I share how I ended up living a double life as an emergency medicine doctor and a stand-up comedian, even when people think it makes no sense. I trace the moments that pushed me from college jokes to DC open mics, Chicago stages, COVID Zoom sets, and finally starting Pitt to Punchlines to bring both worlds together. 

• getting hooked on stand-up after a rough college hosting set and an early heckler 
• writing my first joke that actually lands and learning why reps matter 
• medical school time pressure and third-year clinical burnout 
• taking a research year at the NIH and rediscovering comedy in DC 
• headlining for the first time by building a room from my own community 
• bombing in DC and Chicago and learning how failure sharpens timing 
• balancing emergency medicine residency with open mics in Chicago 
• performing sold-out shows at Steppenwolf Theater with the Outcasted Comedy Tour 
• COVID whiplash: ICU work, moving to LA, and doing Zoom comedy 
• rebuilding confidence with sets in France and Switzerland 
• producing Courtyard Common in LA and learning how hard showrunning is 
• embracing the unique angle of being an ER doc comedian and turning it into a podcast 

I hope you guys continue to watch me over time