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Pick of the Day: PSYCH! A Diagnostic Stand-Up Therapy Comedy Show (in NYC) 4/27

April 4, 2024
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caveat, emily flake, kate sisk, kenice mobley, mental health, nyc comedy, stand up comedy, therapy

It’s not a hard requirement to have mental health issues when pursuing a career in comedy, but there certainly to seems to be a strong common thread between many stand-up comedians and their difficulties with anxiety, depression, and the like. It certainly comes through in many of their wonderfully crafted jokes/bits/stories.

Other times, you hear comedic material and you might ponder, from the audience, is the person on stage OK?

With that in mind, Aimee LeCours, both a comedian and LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) is going to talk to a rousing line-up of NYC comedians about what they talk about on stage and possibly see what exactly lies beneath what might seem, on the surface, just a pretty great joke for the upcoming live show, PSYCH!

Emily Flake, Kate Sisk, and Kenice Mobley will get put under the emotional microscope on Sat. Apr. 27th at 4PM at Caveat in NYC’s LES. Tickets are only $15 and you best go get them here.

Pick of the Day: Onsight with Sam Jay & Keith Johnson (in NYC) 3/7

February 21, 2023
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chelsea music hall, keith johnson, sam jay, therapy

When it comes to being truthful on stage, few are as pure and unfiltered as Sam Jay. Finding comedy in absolute truth is how Sam found her way to being a thrilling stand-up and hosting her own groundbreaking talk show, Pause.

Sam is now calling herself a therapist and is taking patients at a live show to provide “relentless jokes and antagonizing feedback” in order to show “themselves in ways they’ve never seen before.” Comedian Keith Johnson will be joining in as well (maybe to play Good Cop/Bad Cop?)  It should prove to be the wildest night of advice that you’ve ever witnessed.

Called Onsight, Sam and Keith will be seeing folks and patients alike at Chelsea Music Hall on Tues. Mar. 7th at 7PM. Tickets are $22.46, which is a pretty good deal to potentially change your life. Go get ’em here.

 

Kurt Braunohler and Lauren Cook Find a Very Special Therapist for “Quarantine Therapy”

May 14, 2020
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kurt braunohler, lauren cook, quarantine life, sketch comedy, therapy

The way that we’ve all been stuck indoors has probably brought many people past the point of going stir-crazy into meltdowns, outbursts, etc. with their families or whomever they’re quarantined with. Therapy has always been important, but it’s an absolutely vital service to have someone to talk in these pandemic times.

That’s why husband/comedian Kurt Braunohler and wife/storyteller Lauren Cook sought out a “very special” therapist to deal with the strain of their relationship and made a short/sketch to “document” how they’re working through the unprecedented stress/anxiety brought about COVID-19.

Please enjoy “Quarantine Therapy” here.

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It’s hard to find someone to listen.

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“Please Understand Me” Is The Next Thing You Should Be Watching

May 30, 2018
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ahamed weinberg, ismael loutfi, jash, natalie palamides, rory scovel, sarah silverman, steph tolev, steven feinartz, therapy
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The idea of showing comedians in therapy gets taken to the next level with Please Understand Me from the brilliant duo of Ahamed Weinberg and Steven Feinartz.

In this web series, fictional stories are made up for pairs of comedians who sit down with actual therapists, accented with colorful interstitial flashbacks. Of course, the stories themselves are perfectly ridiculous and played to perfection by a great cast, which includes many of our favorite comedy folks such as Rory Scovel, Natalie Palamides, Mo Collins, Fred Melamed, Steph Tolev, Ismael Loutfi, Ahamed, Juzo Yoshida, Chad Damiani, Phil Burgers, and Punkie Johnson.  

Go enjoy Please Understand Me’s first two episodes right now on Facebook Watch and check back weekly for new episodes.

Gabe Delahaye and Max Silvestri Need More Help Because Max Likes Fake Shooting People

July 6, 2014
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couples therapy, friendship, gabe delahaye, kumail nanjiani, max silvestri, therapy

The second episode of Gabe and Max Need Help show why friendship is more than just watching a Netflix queue together. Gabe Delahaye has to put up with Max Silvestri making his hand into a gun and pretending to shoot him in the head. That’s just what friends do, right?

Watch it all go off in their latest therapy session here.

Gabe Delahaye and Max Silvestri Are a Different Kind of Best Friends

June 26, 2014
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counseling, friendship, gabe delahaye, kumail nanjiani, max silvestri, therapy

Gabe and Max Need Help is a brand new web series from the very funny Gabe Delahaye and Max Silvestri showcasing their tried and true friendship through their most “tried” parts. The first episode shows them go through friendship counseling with Kumail Nanjiani as a therapist.

Watch and enjoy here.

Wrestlers Still Don’t Take Off Their Mask (Actual and Emotional) During Therapy

March 19, 2014
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midnight show, parody, psychology, therapy, wrestling, wrestling is

Wrestling Is presents a look into the lives of wrestlers outside the ring, specifically in their therapist’s office. Called Ring Psychology, it’s probably what you hope a therapy session would/could/should be like.

Watch Ring Psychology here.

March 14, 2011
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action figures, comedy, dan bialek, female, jarrod harris, therapy, webseries

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Sexy Motorcycle Model Daughter – Action Figure Therapy

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