Today on a special episode the guys interview superstar comedian Maz Jobrani. Maz discusses his early life, how he became interested in performing, and how he went to university originally to study political science. He then discusses being ‘political’ in comedy and how being Persian influences his comedy. The guys then discuss Maz’s ‘Tai Chi’ approach to hecklers and compare him to Canadian New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh. The guys then ask Maz about the genesis of his podcast ‘Back to School with Maz Jobrani’. Finally, Ali asks Maz about his advice for aspiring comedians and they discuss Maz’s upcoming shows May 20 and 21st in Ottawa and Toronto.
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Show Notes:
Episode 58: Interview with Dave Merheje (Ramy, Mr. D)
Episode 57: Bruce Willis/Aphasia
Emergency podcast: Will Smith slaps Chris Rock / Alopecia
Episode 55: 95th Annual Academy Awards Preview
Episode 54: Canada Reads / Top Medical Books
Episode 53: ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ / Trichotillomania
Episode 52: ‘We Need to Talk About Cosby’ / Spanish Fly, Rohypnal, GHB
Episode 51: The Opioid Crisis / ‘Dopesick’
Episode 50: Favourite Comedy Specials/ Laughter
Episode 49: Personas in Comedy / Physician Burnout (Part 2)
Episode 48: Interview with Dr. Sydnee McElroy (Sawbones, Still Buffering)
Episode 47: Remembering Louie Anderson & Bob Saget / Scleroderma
Episode 46: The Limits of Comedy and Free Speech (with Jess Salomon)
Episode 45: Betty White / Electronic Medical Records (EMR’s)
Episode 44: Kal Penn / Physician Burnout (Part 1)
Episode 43: Favourite Entertainment from 2021
Episode 42: Top 1991 Albums / Why do we love music from our youth?
Episode 41: What does it mean to be funny? / What does it mean to be healthy?
Episode 40: Larry David, ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ and Cringe Comedy / Andropause
Episode 39: ‘Badmotorfinger’ vs ‘Achtung Baby’ / OCD
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