Plaything for a sheikh

Corporate gigs, hecklers, mining tours, audience indifference, silence, it takes a toll. How can comedians protect their sanity from the stresses of the comedy life? Sami speaks to Associate Professor and psychiatrist Dr Steve Ellen to find out.

Comedy can be honest. It can be searingly truthful, and intensely personal which is a powerful way of delivering laughter, but can also mean it hurts that much more when turned against the performer.

This is a clip from our latest Patreon bonus episode, if you'd like to hear our final thoughts on Plečnik in full, please consider subscribing at https://www.patreon.com/about_buildings — the show relies on listener support, and you'll get access to our full back catalogue of bon ...  Show more

Special guest, Miki Ishikawa (Amy), joins us in the studio to discuss episode 5 of season 1, “Shatter Like A Pearl.” Check out what Miki has to say about the episode and working on the show with the panel, Danny Royce (@iamdannyroyce), Anais Lucia (@morethanyouthink7), and Benjam ...  Show more

Bonus Episode! This week on Talking Headways we're featuring an episode of Booked on Planning, a podcast where <span class="wixui-rich-texttext"><span style= "letter-spacing: .6pt;">Stephanie Rouse and Jennifer ...

Here is a short synopsis of the episode for y'all. Video version is available on Spotify and YouTube. All season long, tune in Mondays at 6 pm eastern for Review episodes and Saturdays at 3 pm eastern for Preview (spoiler-filled) episodes, with special guests.

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