S2 E5 Ding Dong Gong - Veterinary Medicine Life Balance

Comedicine

On this episode of Comedicine, we are hopping across the pond to speak with Liz Easter. Liz is a seasoned veterinarian and relatively new stand-up comedian. She has been a primary care veterinarian in the UK for 19 years, and she recently has made a shift into mobile veterinary palliative and end-of-life care. Liz keeps her comedy life and her veterinary life separate, which is just a personal choice and totally not because she is a spy. She tells us about her first comedy set when she lost her voice right before the showcase. Most people would have bailed, but she wrote a whole new set and performed it using text-to-voice like a champ. Liz tells us about the London stand-up scene and what it’s like to perform in a gong show that uses dildoes as gongs. Yes, that’s what I said.
Instagram: https://instagram.com/liz_like_the_tube_line?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==

YouTube ‘Text to Speech’: https://youtu.be/y4o8Pav4Ta4
Liz Easter is a Veterinarian working in mobile end-of-life care in London, England, having spent 19 years in general practice. She has been performing stand-up comedy since 2022, and is an observational and storytelling comic. She performed at the 2022 Brighton Fringe, and more recently, completely died on her ass at the Big Belly Ding Dong Gong show in London. At home, Liz has two children, a cat and a long-suffering husband, who feature in much of her stand-up material.
Timestamps
[00:00] Introducing Dr Liz Easter
[00:55] Is it Dr or Mr? Discuss
[03:28] Liz’s (almost) twenty-year career in veterinary medicine
[08:07] We can do things in vet med we could never do before
[10:31] Can we ever achieve work life balance?
[12:17] Old dogs are just the best
[13:55] If the universe throws a stand up class your way, do it!
[17:57] The London Comedy Scene. Is Sarah on the wrong continent?
[22:51] Liz at the Brighton Fringe Festival
[24:08] The worst thing that is going to happen? Someone gongs you with a dong.
[27:50] You 100% will not remember your jokes. Get them down!
[32:30] Separation of Comedy and Medicine
[34:50] Comedy is good for your brain, which is good for your work
[37:47] Comedy but don’t make it into work
[40:21] Liz_like_the_tube_line
[41:04] Liz invites Ken Jeong to come on Comedicine with her fancy accent
[42:22] Outro
[43:15] Bonus material: Liz’s first stand up clip with text-to-speech
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Your host, Dr Sarah Boston
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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