WARNING: Explicit Language in this episode
Today, Ali and Asif interview comedian and writer Dan St. Germain, coinciding with the release of his new YouTube special “Dance Fatty Dance”. Dan talks about starting off in stand up and using social media in comedy as well as his hatred of Zoom comedy. Ali asks Dan about the Just of Laughs festival and its recent financial issues. Dan then talks about the development of his comedic cartoon with Dan Soder and ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin. Asif and Dan then engage in some wrestling talk and discuss the recent resurgence in pro wrestling, the return of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Wrestlemania and the similarities between wrestling and comedy. Al and Asif then transition to talking to Dan about some medical issues that he brings up in his special. Ali starts off by asking Dan about his history with alcohol and how the comedy lifestyle may perpetuate addiction issues. The talk about Dan doing the roast of Ric Flair, the reception to his jokes, and how Dan relapsed that night. Dan mentions in his stand up that Dan’s dad had encephalitis, so Asif goes into a bit of detail about this disease. They wrap up by discussing cerebral palsy which relates to one of his jokes from his special.
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Show Notes:
Episode 158: Christina Applegate / Multiple Sclerosis
Episode 157: George St. Pierre / Ulcerative Colitis
Episode 156: Just for Laughs / Medical Tourism
Episode 154: 3 Body Problem / Fatty Liver
Episode 153: Endometriosis (with Dr. Sony Singh)
Episode 152: Separating the Art from the Artist / Vitiligo
Episode 151: Dave Chapelle / Medical Complications of Cannabis
Episode 150: 96th Oscars Preview
Best of DvsC: ‘Singles’ Soundtrack / Borderline Personality Disorder
Best of DvsC: Interview with Bif Naked
Best of DvC: ‘Is There Bacon in Heaven’ / Pulmonary Fibrosis
Best of DvsC - Interview with Dr. Glaucomflecken
Best of DvsC: Accents & Apu /Medical ‘Miracles’ & Doctor Distrust
Episode 144: Ricky Gervais / Depression
Episode 143: 2023 Recap / 2024 Preview
Episode 142: Remembering Normal Lear / Death by “Natural Causes”
Episode 141: Remembering Andre Braugher / Lung Cancer
Episode 140: ‘Beckham’ / PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome)
Episode 139: Top Albums of 1993 / Gum Disease
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