You're Always A Ten: Jon Dore on Seizures

Sickboy

CBC

Society & Culture

4.8 • 524 Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2021

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

For our first new episode of 2021, we're psyched to bring you this conversation with standup comedian Jon Dore. After two major seizures and an epilepsy diagnosis, Jon has learned how to make dreaded visits to the hospital a little more fun. Here's a hint: always say 'ten.' For more laughs from Jon, check out Humour Resources, which airs on Tuesday evenings on CBC and CBC Gem starting January 5, 2021.

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0:43.4	Welcome to Sick Boy, a podcast where we talk about what it's like to be sick.
0:47.0	This week's guest is John Doer.
0:48.9	He's a stand-up comic, and he also has seizures.
0:52.4	Let's talk about it.
1:00.1	Yeah. and he also has seizures. Let's talk about it. Do you imagine if John Wick?
1:01.2	Do you imagine if John Wick is a real person?
1:03.9	I don't watch my own work.
1:05.6	I've heard people enjoy it.
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