Steph Infection

Public Butt Stuff w/ JOHNNY PEMBERTON | Steph Infection

Steph Infection

Show Notes

This week Johnny Pemberton sits down with Steph to discuss being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at 10, having his colon removed at 19, and living with a J-pouch. From there, they touch on his recovery, diet, and the realities of navigating life with digestive issues.They get into everything from the misconceptions and harsh realities of being in the industry to getting loaded on Canadian lager and Law & Order: SVU.

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Steph Tolev caught fire on the BILL BURR PRESENTS: FRIENDS WHO KILL, Netflix special. She was named a COMEDIAN YOU SHOULD AND WILL KNOW by Vulture, which recognized her as one of Canada’s funniest exports. She was featured on Comedy Central’s THE RINGERS stand up series, and season two of UNPROTECTED SETS. Steph has appeared in Comedy Central’s CORPORATE and starred in an episode of the Sarah Silverman-produced PLEASE UNDERSTAND ME. Steph has been well received at festivals all over the world and headlines clubs across the country. She also has a hit podcast on ALL THINGS COMEDY called “STEPH INFECTION” and appears in the feature OLD DADS starring and written by Bill Burr on Netflix . Check out her tour dates to see her live!

Chapters

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:48 - Howdy, Johnny Pemberton!

00:05:49 - Recurring Characters & Premature Celebration

00:09:29 - Industry Insight & Misspent Outrage

00:15:49 - Ecological Disaster & Deformities

00:19:21 - All About UC, IBD, & Chron's

00:23:21 - Spider's Are A Soft Spot

00:25:51 - Back To Johnny's Ass!

00:32:03 - Love Letter to Getting Loaded

00:36:10 - Chronicles of The Colon

00:48:11 - Bad Bowels & Bad Audience Members

00:56:57 - HPV & STDs

01:00:56 - PAPs and The ER

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