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EPISODE · Jun 3, 2026 · 1H 8M

THERAPIST + COMEDIAN EXPLAIN: Why You Hate the People You Love | Laugh It Off

from Laugh It Off w/ Andrew Packer · host Andrew Packer | Comedy and Mental Health

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.

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