Who Dis?
Who Dis? is hosted by Liz Marcucci (formerly Komos) and digs into the lives of performers and artists who identify with the chronic illness, mental health, or disability communities. During this weekly 30-45 minute show, Liz and her guests discuss health and disability culture as well as how their health intersects with their art.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 12
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2020
BONUS EPISODE - Nikk Tetreault Stand-Up - "Name-Brand Dairy"
We hope you enjoyed Season 1 of the Who Dis? Podcast! Since it may be awhile before we can get future guests together due to the pandemic, we're releasing some bonus episodes from the live show we re…
10. Maria Konopken - "A Person Named Stacy That I Hate"
This week, we welcome Maria Konopken to the show. Maria is an improviser and burlesque dancer in Chicago with a general anxiety diagnosis. We discuss how family and other support systems with anxiety…
9. Cherise Joy - "Shooting For C-List"
This week, we welcome Cherise Joy to the show. Cherise is an improviser and singer in Chicago who lives with PCOS and general anxiety. She is also a former teacher, and we discuss mental health in th…
8. Laura Fillenwarth - "keenchicago.org"
This week, we welcome Laura Fillenwarth to the show. Laura is our first non-performer and is the executive director of Keen Chicago. Keen Chicago provides free recreational opportunities to children …
7. Simon Collier - "We're Cooking"
This week, we welcome Simon Collier to the show. Simon is a legally blind, transgender, and albino comedic performer based in Chicago. This episode is a true journey - talking about growing up as an …
6. Myriam Raymond - "I Just Want Pizza"
This week, we welcome Myriam Raymond to the show. Myriam is a musical comedian and improviser who currently lives in Chicago but originally hails from Cyprus. She lives with chronic migraines and has…
5. Ditto Jones - "From Black and White, to Color"
The Who Dis? Podcast is a show featuring performers from the disability, chronic illness, and mental health communities.
This week, we welcome Ditto Jones to the show. Ditto is an actor and solo perf…
4. Nikk Tetreault - "Strap In"
The Who Dis? Podcast is a show featuring performers from the disability, chronic illness, and mental health communities.
This week, we welcome Nikk Tetreault to the show. Nikk hails from Boston but c…
3. Terri Lynne Hudson - "The Ableist Gaze"
The Who Dis? Podcast is a show featuring performers from the disability, chronic illness, and mental health communities.
This week, we welcome Terri Lynne Hudson to the show. Terri Lynne is an actor,…
2. Morgan Van Dyne - "Invisible Chocolate"
This week, we welcome Morgan Van Dyne to the show. Morgan is a comedian and musical theater actor, and was diagnosed with relapsing polychondritis two years ago. We discuss how to be a performer in c…
1. Josh Loevy - "The Improv Nirvana"
For our inaugural episode, we welcome Josh Loevy to the show. Josh is a legally blind lawyer, improviser, and stand up comedian here in Chicago, IL. Over the course of the episode, we discuss his jou…
Welcome to Who Dis? - Interviews with artists discussing disability, mental health, and chronic illness
Well, Hello there! I'm Liz Komos, the creator of Who Dis? I am a comedian, performer and producer living in Chicago, Illinois trying to improve the landscape of performance opportunities for all bodi…