Live group therapy comedy podcast, hosted by a therapist and his comedian son.
By Andrew Packer (Man News, Kill Tony, +1M Subs on Youtube)
New Episodes out on the first Wednesday of every month.
A son who catches his dad using and says nothing. A lawyer who feels no grief. A friendship ended by a dream. Licensed therapist Jeff Packer weighs in.
Laugh It Off is the group therapy comedy show. The crowd submits real problems anonymously, a rotating panel of comedians works them over, and Jeff Packer, a licensed therapist with 35+ years of practice, weighs in for real.
This episode: an estate lawyer who has never felt empathy for the grieving, a woman calling her boyfriend the same pet name as her male friends, a man turned on by his partner's Invisalign, a mother who only vacations at Disney World, a son who catches his father doing cocaine and stays silent, a mother who will not stop asking for grandkids, a passenger hit by his own Uber driver who tipped him anyway, and a twenty year friendship ended over a dream.
Featuring comedians Hershawn Arora, Kerby Darius, Sandra Battaglini, Harrison Weinreb and Chris Locke.
Come to a live show: https://andpacker.com/#tour
*disclaimer* This is a comedy show, not a substitute for therapy.
9 Jul 2026
19:LIO: The Friend Who Tried to Kill Me
Comedy therapy, no filter: a guy's friend tried to kill him, and they're still friends. Licensed therapist Jeff Packer explains why we don't leave.Laugh It Off is the group therapy comedy show. The crowd submits real relationship problems, a rotating panel of comedians works them over, and Jeff Packer, a licensed therapist with 35+ years of practice, weighs in for real.This episode: a friend who tried to kill me (we're still friends), a couple who are both secretly police officers, a brother's DUI, a 12-year long-distance relationship finally ending, and a son learning his brother has a different dad. Plus Jeff finds out he's about to be a grandpa, twice.Featuring comedians Waseem, Abdullah Usman, Andrew Barr, Hannah Valdez and more.Come to a live show: https://andpacker.com/#tourThis is a comedy show, not a substitute for therapy.
3 Jun 2026
THERAPIST + COMEDIAN EXPLAIN: Why You Hate the People You Love | Laugh It Off
A therapist and comedian Andrew Packer explain why we hate the people we love. Group therapy with live audience confessions, taped on Valentine's night.My dad, a therapist with 35+ years, decides the topic for a day celebrating love, should be hate. What follows is one love-hate confession after another, and his rule keeps coming back: hate the behavior, not the person.In this episode:• Danush pitched his date a serial-killer movie about hunting down people who ghost. She ghosted him.• Joe married his best friend's little sister and now the friendship is on the rocks.• An anonymous mom of two-under-two confesses her husband feels like her fourth child.• Adam Christie holds down the room solo while his girlfriend's in Newfoundland.• A GO train conductor catches a beating he'll never hear about.• 'Dr. Dumb' dates a PhD candidate and can't handle it.• Jesse's level-headed friend eats his own boogers for his immune system.Jeff Packer (a therapist) and Andrew Packer (stand-up comedian) host Laugh It Off live in Toronto. Real audience submissions, a rotating lineup of comedians, and genuine therapeutic insight to close each story.🎟 Toronto live shows: Comedy Bar, The Corner Comedy Club, OthershipGuest Comedians: Adam Christie, Ahamed Weinberg, Aiden O'Laughlin & Sandra Battaglini.This show is comedy with a licensed therapist present. It is not a substitute for therapy or mental health care.
Who has been a guest on Laugh It Off w/ Andrew Packer
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Dustin Searcy
Jacob Balshin
Hannah Veldhoen
Che Durena
Jesse Singh
Reach and audience
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
2 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
20 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 14 / 100
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7
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
51
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