Our very first interview is with our friend (and sometimes critic), Ege Öztokat. Ege is a brilliant multi-lingual stand-up comedian, writer and expert improviser from Istanbul, Turkey. She candidly shares with us her experiences with Contamination OCD. We discuss Hollywood’s misrepresentation of OCD, bad therapy experiences and the necessity of medication and its less helpful effects. Also, we chat about comedy writing and performing and how English is her comedy language.
Ege has a one-woman show called “Antidepressed” with upcoming performances in Turkey. She will also bring her one-woman show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the entire month of August 2024.
//More about Ege://
Instagram: @egeoe & @aramagecmisipod
Podcast: Arama Geçmişi, https://open.spotify.com/show/5z8s2RaZXH5WyWIE5zqmqk
Book (in Turkish): “Yelpazem de Mi Sikiyönetime Giriyor?” on Amazon (or wherever you buy books)
//Connect with Gabbie and Heather://
Instagram: @comicallyexp.podcast
Interwebs: comicallyexposed.com
Thank you for listening (and reading the show notes)!
//Credits//
Guest: Ege Öztokat
Hosts: Gabbie Blachman & Heather Nye
Producer & Graphic Designer: Heather Nye
Music by Gxldxn Fxnch - “Not Like the Other (Instrumental)” (Licensed through Track Club)
Stock Photography by Jazmin Quaynor (Unsplash)
