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Sep 2, 2025 53 min

We Talk Intestinal Autoimmune Disease

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We talk Intestinal Autoimmune Disease with Katerina Vrana Katerina is one of Greece's top stand-up comedians, performing stand-up in both Greek and English all over the world, her shows selling out in Athens and London and at the Edinburgh Fringe and Melbourne International Comedy Festivals. CNN included her in its list of "Female Comedians To Watch" and in 2016 she came third in the Laugh Factory's international competition "Funniest Person in the World". In April 2017, while on tour in Malaysia, Katerina fell seriously ill and nearly died. Her survival came at the cost of multiple physical impairments and she now moves around mainly in a wheelchair. She got back on stage in 2019 with her solo show "Staying Alive (I nearly died, you know)" which became the best selling stand-up comedy show of the year in Greece, selling out the entire run before it even opened. Post Covid, Katerina was finally able to take "Staying Alive" on a European tour, in English, in 2023, selling out all 12 cities of the tour. Katerina has spent the last two years doing her new show "Derbederissa" to sold out theatres in Greece, recording two comedy specials, one in English and one in Greek, and going on another sold out European tour. Katerina spends most of her time between performing and rehabilitation, as she has difficulties with her balance, movement, eyesight, and speech. Follow Katerina at @katerinavrana on Instagram Show transcript bit.ly/3UKUymI

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