Are You Feeling Funny?
27 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHear fascinating insights and revealing anecdotes from top comedians as they discuss health and well-being with a Harley street doctor.
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Milton Jones | From Forgiveness to Verrucas
September 25, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 47.4 MBMilton Jones reveals his struggles with childhood verrucas; and his belief in the power of forgiveness. Milton also unveils candid insights into his comedy style. Tweet us @SnipperNixon Instagram @SnipperNixon More about Milton Jones here > @themiltonjones Follow our host > @DrKaplan_UK snippernixon.com © Snipper Nixon 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Milton Jones | From Forgiveness to Verrucas
September 25, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 47.4 MBMilton Jones reveals his struggles with childhood verrucas; and his belief in the power of forgiveness. Milton also unveils candid insights into his comedy style. Tweet us @SnipperNixon Instagram @SnipperNixon More about Milton Jones here > @themiltonjones Follow our host > @DrKaplan_UK snippernixon.com © Snipper Nixon 2020 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Neil Mullarkey | Leadership Guru & Improv King
September 18, 2020 08:30 - 24 minutes - 28.1 MBNeil Mullarkey is a founding member of the famous Comedy Store Players. He’s also a renowned speaker on leadership and student of Frank Farrelly, creator of Provocative Therapy, which challenges negative behaviours. In the mid-1980s, Neil teamed up with Mike Myers to form 'Mullarkey & Myers'. Tweet us @SnipperNixon Instagram @SnipperNixon More about Neil Mullarkey here > @NeilMullarkey Follow our host > @DrKaplan_UK snippernixon.com © Snipper Nixon 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...
Neil Mullarkey | Leadership Guru & Improv King
September 18, 2020 08:30 - 24 minutes - 28.1 MBNeil Mullarkey is a founding member of the famous Comedy Store Players. He’s also a renowned speaker on leadership and student of Frank Farrelly, creator of Provocative Therapy, which challenges negative behaviours. In the mid-1980s, Neil teamed up with Mike Myers to form 'Mullarkey & Myers'. Tweet us @SnipperNixon Instagram @SnipperNixon More about Neil Mullarkey here > @NeilMullarkey Follow our host > @DrKaplan_UK snippernixon.com © Snipper Nixon 2020 See acast.com/privacy for...
Isy Suttie | Half Naked Hugs & Jumping From Bridges
September 11, 2020 09:10 - 35 minutes - 40.7 MBBest known as Dobby from cult-hit Peep Show, Isy Suttie is a Hull born actress and an acclaimed stand-up as well as award-winning radio comedy writer. Hear how she broke her ankle doing a dare, and why she enjoys monthly therapy. Isy is also the author of The Actual One: How I tried, and failed, to remain twenty-something for ever and host of the We Can Change The World Podcast. Tweet us @SnipperNixon Instagram @SnipperNixon More about Isy Suttie here > @Isysuttie Follow our host > @DrKa...
Isy Suttie | Half Naked Hugs & Jumping From Bridges
September 11, 2020 09:10 - 35 minutes - 40.7 MBBest known as Dobby from cult-hit Peep Show, Isy Suttie is a Hull born actress and an acclaimed stand-up as well as award-winning radio comedy writer. Hear how she broke her ankle doing a dare, and why she enjoys monthly therapy. Isy is also the author of The Actual One: How I tried, and failed, to remain twenty-something for ever and host of the We Can Change The World Podcast. Tweet us @SnipperNixon Instagram @SnipperNixon More about Isy Suttie here > @Isysuttie Follow our host > @DrKa...
Adam Kay | Agony, Ecstasy & PTSD
September 04, 2020 14:10 - 39 minutes - 45 MBA Doctor’s agony, ecstasy & PTSD. Best selling author, Adam Kay, reveals his struggles with mental health and the secrets behind his No 1 book - This is Going to Hurt. Tweet us @SnipperNixon Instagram @SnipperNixon More about Adam Kay here > @amateuradam Follow our host > @DrKaplan_UK snippernixon.com © Snipper Nixon 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tony Allen | Hippy Anarchist
August 20, 2020 15:23 - 23 minutes - 27.2 MBSelf-confessed ‘hippy anarchist’, Tony Allen was a founding member of ‘alternative comedy’ in the 1980s. Asthma turned into eczema; dealing with aphasia and talking out loud at Speakers corner. Tweet us @SnipperNixon Instagram @SnipperNixon Follow our host > @DrKaplan_UK snippernixon.com © Snipper Nixon 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sindhu Vee | Gods, Gurus & Faith
August 12, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes - 44.3 MBGods, gurus, and faith; our guest Sindhu Vee grew up in India & America. Sindhu's Mum was a therapist and founded a successful non-profit drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre. Tweet us @SnipperNixon Instagram @SnipperNixon More about Sindhu Vee here > @sindhuvfunny Follow our host > @DrKaplan_UK snippernixon.com © Snipper Nixon 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dane Baptiste | From Nosebleeds to Evolution
August 03, 2020 15:24 - 37 minutes - 43.4 MBA fractured scaphoid, epistaxis and psychoanalysis. Growing up with one parent in the medical profession, Dane naturally spent a lot of time learning around doctors. He even watched open heart surgery as a child! From a difficult child birth with his twin sister to psychoanalysis, we explore the fascinating world of Dane Baptiste. Tweet us @SnipperNixon Instagram @SnipperNixon More about Dane Baptiste here > @DaneBaptweets Follow our host > @DrKaplan_UK snippernixon.com © Snipper Nix...
Nik Rabinowitz | Talking Mandela’s Language
August 20, 2018 16:00 - 25 minutes - 28.7 MBFrom having a knock-knees as a child to speaking native African clan tongues, including the famous ‘click’ language. Describing himself as ‘Africa’s funniest Jew’, Nik Rabinowitz is married to a doctor so has much to say on the topic of medicine. He’s had hernia and then two knee operations leading to the wearing of built-up shoes. He’s also a speaker of native African languages and gives us an insight into Mandela’s clan names as well as demonstrating the famous ‘click’ dialects. Nik also ...
Nik Rabinowitz | Talking Mandela’s Language
August 20, 2018 16:00 - 25 minutes - 28.7 MBFrom having a knock-knees as a child to speaking native African clan tongues, including the famous ‘click’ language. Describing himself as ‘Africa’s funniest Jew’, Nik Rabinowitz is married to a doctor so has much to say on the topic of medicine. He’s had hernia and then two knee operations leading to the wearing of built-up shoes. He’s also a speaker of native African languages and gives us an insight into Mandela’s clan names as well as demonstrating the famous ‘click’ dialects. Nik also ...
Norman Lovett | Love On The Penguin Parade
August 13, 2018 16:00 - 29 minutes - 33.8 MBRed Dwarf star on heart attacks, comedian with too much time on their hands and the problem with Jimmy Saville. One of the first and most deadpan stand-ups on the British circuit, Norman Lovett is now famous as the face of the computer, Holly, on the sci-fi hit comedy Red Dwarf. In this intriguing chat with Dr. Brian Kaplan, Norman muses on why comedians get depressed and reveals how he dealt with his own heart attack at the age of 38. Norman gives his thoughts on public figures from Donald...
Norman Lovett | Love On The Penguin Parade
August 13, 2018 16:00 - 29 minutes - 33.8 MBRed Dwarf star on heart attacks, comedian with too much time on their hands and the problem with Jimmy Saville. One of the first and most deadpan stand-ups on the British circuit, Norman Lovett is now famous as the face of the computer, Holly, on the sci-fi hit comedy Red Dwarf. In this intriguing chat with Dr. Brian Kaplan, Norman muses on why comedians get depressed and reveals how he dealt with his own heart attack at the age of 38. Norman gives his thoughts on public figures from Donald...
Robin Ince | Preventing Cracks In Your Sanity
August 06, 2018 16:00 - 33 minutes - 37.8 MBCo-presenter of the award-winning radio show Infinite Monkey Cage, Robin Ince chats about fractures, accidents and therapists. Super-smart comedian and fan of physics, Robin Ince, reveals all to Dr. Brian Kaplan including the many medical issues he faced as a child. As a clumsy three year old he tore the tendons in his arm, then cut his chin open and fractured his arm at a later stage, as well as being involved in a car accident. Robin also talks in depth about how the brain works under dif...
Robin Ince | Preventing Cracks In Your Sanity
August 06, 2018 16:00 - 33 minutes - 37.8 MBCo-presenter of the award-winning radio show Infinite Monkey Cage, Robin Ince chats about fractures, accidents and therapists. Super-smart comedian and fan of physics, Robin Ince, reveals all to Dr. Brian Kaplan including the many medical issues he faced as a child. As a clumsy three year old he tore the tendons in his arm, then cut his chin open and fractured his arm at a later stage, as well as being involved in a car accident. Robin also talks in depth about how the brain works under dif...
Helen Lederer | Sneeze, Orgasm, Laugh!
July 30, 2018 16:00 - 26 minutes - 29.9 MBA revealing talk ranging from childhood asthma to orgasms to the state of female comedy. “Sneeze, orgasm, laugh – they’re all the same thing” says comedienne Helen Lederer in her revealing talk with Dr. Brian Kaplan. Married to a doctor herself, Helen talks about her early struggles with asthma. She also discusses getting into an ‘altered state’; and how she spent time spinning around and around repeating the same word to create a sense of otherness. There’s also revealing chat about the di...
Helen Lederer | Sneeze, Orgasm, Laugh!
July 30, 2018 16:00 - 26 minutes - 29.9 MBA revealing talk ranging from childhood asthma to orgasms to the state of female comedy. “Sneeze, orgasm, laugh – they’re all the same thing” says comedienne Helen Lederer in her revealing talk with Dr. Brian Kaplan. Married to a doctor herself, Helen talks about her early struggles with asthma. She also discusses getting into an ‘altered state’; and how she spent time spinning around and around repeating the same word to create a sense of otherness. There’s also revealing chat about the di...
Nick Revell | Dealing With Unexpected Anger
July 23, 2018 16:00 - 29 minutes - 33.8 MBStartling revelations about football thugs, the wrong use of a lit cigarette and dealing with anger. Anger issues crop up in Nick Revell’s insightful talk with Dr. Brian Kaplan. Nick also reveals how he nearly died from a burst appendix in the company of Paul Merton. Nick talks in depth about his practice of Tai Chi and how he uses it as a stand-up performer. There are striking stories of how he faced up to football thugs on a tube; and once wilfully stubbed out a lit cigarette on his own a...
Nick Revell | Dealing With Unexpected Anger
July 23, 2018 16:00 - 29 minutes - 33.8 MBStartling revelations about football thugs, the wrong use of a lit cigarette and dealing with anger. Anger issues crop up in Nick Revell’s insightful talk with Dr. Brian Kaplan. Nick also reveals how he nearly died from a burst appendix in the company of Paul Merton. Nick talks in depth about his practice of Tai Chi and how he uses it as a stand-up performer. There are striking stories of how he faced up to football thugs on a tube; and once wilfully stubbed out a lit cigarette on his own a...
Zoe Lyons | A 12 Year-Old With A Comb Over
July 16, 2018 16:00 - 26 minutes - 30.8 MBWinner of Best Joke at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2008, Zoe Lyons takes a trip through her medical history with Dr Brian Kaplan. “I was a 12yr-old with a comb-over. I had stress-related alopecia” declares Zoe, a self-confessed ‘stressy person.' She also reveals her phobia of blood and needles. Zoe won the Funny Woman award in 2004 and tells us how she was taken to a psychologist at the age of fourteen, when her sexuality meant she felt ‘the odd one out.' Tweet us @SnipperNixon Instagram @Snip...
Stewart Lee | Hypnotherapy & Hearing
July 09, 2018 17:30 - 33 minutes - 38 MBMedical revelations about hearing, hypnotherapy, diverticulitis and comedy trousers. Born left-handed but forced to use his right, ambidextrous Stewart Lee talks through his family medical issues with Dr. Brian Kaplan. Stewart reveals the hyper state of consciousness he reaches through using a hearing aid. And how an attack of diverticulitis whilst on stage took him to hospital where he found himself re-thinking his whole career. Stewart also tells us how he used a hypnotherapist to give up...
Jamali Maddix | Killer Tattoo
July 02, 2018 17:30 - 40 minutes - 46 MBIn a highly revealing interview, Jamali Maddix, who was the Chortle Student Comedian of the Year in 2014, discovers from Dr. Brian Kaplan how close he once came to death from an infected tattoo. The Hate Thy Neighbour presenter talks about having dyspraxia and refusing special shoes ‘cos they’re not made by Nike.’ Jamali gives revealing insights into his dealings with extremist groups and how he manages to stay calm in hostile situations; and about his meetings with fake cults and prophets. ...
Jamali Maddix | Killer Tattoo
July 02, 2018 17:30 - 40 minutes - 46 MBIn a highly revealing interview, Jamali Maddix, who was the Chortle Student Comedian of the Year in 2014, discovers from Dr. Brian Kaplan how close he once came to death from an infected tattoo. The Hate Thy Neighbour presenter talks about having dyspraxia and refusing special shoes ‘cos they’re not made by Nike.’ Jamali gives revealing insights into his dealings with extremist groups and how he manages to stay calm in hostile situations; and about his meetings with fake cults and prophets. ...
Shappi Khorsandi | Poetry & Colonoscopy
June 25, 2018 17:30 - 32 minutes - 36.8 MBDiscusses having a colonoscopy and watching a boyfriend do impressions of her on stage – not at the same time. Colonoscopies loom large in Shappi’s revealing talk with Dr. Kaplan as she recalls having poetry recited at her while undergoing the procedure. Shappi also touches on her painful divorce and how she sought therapy for help. She also describes watching a comedian boyfriend do impressions of her on stage and talks about her reaction to the twelve-step recovery programme. Tweet us @S...
Phil Wang | A Growth Named Olga
June 17, 2018 17:30 - 28 minutes - 32.3 MBMulti-lingual comedian Phil Wang talks through his medical history with Dr. Brian Kaplan, the topics ranging from his fears of having early onset dementia to a growth on his lip, which his sister named Olga. "I hate hospitals and I hate clinics" declares Phil, despite his mother being a doctor. A former President of the Cambridge Footlights, fluent in Malay and Mandarin Phil grew up in Borneo under the conflicting influences of Buddhism and Christianity. Tweet us @SnipperNixon Instagram @S...
Phil Wang | A Growth Named Olga
June 17, 2018 17:30 - 28 minutes - 32.3 MBMulti-lingual comedian Phil Wang talks through his medical history with Dr. Brian Kaplan, the topics ranging from his fears of having early onset dementia to a growth on his lip, which his sister named Olga. "I hate hospitals and I hate clinics" declares Phil, despite his mother being a doctor. A former President of the Cambridge Footlights, fluent in Malay and Mandarin Phil grew up in Borneo under the conflicting influences of Buddhism and Christianity. Tweet us @SnipperNixon Instagram @S...