Dr. Lisa Gives a Sh*t

DLG400 Gabe Panchero, Funhouse Comedy and how Gabe got to be so Gabe..

About 12 years ago Gabe Panchero [https://www.instagram.com/gabepac1/] and Sameer Naseem [https://www.instagram.com/sameermon/]launched their own comedy show, Funhouse Comedy [https://www.instagram.com/funhousecomedy/]. After a two year run at Passenger Bar, the bar closed and for the past 10 years, it's been running at Pete's Candy Store [https://www.petescandystore.com/]. At the time of this session, Funhouse has about 2 weeks left at Pete's. Gabe talks about the ideas that formed Funhouse, the prized life experience it's been, and what's in mind next for the show. Stay tuned! I learned a lot from Gabe and how his childhood made him who he is today, a hilarious, thought provoking comedian and a proud bi-lingual Chicano. His father is a social worker, the child of Mexican Migrant workers, his mother a lawyer, working with MALDEF, the Mexican-American Legal Defense Fund. Gabe was taught by monks, which Dr. Lisa feels had a profound affect on his view of life—he's unusually level-headed. He's never been to therapy though he seems to possess robust coping skills. We also explore Gabe's ideas about relationships which is well considered and thought-provoking. Website: https://www.gabepacheco.com/ Bio: Gabe Pacheco, originally from Washington, DC, is an actor, comedian, host, friend, and roving academic. He’s an entertainer who inspires you to think, moments after you’ve already laughed. A bilingual performer with progressive leanings, watching 10 minutes of Gabe on stage  can feel like you’ve smoked a joint of Ghost Train Haze sativa and mockingly laughed at headlines from the Sunday Times. Animated, literate, and with a touch of sly post-Millennium wit, Gabe shimmies and flickers his way through a set. No one gyrates their hips better to the notion of the world crumbling around us, and no one better evokes the spirit of norteño music with the message of early-80’s DC hardcore. It’s comedy that is steeped in the present, while hoping for a less ridiculous future. With a decade of experience on the NYC scene under his belt, Gabe has appeared on stages as big as Caroline’s, as experimental as The Creek & The Cave, and as buzzed about as the Knitting Factory. He’s been accepted into the Asheville Comedy Festival and the Accidental Comedy Festival. He’s shared insights on Sirius XM’s “Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang” and “Affirmative Reaction with Xorje Olivares”, while also sitting in as the permanent guest host of the widely popular, left-wing humor and journalism podcast, “The Katie Halper Show”. Gabe has trained at the UCB Theater in NYC and is a veteran in the Story Pirates Acting Company, preparing him for his starring role in the short film “Leaves in Autumn”, which was screened at the Anthology Film Archives (NYC) as part of the New Filmmakers Festival in 2018. Gabe Pacheco is a performer. And a storyteller. And an informed bystander of the seemingly never-ending spectacle of current world affairs and humanity that demand our attention...moments after we’ve already laughed.

1526_DLG_Artists Eric Doeringer and Sean Fader talk about their Richard Prince experiences and studio moving experiences.

Eric Doeringer talks about make lemonade from the lemons of moving his art studio which led to his Richard Prince/Rob Pruitt ebay auction art project. Sean Fader discusses what happened from being a stolen subject in Richard Prince's instagram project. http://ericdoeringer.com/ http://www.seanfader.com/ https://news.artnet.com/art-world/richard-prince-sucks-136358 #RichardPrince #EricDoeringer #ArtNet #PaddyJohnson #art #radio #gagosian

DLG324 Philip Markel is making it happen and not just for himself-all of the funny people are invited.

Personally, I’m a HUGE FAN of the Brooklyn Comedy Collective [https://www.brooklyncc.com/]in Williamsburg, so when, Philip Markel [https://philipmarkle.com/], the Founder and Artistic Director agreed to come in for a Dr. Lisa session, I was thrilled.  Philip is the chilliest version of a Type A personality that I have met. He’s warm, welcoming, exuding a contagious sort of joy. The most obvious question in my mind was “How does he do it all?”, but our session went far past that simple question. Philip is a multitalented, (improv, singing, dancing, writing, teaching) creative person who is running a collective with 3 linked locations and a staff of 20 people, since 2018, all while doing his own work! My take is Philip is that he is an unusual combo of talent, drive and business smarts. You don’t often meet people like him with this much talent and drive, establishing collectives for creative people, I think because most people that have that combo of skills go for the money. Comedy is not a get rich quick pursuit. I read this autobiographical story that Philip had written for Medium before our interview and it lent some insight on Philip. It's helps illuminate where some of that leadership and fearlessness in his nature may led him to give us The Brooklyn Comedy Collective. Here’s just the very beginning of that story: “Can I change? I’ve been trapped by that question, in a loop I can’t break, most of my life. I broke the loop once — my Senior Year of Catholic high-school, when I stood up during Mass and told a crowd of my classmates — and assorted nuns, deacon, and priest — that Jesus would want me to “Tell you all right now I’m gay.” It was the most authentic moment of my life.”                        BIO: Philip Markle has performed and produced in hundreds of shows and taught students internationally, from Berlin to Bali. Philip graduated from Northwestern University and trained in improv in Chicago at The Annoyance, iO, and Second City before moving to NYC in 2013 to launch The Annoyance Theater NY, where he acted as its Director for four years. He is the Founder and Artistic Director of The Brooklyn Comedy Collective in Williamsburg. Performance highlights include musically improvising with Baby Wants Candy in Chicago and BLANK: The Musical Off-Broadway. As a storyteller, he has performed at The Moth and The Paper Machete - and is a writer on Medium.com with 400k+ reads. He executive produced, wrote, and acted in the digital shorts series "The Annoyance Presents" on IFC's Comedy Crib. Philip first performed his show SPARKLE HOUR to rave reviews in the 2013 NY International Fringe Festival and has regularly produced it since, including multiple runs at Joe's Pub and as part of the 2021 and 2022 NY Comedy Festival. You can listen to his album of queer comedy songs “AT THE GAY BATHHOUSE [https://philipmarkle.com/music]” on your favorite streaming music platform. Follow him on socials @philipsparkle Website: https://philipmarkle.com Brooklyn Comedy Collective Website: https://www.brooklyncc.com/ Tickets for Philip Markel's monthly show The Sparkle Hour HERE [https://www.brooklyncc.com/show-schedule/sparkle-hour/3-18]

DLG 399 Will Kiley Santino is an artist and comedian talks about something he doesn't often discuss.

Will is an incredible artist, writer, comedian, cartoonist, etc. I've gotten to know him a little bit from curating his show, Rooftopolopis [https://www.instagram.com/rooftopopolis/] at the Dog House Gallery, [https://www.doghousegallery.com/] and seeing him perform comedy. Two things that struck me about Will —to me, he presents as a heteronormative male, albeit, an unusually multifaceted one. I found out that he had an only fans account and that he was queer. One thing I did not know about Will Kiley until I did research on him was that he had an older brother that died. Will Kiley takes us on his journey which includes parents that are folklore  professors, an inability to do math and being popular in high school. He generously shares his story and how the tragic experience he went through has affected and shaped him. More proof that art is healing and that Will Kiley is one helluva driven MoFo. Instagram: @will_kiley_santino @rooftopopolis Website: https://www.willsantino.com/ (including his New Yorker cartoon! BIO: Will Kiley Santino [https://www.patreon.com/willsantino] is best known for his New Yorker cartoons, but has been drawing, writing, and making up new worlds and stories for his entire life. The cartoons emerged out of a particularly difficult time. In 2017, as a caregiver to a terminally ill older brother, the humorous sketches became a way to find light and levity in the darkness. They also honored the bond of silliness he shared with his brother. Will sold his first cartoon to The New Yorker in 2020, after drawing and submitting over 400. He left his job as an animator at an art studio in 2021, supporting himself with freelance work, cartoon sales, and, most importantly, the amazing enthusiasm of his Patreon supporters.   Will’s creative practice is multifaceted. In addition to the cartoons, he also writes whimsical rhyming poetry under the nom de plume J. K. Ellomenope. His illustrations are magical and mythical. In various media, including acrylic paint, watercolor, collage, and digital, he depicts worlds of his own creation. These include metaphorical realms, such as Sunset City and the Outer Oops, and creatures like the Sobaloopsians. These characters and geographies are enriched with histories and backstories that recall the world-building of Tolkien. While the visuals are meant to delight, beguile, and inspire wonder, the themes tackle more adult topics, such as grief and love, shame and confusion, sexuality, self-acceptance, and self-discovery.

DLG398 Olive Hui unpacks her hit and run car accident. She's stronger than ever.

"My new life is my old life minus the doubts." — Olive Hui About six months ago, Olive was seriously injured in a hit-and-run car accident. You might not guess it if you met her in person, but as she says, she is still very much in recovery. In this session, we reflect on Olive’s experience, the outpouring of love and support she received, and the remarkable benefit organized and held for her at by Kevin McDonald of Kids in the Hall at The Bell House, a week before this conversation. Look at this lineup [https://www.facebook.com/bellhouseny/posts/this-sunday-53-join-us-for-a-community-driven-night-of-music-and-comedy-in-suppo/1414001414101717/] — David Cross and more! Olive is charismatic and multi-talented, moving effortlessly between music and visual art. LINKS: [http://www.olivehui.com/] www.olivehui.com/⁠ [http://www.olivehui.com/] ⁠@latecambrian ⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/latecambrian/]⁠@pineappleo [https://www.instagram.com/latecambrian/] BIO: Olive Hui (許上思), aka Pineapple O, is a Brooklyn-based actor and artist fusing watercolor, sound, film, TV, video, and site-reactive performances. Featured with Beyoncé in Levi’s iconic launderette ad [https://youtu.be/CX0E8gSYMyI?si=xznnN2NMPIxINJyE], on Worst Cooks in America S29 [https://www.olivehui.com/worst-cooks-in-america-s29] (Food Network), and in Brooklyn’s best rock band Late Cambrian [https://open.spotify.com/artist/5HkefJhMRmCYoz6CV8yXCR?si=fgeDKn5yRQa7crNdTdr80g], they created the movement piece Pineapple O’s Bedtime Ritual [https://www.olivehui.com/performance-art] and founded HotelO.K.ByeBye psychedelic variety art night. Their work explores water, memory, and transformation. https://www.instagram.com/latecambrian/