S1 Ep2 The Snot Doctor Will See You Now

Comedicine

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.com
IG @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 doctor
12:23 Are Vien and Sarah actually twins separated at birth?
13:21 A Laotian otolaryngologist walked into a comedy club
16:39 Vietnam war veterans and a refugee of the war come together through comedy
21:07 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 comedy
47:12 Vien’s (possible) brush with Ken Jeong

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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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