Welcome to Comedy is the Cure, the podcast where real-life medical mishaps meet big laughs!
This show proves that laughter truly is the best medicine, hosted by Taquita Love—a nurse by day and stand-up comedian by night.
She is someone who knows that healing isn’t just about medicine—it’s about laughter, too. By combining her medical expertise and comedy chops, she’s bringing joy and education to audiences everywhere.
Taquita Love: Hailing from Chicago, IL, Taquita Love is just what the doctor ordered. With her expertise as a Registered Nurse, she prescribes and administers comedic relief for the soul. Taquita has been featured on Funny or Die and Laughs on FOX. The graduate of Second City LA and UCB LA (Improv and Sketch Writing) takes you on a journey into her world with her refreshing and brilliant storytelling style, and her play on words will have you experiencing withdrawals. She’s not your average Nurse. She is not your average comedian. She is just what the Doctor Ordered!
If you’ve ever wondered how comedy and healthcare collide, this episode has all the answers wrapped in wit and wisdom!
This week, Taquita is joined by Del Harrison for a powerful, funny, and necessary conversation about comedy, confidence, and advocating for yourself as a patient.
In this episode, Del shares a wild experience at a dental school where she was told she had to agree to additional procedures and costs just to get a cavity filled. What started as a routine visit turned into a lesson on medical boundaries, informed consent, and knowing when you can ask questions — or say no. Del and Taquita also unpack how Black women’s pain is often dismissed in healthcare settings, why self-advocacy matters, and how patients can protect themselves without guilt or fear. Beyond the medical story, they talk comedy careers, ABFF, watching screeners, navigating success, and what it really looks like for Black women in comedy today. This episode is funny, validating, empowering, and full of gems — because healing isn’t just physical, it’s being heard.
Checkout previous episodes of Comedy Is The Cure w/ Taquita Love HERE
