Comedicine
Comedicine is a comedy podcast hosted by Dr Sarah Boston, who is a veterinary surgical oncologist and stand up comedian. Sarah interviews comedians who are also health care professionals (human and animal health). The Comedicine podcast will focus on our guest’s origins in medicine and stand up comedy, their joke-writing process and how they navigate these seemingly different worlds. This podcast is for anyone who likes comedy, health care, midlife crises/second careers, laughing or listening to interesting people.
Comedicine
The Art and Science of Cat Carriers
The Art and Science of Cat Carriers
In this episode, Sarah gets to know Dr. Mansum Yau. Mansum is a small animal veterinarian who likes to blend her love of animals, jokes, writing and cartoons. Her main gig is locum small animal veterinarian in Vancouver. Mansum is passionate about educating pet parents about things that people in veterinary medicine take for granted, but she also has a wonderful way of looking at the world through a cat’s eyes. She is the author/illustrator of The Ins and Outs of Cat Carriers: A Veterinarian’s Guide, featuring tips and tricks on cat carriers, cat cartoons, jokes, puns, funny poems, and more! She lets us know that stuffing a cat in a cat carrier for vet visits and then scruffing them and dragging them out may not the be best plan for you or your cat. Who knew?
Mansum loves drawing cartoons, writing humour, performing stand-up comedy, and public speaking. Born in Hong Kong, Mansum grew up in Syria and Lebanon and graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2010. Fun fact, Sarah was one of her professors in vet school! According to Mansum Sarah was not memorable at all! Enjoy this chat with Mansum!
Links:
website
https://www.instagram.com/drmansum/
Book
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738383709/
https://www.drmansum.com/catcarrierbook
TikTok
https://www.tiktok.com/@drmansum
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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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