Is Laughter the best medicine? We attempt to answer this and other pressing questions in Doctor Vs Comedian. Dr Asif Doja is a pediatric neurologist and Ali Hassan is a stand up comedian and actor (CBC‘s Laugh Out Loud, Designated Survivor, Goon) who are each fascinated by what the other one does. In each episode, Asif picks a topic for Ali from comedy and entertainment and questions Ali about it. Then Ali picks a topic from medicine and health and grills Asif on that subject. We talk about serious subjects in an unserious way. If you want to hear about comedy, entertainment, health and wellness and don‘t want to have to choose between being entertaining AND informed, then this show is for you.
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Friday Jun 14, 2024
Friday Jun 14, 2024
Today, Asif gets Ali’s thoughts on controversial comedian Shane Gillis (2:22). They discuss his background and his early start in comedy. They discuss his controversial exchange from his podcast that got him unhired from Saturday Night Live in 2019. Ali then gives his thoughts on Gillis’ hit special ‘Beautiful Dogs’. They then discuss their thoughts on his new Netflix show ‘Tires’ as well as their opinions on his standup in general.
Then, based on the TV show ‘Sharp Objects’ as well as the news making Gypsy-Rose Blanchard, Ali asks Asif about Munchausen Syndrome aka factitious disorder imposed on self (26:31). Asif goes over the definition of the syndrome as well as why it was named after Munchausen. Asif then makes it clear how to differentiate it from conversion (functional) disorders as well as malingering (feigning symptoms for financial gain). Ali then asks Asif about what clues doctors into making this diagnosis. Asif then gives some examples of how people feign various illnesses. Asif then discusses what may be going on psychologically in patients with factitious disorder imposed on self.
Ali asks Asif about Munchausen by proxy, which is now called factitious disorder imposed on another. Asif talks about how we can see parents doing this to their children and clarifies that it is not psychosis in parents, nor is it simply overly concerned parents; he makes it clear that this is a form of child abuse.
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Show Notes:
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New Faces Emerge At The World's Biggest Comedy Festival: https://www.npr.org/2019/07/30/746330491/new-faces-shine-at-the-worlds-biggest-comedy-festival
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‘Tires’ Review: Netflix’s Workplace Comedy Sets a Low Bar for Itself, and Clears It: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/tires-review-shane-gillis-tv-review-1235904723/
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Forget ‘Seinfeld.’ ‘Tires’ really is a show about nothing: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/2024/05/23/tires-shane-gillis-tv-review/
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Factitious Disorder Imposed on Self (Munchausen's Syndrome): https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/291304-overview?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwvIWzBhAlEiwAHHWgvdxf8TBbqkcektS9x-Iz1jD9HUgZZKKNLMKc7IL5nc914BSEHrelZRoC93gQAvD_BwE
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Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another (Munchausen by proxy): https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/295258-overview
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