of ceremonies.  He is a perfect guest for the Comedicine Podcast and everything that Comedicine stands for!Prepare to have your mind blown a bit and to be maximally inspired to follow your dreams! After completing his internship and embarking on a career as an ER clinician, Brad took a hard turn and hasn't looked back. He is a comedian and  Keynote speaker,  delivering his unique brand of Healthy Humor around the country to corporate audiences, convention crowds and conference attendees. Physicians, nurses, bankers, teachers—indeed people from all industries—have benefited from the comedian doctor's house calls.  It's an unusual medical practice, but when Dr. Brad dispenses humor, inspiration and education, it just may be the best preventive medicine available!Warning: Brad may inspire you to quit your job and pursue your dreams!! Please let us know if you do this!healthyhumorist.comhttps://www.youtube.com/c/BradNiederMDhttps://www.facebook.com/HealthyHumorist/https://www.linkedin.com/in/BradNiederhttps://twitter.com/HealthyHumoristhttps://www.instagram.com/healthyhumorist/Thanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media

Dr. Cynthia Shelby-Lane saved many lives as an ER doctor in a level one trauma center in Detroit over twenty years. She has since pivoted and pivoted and pivoted. She is constantly reinventing herself. She is currently practicing anti-aging medicine and is board certified in anti-aging, functional and integrative medicine. (Yes, please.) She is also a stand up comedian and has been performing in Detroit and around the US for the past 15 years. She combines the two by educating audiences on the health benefits of laughter and humour and is certified in Laughter Wellness and Positive Psychology.  She recently gave a lecture at Gilda's Laughfest called “Laughter for the Health of It: The Serious side of Funny”. That's Comedicine gold! Shelby also loves space! She hopes to get to the International Space Center one day and we are rooting for her! Check out this truly fascinating lifelong learner in this episode that left Sarah speechless, not once, not twice, but THRICE!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shelbylanemdThanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media

A comedian walks into a medical school for a rectal exam….This is not a set up for a joke, this is Devon Flynn's day job. Our guest on this episode is a stand up comedian, playwright, author, DJ, bike mechanic and a standardized medical patient and male clinical teaching associate at a medical school. In his day job, he helps medical students practice their communication skills and clinical acuity, acting as a standardized patient. Things get a little more intense when his job takes a turn as a male clinical teaching associate and students learn how to do digital rectal examinations on him. Yes, that's what I said. Devon is a consummate professional by day, guiding medical students through this delicate examination and offering real time feedback and tips and tricks. (For example, trim those fingernails folks!) By night, he takes all of his experiences, including this one, and finds the funny. Devon is a strong advocate for mens' health and for getting all of your parts checked out regularly. He is happy to report that his prostate is doing great. This episode is about vulnerability, professionalism, and lube. Enjoy!FacebookCBC storyThanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media

In this episode, we get to know Kate Nichols, who is our first social worker on Comedicine and we are so happy to have her! Kate is a licensed clinical social worker and stand up comedian. She has performed internationally, including 4 years at the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival and for the US Army as part of the USO, opening for Chris Gethard, in addition to her regular local appearances in the NY and NJ comedy scene. In addition to her stand-up, she's half of comedy duo “Belleville Broads”, who perform as animal-print loving, exaggerated versions of everyone's favorite over-the-top Aunts from New Jersey! Aunt Angela even joins up for a quick hello on this episode! Kate loves blending the worlds of comedy and mental health, as two sources for the human pursuit of making meaning out of our experiences to find greater connection to each other. She has an insightful and positive perspective on her profession, comedy, mental health and life in general. I promise you will feel great after listening to this episode.  Instagram: @heykatenicholsTherapy practice: @cyclebreakerstherapy@gmail.com Website: www.cyclebreakerstherapy.comLaughing Together IG: https://www.instagram.com/laughingtogetherofficial/Thanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media

Dr Greg Bishop is a veterinarian and cartoonist. He graduated from UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine at the peak of the median curve in 2013, but Greg is anything but average. Greg endured a small animal rotating internship in the New York area, complete with old-school verbally abusive surgeon, and soul-crushing hours and workload.  This horrific experience made Greg decide to be a person after his internship. He is a husband, dad and dog dad in Portland, Oregon. Greg now works as a relief veterinarian in primary care and emergency practice. He is also a teacher at a technical college and a creative. Greg has illustrated eight children's books (working on the ninth) and is currently writing a graphic novel about veterinary medicine. He has a monthly cartoon featured in Veterinary Practice News, and recently started submitting cartoons to the New Yorker. We talk about veterinary medicine, jokes, cartoons, rejection, mentorship and whether it is better to be a crayon or a pencil.Sasquatchpaw.com - Greg Bishop's personal blog with cartoons, articles, and links to other creative projects. This is the article we discussed at the beginning of the podcast. Louie's Little Lessons - A series of children's books for early readers about resilience and growth, illustrated by Greg Bishop.Follow me on Instagram @sasquatch_paw or on my LinkedIn page.  Links:www.sasquatchpaw.com https://www.veterinarypracticenews.com/tag/greg-bishop/www.faunacartoon.comThanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media

Zabrina Douglas is a full-time nurse, full-time comedian and full-time mother of five. Hey, that's three full-time things! How does she do that? Join us on this episode as Sarah tries to find out! Zabrina has an infectious positive energy that fuels her comedy and nursing. She loves both and can't see doing one without the other. She is a professional comedian with YukYuks and performs primarily in the Toronto area. She also has recorded two albums with a third coming out soon. Her album, Things Black Girls Say was nominated for comedy album of the year at the 2023 Juno Awards. She has performed at Just For Laughs Toronto, The Toronto Fringe Festival, the Slo Comedy Festival in California and The Women's Comedy festival in Boston. Zabrina has been a regular and headlined Kenny Robinson's legendary "Nubian Disciples All Black Comedy Revue". She Created and Produces her Critically acclaimed show "Things Black Girls Say". Zabrina is a joy to be around and listen to. Enjoy this episode.Links:InstagramSpotify Album Itunes AlbumThanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media

On today's episode we talk to our first paramedic! Brad Pittman has been a paramedic and stand up comedian for 34 years. He works the nightshift as a paramedic outside of Atlanta. Guys, Brad has seen some sh*t. Maybe you think your job is stressful, but do you wear a bullet proof vest to work? Do you? Well Brad does. Brad also had a stroke 8 years ago while at work. This is terrible, but if you are going to have a stroke, having one in an ambulance with another paramedic is a close second to having one in the hospital. Brad's stroke left him with an intermittent stutter which he has had to work through on stage. Brad is also a Youtuber with some super fun characters that he has cooked up, and a podcaster. His podcast is called Smoked Meat, named after his love of meat! And his meat-related hobbies that helped him get through some tough times. Getting to know Brad was super fun! I'm glad he is out there! Thanks Brad.https://youtube.com/@paramedichope?si=utsEVmWp9KpCtYl3Podcast.  https://anchor.fm/smokedmeatIG: @bradpittmancomedyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bradscomedy/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradscomedy?_t=8jfDjYKCekA&_r=1Thanks for listening to Comedicine! Send is a text to let us know what you think!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media

Our guest on this episode is Professor Frank Chindamo, the Founder and CEO of Laugh MD. Frank began his media career in comedy writing and production at SNL, and as an assistant on Ghostbusters.  He has had a successful award-winning career writing and producing comedy videos for major networks. He made short films for the web before this was a thing and was an Adjunct Professor in Web Video at USC, UCLA and Chapman University. Frank is a Certified Humor Professional through the Association of Applied and Therapeutic Humor. Frank is passionate about the healing power of laughter in helping both patients and health care professionals through LaughMD. LaughMD is an app with curated, safe, clean, positive, vetted, trigger-free comedy videos that have been shown to decrease pain and stress levels. We all need laughter. It's just science.Website: https://www.laughmd.comHealth care professionals – get in touch with Frank and he will send you the LaughMD app to trial for free!Help for US Military Veterans: www.Healarious.org and www.BestMedicineBrigade.comInstagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media

I can't believe season two is over. Thank you so much for listening and staying with Comedicine!  As we did in season one, we have rounded up all of the Dr. Ken Jeong invitations (Kenvitations)! One of our goals on Comedicine is to have Ken Jeong as our guest. We had some amazing guests this season with some seriously compelling invitations. I hope you enjoy this pseudo-episode!  Stay tuned for a wonderful season three! And Ken, if you're out there, please get in touch. We would love to have you as a guest on Comedicine!  Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media

This episode we are joined by the remarkable Walter L. Brown Jr., BS, RVTg, aka Skinni Go Live! Walter is a registered veterinary technologist with a VTS specialty designation in Critical Care. He is also a social media influencer who makes the viral content we all need right now. He combines his background in veterinary medicine, comedy, film school and social media to create hilarious videos that entertain and educate, that's why it's called edutainment. Most of his inspiration comes from real life because, you honestly can't make this stuff up! Walter thinks that the key to success in life and work is to be a good person. Walter is not just good, he is great! I loved getting a chance to talk to him on this episode!! Enjoy!TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@skinnigolive?lang=enFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/SkinniGoLiveIG - https://www.instagram.com/skinnigolive/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/lilskinniWalter L. Brown Jr., BS, RVTg, is a registered veterinary technologist and social media influencer blending veterinary medicine with comedy for global education and relief. With millions of views on Skinni Go Live, he also serves as a Veterinary Technician Liaison at United Veterinary Care, creating externships and learning opportunities. Walter aims to establish veterinary assistant programs in inner-city and low-income schools. He earned his degree from Fort Valley State University and received specialized training in emergency care at the University of Georgia. Beyond his work, Walter is an arachnid enthusiast with a collection of over 10 tarantula species.Timestamps[00:00] Introduction[01:02] Walter Brown from Athens, Greece[02:40] Walter's Day Job [08:21] Walter's time as a bulldog[12:45] Biggest challenge in Veterinary Medicine[16:59] Be a people person[21:35] Walter's unofficial start in comedy[24:20] Walter's official start in comedy[27:38] Skinny Go Live on TikTok, Insta and Skinny Go Live Live[30:15] Leave baby wild animals in the woods[32:14] Don't lie to us when your dog is high[34:50] Pet Marijuana Ingestion Tips from Skinny Go Live[39:49] Who is this guy?[41:31] There is no predicting viral videos[43:31] More on pot dogs[49:21] Skinny goes to film school![56:30] When your Uncle is a Critter Fixer[1:01:59] Ken Jeong, we need to Rat Now![1:07:35] OutroInstagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media

We head back across the pond to UK interventional cardiologist, Youtuber and comedian, Dr Rohin Francis. His YouTube channel is called Medlife Crisis. Rohin makes videos on medical topics that don't get covered elsewhere and/or with more scientific rigor than Goop! He breaks it down to make it understandable and he crams in a lot of jokes! We talk about science, jokes and trying to find balance. Is that a thing?Find Dr Rohin Francis here:Website: https://www.medlifecrisis.co.ukYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MedlifeCrisisInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/medcrisis/Timestamps[00:00] Introducing Dr Rohin Francis[00:48] Interventional Cardiologist and Conventional Cardiologist[02:10] Bad timing on the SPACE time continuum[03:47] That's Edutainment![07:40] Exercise vs Comedy: Which one is the Magic Bullet?[08:27] Cardiology with humour and heart[10:17] Comedy in teaching and teaching in comedy[17:40] Science, vaccines, nutrition and other controversies [23:10] YouTube Channels on Starting YouTube Channels[27:40] There's riches in the niches[29:10] Veterinarians and Doctors: different but same same[33:26] The Widowmaker and why you shouldn't call it that[36:06] Achieving work-life balance by not sleeping much[38:30] YouTuber vs Physician in the NHS[43:01] Rohin invites Dr Ken Jeong to join us on Comedicine[44:29] OutroInstagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media

Dr Matt Asciutto is a veterinarian, podcaster, musician, improvisor, educator, Dad and visionary that we had the pleasure of talking to on this episode. He has maintained a fine balance of science, medicine, music and comedy throughout his life and he has carved his own path. Matt didn't get the memo that veterinary medicine is hard to get into and hard in general, and he has a refreshing attitude towards the profesh. Prior to veterinary school, Matt was a professional improv performer for seven years and he completed a Masters in Chemistry. Who exactly is this guy? Take a listen to find out. You won't regret it!!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matt_asciutto/?hl=enAnd: https://www.instagram.com/thegreatestprofession/?hl=enLinked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattasciutto/Podcast: https://www.thegreatestprofession.comMatt Asciutto has made the annoying decision to live a life that defies the traditional. It is impossible to devise a traditional thesis sentence for a traveling relief emergency vet who still thinks of himself as a performer and teacher.2017 graduate of The University of Tennessee's College of Veterinary Medicine, defies norms by working as a full-time emergency relief veterinarian, covering over 35 hospitals across 6 states.In his free time, Matt can be found writing silly songs for friends, editing his upcoming book about life as a relief veterinarian, or painstakingly editing episodes of his podcast: The Greatest Profession.Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media

On this episode of Comedicine, we are hopping across the pond to speak with Liz Easter. Liz is a seasoned veterinarian and relatively new stand-up comedian. She has been a primary care veterinarian in the UK for 19 years, and she recently has made a shift into mobile veterinary palliative and end-of-life care. Liz keeps her comedy life and her veterinary life separate, which is just a personal choice and totally not because she is a spy. She tells us about her first comedy set when she lost her voice right before the showcase. Most people would have bailed, but she wrote a whole new set and performed it using text-to-voice like a champ. Liz tells us about the London stand-up scene and what it's like to perform in a gong show that uses dildoes as gongs. Yes, that's what I said.Instagram: https://instagram.com/liz_like_the_tube_line?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==YouTube ‘Text to Speech': https://youtu.be/y4o8Pav4Ta4Liz Easter is a Veterinarian working in mobile end-of-life care in London, England, having spent 19 years in general practice. She has been performing stand-up comedy since 2022, and is an observational and storytelling comic. She performed at the 2022 Brighton Fringe, and more recently, completely died on her ass at the Big Belly Ding Dong Gong show in London. At home, Liz has two children, a cat and a long-suffering husband, who feature in much of her stand-up material.Timestamps [00:00] Introducing Dr Liz Easter [00:55] Is it Dr or Mr? Discuss [03:28] Liz's (almost) twenty-year career in veterinary medicine [08:07] We can do things in vet med we could never do before [10:31] Can we ever achieve work life balance? [12:17] Old dogs are just the best [13:55] If the universe throws a stand up class your way, do it! [17:57] The London Comedy Scene. Is Sarah on the wrong continent? [22:51] Liz at the Brighton Fringe Festival [24:08] The worst thing that is going to happen? Someone gongs you with a dong. [27:50] You 100% will not remember your jokes. Get them down! [32:30] Separation of Comedy and Medicine [34:50] Comedy is good for your brain, which is good for your work [37:47] Comedy but don't make it into work [40:21] Liz_like_the_tube_line [41:04] Liz invites Ken Jeong to come on Comedicine with her fancy accent [42:22] Outro [43:15] Bonus material: Liz's first stand up clip with text-to-speech Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media

Dr Jeffrey Gurian is a dentist, lecturer, motivational speaker, comedy writer, stand-up comedian, director, author, producer, radio personality, film and TV writer and psychotherapist. First of all, that is a lot of things! Secondly, what do all of these things have in common? In a word, HAPPINESS! Jeffrey spreads Happiness in the world through laughter, dentistry, teaching and helping people overcome stuttering. (He always capitalizes the word “Happiness” because he thinks it's so important!)Dr Jeffrey Gurian is a former cosmetic dentist and clinical professor at NYU in the Oral Medicine/Oro-Facial Pain Department. He also served on the board of the Association for Spirituality and Psychotherapy, where he has lectured on his technique known as STAR Therapy™ (Spiritual, Transformational, Affirmative, Resonance Therapy).Jeffrey Gurian started by producing short films in comedy and as a comedy writer for some of the greatest comedians of all time including Rodney Dangerfield, Joan Rivers, Gilbert Gottfried, Andrew “Dice” Clay, and even Jerry Lewis. He is the host of Comedy Matters TV, an internet channel with over 600 interviews done on the red carpet with A-list comedians. He has written three films that have been produced and continues to work in TV and film (stay tuned!) He is a stand-up comedian in his own right, performing in NY, LA and in comedy festivals around the USA. He is a bestselling author and motivational speaker, with eight books, the first five on comedy and the last three on Happiness.Maybe you are wondering, Who the F*ck is this Guy? Well, listen to this podcast episode, or watch this short film to find out.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7tSiROK60Ahttps://vimeo.com/414818932Can a hairstyle also be a life philosophy? A state of being? A career path? Can you really be a dentist in the front and a comedian in the back? Meet Dr. Jeffrey Gurian to find out!Website http://www.comedymatterstv.comBooksHealing Your Heart, By Changing Your Mind–A Spiritual and Humorous Approach To Achieving Happinesshttps://www.amazon.com/dp/0692982515Fight the Fear-Overcoming Obstacles That Stand In Your Wayhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/1735442607Facing Adversity–Stories of Courage and Inspiration https://www.amazon.com/dp/1735442631Man Robs Bank With His Chin https://www.amazon.com/dp/1735442623Patreon link http://www.patreon.com/comedymatterstvYouTube https://www.youtube.com/comedymatterstvLink for Stuttering Help http://www.stopstutteringnowgurian.comIG @‌jeffreygurianInstagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media

Our guest on this episode is the inimitable, incomparable, incredible Dr. Janet McMordie. She is a fellowship-trained sports medicine physician who also does surgical assist and mass gathering medicine. During the pandemic, she made a hard pivot to improv comedy. For her second act, she is an improv performer, actor in film and TV, voiceover artist, stunt performer and podcaster. She is also a medical consultant for film and TV where she tries really hard to make art medically accurate, but that's hard because sometimes medically accurate doesn't look good on TV. She is going to tell us about how she does all of this. It's an amazing and fun and cool chat!!https://www.janetmcmordie.com/abouthttps://www.instagram.com/janetmcmordie/Podcast: https://www.secondactactors.comRepresentation: maya@RitterTalentAgency.com0:00 – Introducing Dr Janet McMordie and everything she does!0:53 – Dr McMordie's Healthcare Day Jobs 4:49 - Mass Gathering Event Medicine is not the cops9:32 - Sports Medicine v The Government v Health Insurance13:00 – The pandemic pivot to improv comedy16:21 – Podcasting: Second Act Actors Podcast was born23:38 - The Joy of Film and TV is in the craft29:57 - Medicine makes the acting better and acting make the medicine better41:05 - Improv Game which results in the 1st humans sports medicine veterinary surgical oncology clinic in the world48:46 – Would you quit medicine if you could?51:33 – Dr McMordie is paging Dr Jeong53:30 – OutroInstagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media

We are joined by Sarah's old friend and kindred spirit, Dr Andy Roark. Dr. Andy Roark is a practicing veterinarian, international speaker, author, and media personality. He has found that improv comedy is his superpower, and it infuses all areas of his life with hilarity and compassion for others. He is not big on plans, which seems to be working for him. Andy gives great advice at all times. If you listen to this episode, he will drop some gems that you can strategize your entire life around. I promise. Andy also has a wonderful podcast called Cone of Shame if you want to hear more about the wonderful, sometimes funny, sometimes challenging world of veterinary medicine. We could not be more excited to have this award-winning human and improv comedian on Comedicine!Website Instagram Facebook TikTok PodcastTimestamps[00:05] Welcome Dr Andy Roark!!! [00:19] Dr. Andy Rourke Does All the Things and he is Awesome! [01:02] Sarah & Andy's new and totally original catch phrase: “Just Do It” [05:23] Dr Andy Roark's shameful origin story [05:40] The NIH, a Zoo and a girl was Andy's recipe for veterinary greatness [14:57] Planning is totally overrated? Planning is important but plans are useless [17:03] Let Jesus Take the Wheel! [18:06] The Impact of Life Events on Career Choices [20:28] Thank you to our sponsor! PetDx [21:30] What is this Facebook the kids are talking about? [24:20] Humourless curmudgeons and veterinary medicine [26:20] How Improv can make you better at everything [30:44] A speaker's technical nightmare, but make it fun! [32:15] Improv is a super power! [32:31] The Unexpected Challenges of Public Speaking [32:58] Sarah and Andy's nerdy dream of totally improvised lectures [34:21] Do we really have to TikTok? [38:03] Rotate your dogs [41:42] If your hobby is work it is not a hobby [45:42] Andy's brush with stand-up comedy [50:19] Improv and the art of meeting people where they are [53:48] Andy pitches to Ken Jeong [56:24] Bonus material! This episode is brought to you by PetDx: www.oncok9.infoInstagram: @petdxincFacebook: @petdxincInstagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media

In this episode, Sarah talks to Kelli Dunham, who is a nurse, comedian, author, LGBTQ+ leader, educator, performer, author, caregiver, and storyteller, and maybe I'm missing something because she is so many things! However, despite outward appearances, she is not a gym teacher or a 12-year-old boy. Kelli was also an aspiring nun at one point, but her “insufficient docility” made this career choice a bad fit. I guess they call it a convent for a reason. (It's conventional.) She started telling jokes to her dairy cows as a kid in Wisconsin and found that they were sometimes better audience members than the comedy bros she encountered at open mics when she first started doing comedy. Kelli found other places to explore stand-up and storytelling, like conferences for health care professionals, Pride events, workplaces, The Moth, and the Edinburgh Fringe. Through being a natural caregiver and her own life experiences, Kelli takes her comedy where no one else dares to go. Her most recent one-person show is Second Helping: Two Dead Girlfriends, Dead Funny. And yes, it is about her two partners who died, but it's really about how to ask for help. Kelli believes that “laughing is a revolutionary gesture” which is the coolest quote ever. How do you solve a problem like Kelli Dunham? How do you hold a moonbeam in your hand?kellidunham.com https://www.instagram.com/kellidunham/https://www.tiktok.com/@kellidunham https://www.youtube.com/c/KelliDunham/featured00:03 Introducing Kelli Dunham and her many niches! 01:38 Kelli's insufficient docility holds her back from #conventlife 05:56 Goodbye habit. Hello stethoscope! 06:33 Kelli's super cool career as a community nurse (niche #1) 09:38 Milking the jokes with dairy cows as audience members 11:54 Finding more niches in the search for safe comedy spaces (niche #2) 14:37 Laughing in the face of death at the Edinburgh Fringe (niche #3)  22:22 Help me help you help others (Some pretty amazing tips on how to help others) 27:09 Pet loss and human loss, both are very sad but they are not the same thing 29:01 Laughter at the of Life (niche #5) 30:06 How accepting offers of humor from patients helps them feel better (niche #6) 36:28 Promoting LGBTQ+ Health and Inclusivity by treating people like people (niche #7) 43:15 Kelli's tips for bringing humor into work to combat burnout (niche #8) 48:22 Laughing is Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media

Season one of Comedicine has wrapped and it was so much fun!! If you have been listening to Comedicine, you will know that the last question we ask every distinguished guest on the show is to personally invite Dr Ken Jeong to be a guest on Comedicine. Ken Jeong is the ultimate Comedicine guest! Have we heard from Ken? No, not yet, but I'm sure it is just a matter of time until Ken finds out about this podcast and his people call my people. (Note, I have no people.) For this pseudo-episode, we made a little montage of the Kenvitations from season one. Thank you to all of the wonderful guests from season one who were my friends before or are my friends now. It's so wonderful to meet people in the medical comedy space! Join us for season two in the new year!Timestamps:[00:00] Welcome to the Kenvitation Pseudo-episode Montage Extravaganza![00:24] Paging Dr. Ken Jeong to Comedicine stat![00:53] Dr. Ted Morris tries negging as a tactic[01:53] Dr. Vien Phommachanh is sure you crossed paths[03:59] Dr. Cory Jenks improvises in Kenvitation[04:43] Dr. Caroline Brookfield goes with, “Well did you die?[06:00] Dr. Natalie Tinney just says please[06:43] Dr. Dan Greenstein plays on Ken's FOMO[07:30] Glaucomflecken promises this will be good for exposure[08:21] Dr. Sarah Boston begs, pleads and uses Chat GPT[12:29] And that's a wrap! Ken, call me!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media

Our guest this week needs no introduction because it's me. It's Sarah. I'm the guest. In our last episode of season one, Dr Vien Phommachanh (The Comic Doc) our friend and guest from episode 2, returns to host with Dr Sarah Boston as his guest. Why did we do this? Well mostly because last time Sarah and Vien talked, Vien had a lot of questions that Sarah refused to answer (because rules) and Vien said he'd love to come back as host. So that's what we did. Also, you can get to know Sarah a bit better this way. Who is this person?Dr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist and thyroid cancer survivor. (Ironic, right?) Her bestselling memoir, Lucky Dog: How Being a Veterinarian Saved my Life, was published by The House of Anansi in 2014. Lucky Dog will make you laugh and ugly cry, sometimes at the same time, most of the time out loud. Sarah's book got her on a path of comedy writing and then she decided to go to comedy school because she is a nerd. Sarah graduated from Humber College in the Comedy Performance and Writing Program in spring 2023. She is a regular at YukYuks in Toronto on Rising Stars, and has performed at the Hillside Folk Festival and Guelph Comedy Festival. She still works as a veterinary surgical oncologist and she is trying to find ways to make veterinarians to laugh more. (We need it!)Time stamps:00:04 Sarah introduces someone who needs no introduction (herself)00:13 The Snot Doctor is back as guest host and Sarah is the host guest01:14 Electric toothbrushes where no electric toothbrush should be03:36 The gator, the dog and the cowboy. A very Florida tale06:01 Thank you Hills Pet Nutrition!06:51 We should start now probably….07:44 If you really cared about animals you would do this for free13:14 How does a veterinary surgical oncologist end up doing stand up? 19:16 Sarah proposes brunch stand up23:36 Are you really pushing a frontier if everyone is pushing the same frontier24:49 Middle aged lady comedy is Sarah's lane 25:31 Keeping it profesh with healthcare and comedy28:34 Comedy and Cancer30:21 Cancer platitudes and mysogeny are two things Sarah finds hilarious 34:48 You can be a clown or you can be a surgeon, but you can't be a clown surgeon39:31 Invitation to Dr. Ken Jeong45:20 Dramatic attempted takeover of podcast by Vien  ends peacefully Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media

I know, I know, it's hard to believe, but in this episode, Sarah chats with Dr Will Flanary. You know, that guy, Glaucomflecken!! When Will/Glaucomflecken agreed to be a guest on Comedicine, Sarah squealed like a little girl on Christmas morning. (For reals though!) Will is a (human) ophthalmologist and (human) comedian who has become a (human) social media sensation with his videos that satirize, lampoon, ridicule and parody the interactions between physicians from different specialties and the health care system in general. Will also uses comedy to expose the ridiculousness of US Health Insurance Companies, speaking truth to power, which is what great satire is all about. Will is a husband, (human) father, (dog) Dad, two-time cancer survivor, one-time cardiac arrest survivor (thanks to the superhero he lives with, aka his wife, aka Lady Glaucomflecken aka Kristin Flanary), podcaster, keynote speaker, comedian, and, honestly, just the nicest guy ever. Just like you thought. Website: https://glaucomflecken.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DGlaucomfleckenInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/docglauc/Podcast: https://glaucomflecken.com/podcast/X: @DGlaucomfleckenTime Stamps: 00:00:00 Introducing someone who needs no introduction, Glaucomflecken!00:00:11 Comedy and medicine go together like peas and carrots!00:08:13 Glaucomflecken was here right when we needed him00:12:03 Choose a specialty where you can sit down in surgery00:18:12 Finding comedy in dark places because you gotta00:21:07 Satire exposes the many many follies of medicine00:29:03 Rural medicine doctors are a lot like veterinarians00:33:25 Glaucomflecken vs US Health Insurance Companies00:37:37 Advocacy through education, one outrageously hilarious sketch at a time00:43:31 Comedy is the coping mechanism that won't destroy your family00:48:01 Where there's Will, there's a way to balance medicine and comedy00:53:47 Glaucomflecken is here for the exposureInstagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media

In this episode, Sarah gets to know Dr Dan, The Healthcare Comedian. Dr. Daniel Greenstein is a comedian and practicing dentist in South Florida. He was a winner on America's Funniest People and a finalist in Colgate's Search for America's Funniest Dentist. He was also featured on National Public Radio's “All Things Considered” for his parody album “Spit Happens!”. Dr Dan loves making people laugh in everything he does. That's it, that's the whole thing. He is an authentic, OG stand up comedian!Website: https://www.healthcareentertainer.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/drdanshow.net/Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-dan-greenstein-00898021/Instagram: @drdanentertainment   https://www.instagram.com/drdanentertainment/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnXCB-IX6LCPBD4IhauaGpgTimestamps:[00:03:05] Dentists and vets both get bitten by patients.[00:03:19] Dr Nine Fingers[00:06:26] Scared spitless of the dentist[00:09:21] Spitting jokes in the 80's[00:13:29] America's (second) funniest dentist [00:17:09] Dr Dan's musical healthcare comedy mash up[00:20:02] It's a fun fancy hobby! What's not to like?[00:24:09] Knowing your audience is the key[00:26:09] The joy of killing[00:29:47] When the deductible for your heart attack gives you a heart attack[00:33:51] Health care and mental health [00:35:14] Dentists and mental health[00:38:22] Comedy vs Day job[00:43:12] $500,000 in student loans? Holy spit![00:45:58] Dr Sarah and Dr Dan appreciate each otherInstagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media

Our guest on this episode has packed a lot of living into life so far and she is just getting started! Dr Natalie Tinney is a Peruvian Canadian/Canadian Peruvian who was born in the USA, but grew up in Canada and Peru and then went to medical school in Peru. After graduation, all hell broke loose (aka COVID) and she found herself working in a COVID ward in a remote Peruvian city in the Amazon during peak COVID. She is now a third-year internal medicine resident in Lima, Peru, but she is doing rotations in Canada and she may end up practicing internal medicine up here. Time will tell. Natalie started doing open mics at 16, which is around the same time she decided to be a doctor. She loves stand up comedy, spoken word and writing. Medicine is her first love, but comedy is a great outlet for all of the crazy sh*t that happens to her. I hope you enjoy meeting Natalie as much as I did! Instagram: @natalietincarhttps://www.instagram.com/natalietincar/[00:02:40] During COVID some shopped on Amazon, Natalie went to the Amazon[00:04:06] Lose a daughter, gain a house![00:08:52] COVID wards in the middle of Amazon[00:10:21] Do not fasten your seatbelts.[00:14:03] Medical FOMO[00:19:23] Finding the funny at the doctor.[00:22:43] Lame (but hilarious) jokes patients make[00:24:01] Sarah draws the line at rectal exam jokes[00:27:45] My writing process is waiting for hilarious things to happen [00:32:40] #FaceThong2020[00:36:26] General genital knowledge[00:38:41] Winning at comedy by not trying to win[00:41:22] The Comedy-Medicine Venn DiagramInstagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media

Sarah gets a chance to catch up with Dr Caroline Brookfield, who is a veterinarian, author, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and stand-up comedian. (Also a friend. She is my friend.) She is on a mission to help unapologetic “left brainers” to amplify originality with a creative mindset. A creative mindset will help you to uncover novel solutions to chronic problems, refresh your well-being, and renew your zeal at work. Who doesn't want more zeal at work? She is just what the doctor ordered to help the nerds tap into their creative brains and rekindle their creative spark! She is the author of the book “The Reluctant Creative”. Links:www.facebook.com/artfulsciencprohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinebrookfield/https://www.youtube.com/@carolinebrookfield www.instagram.com/artfulsciencehttps://www.tiktok.com/@drcarolinebrookfield Link for download exercises bit.ly/creativityprimerTime Stamps:[00:02:00] Caroline's cool career in veterinary medicine.[00:05:11] A grizzly bear vasectomy. Yes that's what I said.[00:07:03] Veterinary medicine has many career paths. Who knew?[00:11:00] Client accountability is not going well.[00:13:10] The spectrum of care is not going great either.[00:17:19] Fear of success. Is that a thing?[00:20:19] It's okay to be a beginner again. Really.[00:22:57] Comedy during COVID? No thank you.[00:26:31] Hecklers just wanna have fun.[00:28:26] Shutting down a heckler with sphincter anatomy knowledge.[00:32:34] What's the deal with flapping menus at coffee shops?[00:36:02] The creative process. You got this.[00:39:07] Hey nerds, remember when you had fun creative hobbies?[00:42:02] The science of the benefits of the joy of the creativity.[00:46:17] Creativity for life.[00:50:06] How to find Caroline.[00:52:30] Ken's impending  podcast appearance.[00:54:26] Support this new podcast and share you getting your creative groove back!Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media

In this episode, Sarah has a spontaneous, totally improvised, not at all planned conversation with pharmacist and improv comedian, Cory Jenks. Dr Jenks earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of South Carolina in 2011. He is an ambulatory care clinical pharmacy specialist, where he tries to talk people into healthy lifestyle choices instead of taking medications, which seems antithetical, but it all makes sense. Cory just celebrated his tenth improvaversary! YES, he coaches, teaches and performs improv, AND he also uses the principles of improv to teach healthcare professionals how to apply the valuable skills of improv to create a more adaptable, empathetic and humanizing healthcare experience. YES, AND also, he wrote a book about this very subject called Permission to Care. He is also a husband and dad of three kids under five and ten chickens. This episode was so much fun and Sarah's only regret is that we didn't talk about the chickens. Maybe next time, Cory?Link to Cory's website: https://mandalatreepress.com/cory-jenks/Link to Cory's book, Permission to Care: https://a.co/d/4nWMjqbInstagram: @pharmacomedian Time Stamps:[00:01:22] What's your title, anyway?[00:04:17] Patient/client/customer care[00:06:20] Talking to people is hard[00:09:26] Hating things less through improv[00:13:42] Feeling seen, heard and understood[00:15:32] Reality is easier when you accept it[00:17:30] Identifying the want is the game[00:20:35] Just be honest with us corporate peeps[00:23:17] Listening is everything[00:26:21] Whose IV Line is it Anyway?[00:31:35] It's COVID. Yes, And Cory writes a book![00:33:36] Improv is a need, not a want[00:36:29] The struggle is real for all healthcare professionals[00:39:37] It's just science![00:43:59] The reality is, this is absurd[00:46:11] Bring Cory to save you all with improvInstagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media

Sarah meets and interviews Dr Vien Phommachanh (The Comic Doc), who is the #1 Ranked, Laotian, Ear, Nose, & Throat Doctor/Comedian in Southwest, Florida (probably). Vien has performed standup all over the United States and overseas in clubs, theatres, and comedy festivals. They talk about the second-generation immigrant experience, snot, and how Tiger Balm probably cures everything. Vien also talks about how a career in medicine can take over your whole life, and how comedy can be the cure for this! Sarah wonders if she and Vien might be twins separated at birth because their experiences are so similar!Connect with Comic Doc here:https://comicdoc.comIG @comic_doc  FB @VienComicDoc TikTok @comicdoc YouTube @Vphommac Timestamps:00:42 Second-generation immigrants get the job done!04:23 The career options presented to Vien included doctor or he could be a doctor12:23 Are Vien and Sarah actually twins separated at birth? 13:21 A Laotian otolaryngologist walked into a comedy club16:39 Vietnam war veterans and a refugee of the war come together through comedy21:07 Vien's mom is totally right, Tiger Balm cures everything 26:49 The tension in the exam room was so thick you could cut it with a joke 38:09 ENT doctors are very smart, but their sense of humour needs work.41:01 Physican burnout is real and so is comedy47:12 Vien's (possible) brush with Ken JeongTitle Sponsor: Hills Pet Nutritionhillspet.com (pet parent site)hillsvet.com (veterinary healthcare team member site)DISCLAIMER: Comedicine is a comedy podcast and may contain adult language, irreverent humor, hilarity, discussions about body fluids, dark humour, frivolity, outrageous scenarios and mirth. The content of this podcast is intended for mature audiences and may not be suitable for all listeners. While our goal is to entertain, we understand that comedy is subjective and not everyone may appreciate or find our humour amusing. We encourage listeners who don't enjoy this podcast to do nothing.Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media

Sarah has a delightful conversation with her longtime friend and comedy inspiration, Dr Ted Morris, Canada's funniest gay veterinarian. Ted is a small animal veterinarian from Toronto who has been wildly successful as a Canadian stand up comedian. He has performed at JFL, the Halifax Comedy Festival, and the Winnipeg Comedy Festival and is all over CBC radio and television. He just released his brilliant comedy album, Dawn of the Ted. Where will Ted go next? Only time will tell, but one thing we know is it's not America's Got Talent.Connect with Dr Ted here:Facebook Instagram @dogtorted00:01:23 Dr. Ted started doing comedy during veterinary school, when he was just Ted00:05:00 Overcoming fears00:09:27 What went down on America's Got Talent00:16:39 Everyone's got imposter syndrome 00:22:02 Adapting potty mouth for different audiences00:24:30 Boys Have Nipples Too (from Dawn of the Ted)00:27:27 Ted's process of hilarity00:29:38 Happy Birthday to Ms Wilhelmina Boxfärts!00:34:37 Comedy helps us to cope with the darkness that is veterinary medicine00:38:02 Toxic masculinity and comedy bros in cars getting coffee00:45:29 Squad goals: Performing at the Edinburgh Fringe00:49:05 Comedy and medicine intersect, hilarity ensuesExclusive Title Sponsor: Hills Pet Nutrition Find more information at:hillspet.com (pet parent site) hillsvet.com (veterinary healthcare team member site)DISCLAIMER: Comedicine is a comedy podcast and may contain adult language, irreverent humor, hilarity, discussions about body fluids, dark humour, frivolity, outrageous scenarios and mirth. The content of this podcast is intended for mature audiences and may not be suitable for all listeners. While our goal is to entertain, we understand that comedy is subjective and not everyone may appreciate or find our humour amusing. We encourage listeners who don't enjoy this podcast to do nothing.Instagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media

Comedicine is an comedy podcast hosted by Dr Sarah Boston, who is a veterinary surgical oncologist and stand up comedian. Sarah interviews comedians who are also health care professionals (human and animal health). The Comedicine podcast will focus on our guest's origins in medicine and stand up comedy, their joke-writing process and how they navigate these seemingly different worlds. This podcast is for anyone who enjoys comedy, is in health care, or who likes laughing or listening to interesting people. Exclusive Title Sponsor of Season 1: Hills Pet Nutrition hillspet.comhillsvet.comInstagram @comedicine_comedyComedicine FacebookYour host, Dr Sarah BostonDr Sarah Boston is a veterinary surgical oncologist (cancer surgeon for dogs and cats), cancer survivor (ironic, right?), bestselling author, actor and stand up comedian. She is a 2023 graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. She is the 2023 recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their career She is also the recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence from Humber College because she is a nerd in all aspects of her life. Instagram @drsarahboston www.Drsarahboston.com Representation Book Musical Genius Mark Edwards Producer Heather McPherson Twisted Spur Media