S1 Ep8 Hospitable Takeover

Comedicine

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 guest
01:14 Electric toothbrushes where no electric toothbrush should be
03:36 The gator, the dog and the cowboy. A very Florida tale
06:01 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 free
13:14 How does a veterinary surgical oncologist end up doing stand up?
19:16 Sarah proposes brunch stand up
23:36 Are you really pushing a frontier if everyone is pushing the same frontier
24:49 Middle aged lady comedy is Sarah’s lane
25:31 Keeping it profesh with healthcare and comedy
28:34 Comedy and Cancer
30:21 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 surgeon
39:31 Invitation to Dr. Ken Jeong
45:20 Dramatic attempted takeover of podcast by Vien ends peacefully

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Your host, Dr Sarah Boston
Dr 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.
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