Filmed regularly inside All Things Comedy studios in Los Angeles, California, Steph Infection is a weekly podcast hosted by comedian Steph Tolev as she is joined various actors, comedians, professional athletes, and social media figures to discuss all things relating to the human body, from horror stories, to freak accidents and anything in between.
This week, Steph sits with hilarious comedian Annie Lederman to swap funny nipple stories and to talk about her house full to the brim with reptiles. Annie also goes into detail about her journeys with ayahuasca and a skin tag removal (on a very sensitive area) that became much more involved than expected.
Steph Tolev: Steph Tolev is a stand up and sketch comedian from Toronto, Canada currently living in Los Angeles. Her unique brand of absurd and personal comedy has made her an audience favorite across North America both on stage and on television. As a stand up, Steph has done the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal four times, three of which were taped for TV and air on the Comedy Network. Steph made her American TV debut on on Comedy Central part of Bill Burr’s new show “The Ringers”. She was recently named one of Vultures “Comics You Should and Will Know” and one of Comedy Central’s “Up Next” comics to watch. She also co-wrote and co-stars in the Comedy Central web series ” Steph & Deb” with comedian Deb Digiovanni. Steph can also be seen in the Amazon show “Please Understand Me” produced by Sarah Silverman and was featured in season two of “Corporate” on Comedy Central. Steph has won the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Stand up and was a finalist in Sirius XM’s next top comic.
She was well-received at the acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe Fest, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Clusterfest, Laughing Skull Festival, San Fran Sketch Fest, High Plaines, Big Sky Festival, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver Sketch Fest’s, NXNE, and JFL42. Steph has released four albums, “So Many Wolves” in 2014 with her sketch duo Ladystache and most recently “Older & Wider”. On her own she has ” Hot N’ Hungry” from 2016 and just recently “I’m Not Well” that was nominated for a Juno Award for Best Comedy Album.
This Week’s Special Guest:
Annie Lederman: Annie Lederman is your favorite comedian. A stand-up comic, podcaster, writer & actress. She is co-host of the hit podcast Trash Tuesday along with Khahlya Kuhn and Esther Povistky. When she isn’t hosting her own podcasts she is usually talking with her friends on theirs. She can regularly be heard on The Joe Rogan Experience, Tour Moms House, The Church w/ Joey Diaz, WTF w/ Marc Maron, among many others. Most recently Annie can be seen featured in Showtime’s hit documentary miniseries The Comedy Store alongside Jay Leno, David Letterman, Joe Rogan, and many other Comedy Store legends. Additionally, Annie has been seen or heard on all your favorite TV networks including Comedy Central’s Lights Out w/ David Spade and This Is Not Happening, MTV Girl Code, E! Chelsea Lately, & Tru TV Comedy Knockout, The Soup Investigates, and Adam Devine’s House Party. After Chelsea, Annie hosted her own short lived pop-culture talk show We Have Issues. Additionally acted alongside Ron Livingston in the 2017 Cannes darling The Long Dumb Road. On the writing front, Annie starred and wrote, Stand Ups, a scripted Comedy Central pilot, produced by Dan Powell (co-creator of Inside Amy Schumer). She also wrote for Impractical Jokers as well as BORAT. Additionally, she was a producer and writer on Sacha Baron Cohen’s Showtime series Who Is America?
