Joining us today is Libbie Higgins! This episode of Steph Infection is raw and unapologetic. We chat about body piercings, body issues, how life is messy and our experiences in comedy.

Unfiltered, filthy, turning 50 while loving your body with Libbie Higgins

Comedian Steph Tolev talks to a new guest every week about any and all things related to the body! Gross ailments, crazy accidents, things doctors can't figure out and anything in between. Tune in every Thursday for a new episode. 

Comedy

Russell Peters is here on this week’s episode of Steph Infection! Russell and Steph chat about starting comedy in Canada, meeting for the first time ever at a wing restaurant, and Russell’s interactions with wildlife while spending time in India as a kid.
 
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Follow @Steph_Tolev and @Steph_Infection_Podcast on Instagram. Send in your body stories to be featured on the pod!
 
See Steph's "Filth Queen" Spring/Summer Tour:
 
US Dates
 May 17-19 San Antonio, TX
 June 14-15 Austin, TX
 July 14 Edmonton, AB
 Aug 22 Atlanta, GA
 Aug 23-24 Charleston, SC
 UK Dates
 May 27-28 Holland
 May 30-June 2 London
 CA Dates
 Sept 20 Halifax
 Sept 21 Ottawa
 Nov 8 Victoria
 Nov 9 Vancuver 
Get tickets at https://punchup.live/stephtolev

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. 

Find tour dates and more at russllpeters.com and follow @russellpeters on Instagram!

 00:59 See Steph Live!
 2:00 Russell Peters is here!
 2:38 Russell’s fans and tour rider
 6:20 Russell and Steph at JFL
 13:46 When Steph and Russell first met
 22:04 Russell’s Body Stuff
 23:31 Boxing and Jujitsu
 28:19 Touring around the world
 34:06 Weight loss
 36:41 Nice celebrities
 39:21 Wildlife in India
46:20 Surgeries
 51:58 Funniest way to die
 52:56 Follow @russellpeters

Beef Wellington, Jujutsu, and Pythons with Russell Peters

On this week’s Steph Infection, we chat with Kurt Braunohler! Kurt tells Steph about his nearly shattered spine, heat stroke alone in the mountains, and brings the most calculated “Funniest Way to Die” in Steph Infection history.
Follow @Steph_Tolev and @Steph_Infection_Podcast on Instagram. 
Send in your body stories to be featured on the pod!

See Steph's "Filth Queen" Spring/Summer Tour:
April 18-20 Baltimore, MD 
April 21 Philadelphia, PA 
April 24 New York City, NY
May 2 Los Angeles, CA
May 17-19 San Antonio, TX
June 14-15 Austin, TX
July 14 Edmonton, AB
Aug 22 Atlanta, GA
Aug 23-24 Charleston
Get tickets at https://punchup.live/stephtolev
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! 
Follow @KurtBraunohler on Instagram
Check out his podcast Bananas here: https://www.exactlyrightmedia.com/bananas
See Kurt live: https://www.kurtbraunohler.com/tour

00:24 - New set!
02:39 - Kurt’s podcast “Bananas”
04:20 - Standup in New Jersey and the perfect length for a comedy show
06:24 - How Steph and Kurt first met
08:51 - Kurt’s butthole joke
15:41 - Kurt breaking his back as a kid
22:51 - Surfing injuries
27:26 - Heatstroke on a solo hike
32:33 - Close call on a surfboard
26:22 - The worst body story Kurt’s ever heard
43:37 - Kurt’s funniest way to die
46:32 - See Kurt live

Sleeping in the Bushes with Kurt Braunohler

Blair Socci is here on this week’s episode of Steph Infection! Blair tells Steph about growing up playing D1 volleyball, having a wholesome TikTok algorithm, and how her squeamish tendencies suddenly vanished when taking Ayahuasca.
Follow @Steph_Tolev and @Steph_Infection_Podcast on Instagram.
Send in your body stories to be featured on the pod!
See Steph's "Filth Queen" Spring/Summer Tour:
May 2 Los Angeles, CA
May 17-19 San Antonio, TX
June 14-15 Austin, TX
July 14 Edmonton, AB
Aug 22 Atlanta, GA
Aug 23-24 Charleston
Get tickets at https://punchup.live/stephtolev
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!
Follow @blairsocci on Instagram!
00:19 Blair Socci is here!
00:59 The Comedy Store and the hardest standups to follow
03:06 Blair’s "Don’t Tell” taping
05:13 Bombing during a filmed set
07:36 Going to the same gym
13:41 Injuries playing D1 Volleyball
16:33 Surfing Injuries
21:22 Dieting
24:56 Online Hate
30:36 Ayahuasca
34:14 What’s the worst body thing you’ve ever heard?
42:32 Being picky about dating
48:34 TikTok Algorithms
51:06 What’s the funniest way you could die?
53:38 Follow @blairsocci

Volleyball, Ayahuasca, and TikTok Algorithms with Blair Socci

Steve Furey shares some wild stories on todays episode of Steph Infection! At one point thinking he had herpes for three years before getting tested, wild days performing hammered, and pissing off Cruise Ships.

Unfiltered, filthy, turning 50 while loving your body with Libbie Higgins

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