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Christian made a repeat visit to RFB so we could talk about his family history, which is pretty complex. You can see how it does make sense that he's a comedian though\u2014a sharp sense of humor is a testament to his survival skills! His younger brother was born when Christian was 8 and his older brother was 10. His younger brother was born with a serious heart ailment which by necessity\xa0became the focus of his parents. His mother had Borderline Personality Disorder and was super dramatic. Let's just say this was hard on his dad too. His parents split up. Christian father enrolled Christian into a boarding school for performing arts when he reached high school age which set him free\u2014well somewhat. This is an inspiring story of a resilient young man who became a successful comedian with a fantastic marriage in spite of a dramatically\xa0difficult beginning.\nSubscribe to Christian Finnegan's new Substack: https://newmusicforolds.substack.com/ and keep you up to date with his expertly curated new music. \nI listen to new music. I\u2019m perpetually chasing that new car smell. I spend hours every week scrolling through various New Release sections and indiscriminately clicking play. Results are inconsistent, but that\u2019s okay\u2014it\u2019s primarily an avoidance mechanism! But as a result, I always have at least one new song to love.\nMore about Christian HERE: https://christianfinnegan.com/ Twitter: @ChristFinnegan\nHERE'S an earlier Dr. Lisa Episode where Christian talks about his recent special: Show Your Work\n\nBIO: Christian Finnegan is a stand-up comedian, writer and actor based in New York City. In high school he attended Walnut Hill, a boarding school focused programs in the performing, visual, and creative arts located in Natick, Massachusetts. He is a graduate of NYU where he studied acting and playwriting. He began his stand up career in 1995 in New York and regularly performs at comedy clubs and colleges around the country.\nOver the years, Christian has been a fixture on Comedy Central, having starred in his own one hour stand up special \u201cAu Contraire\u201d, as well as \u201cComedy Central Presents\u201d, \u201cTough Crowd with Colin Quinn\u201d and countless network interstitials. He\u2019s also appeared on \u201cConan\u201d, \u201cThe Late Late Show with James Corden\u201d, \u201cGood Morning America\u201d and \u201cThe Today Show\u201d.\nWhen not on tour, Christian Finnegan can usually be found in Queens helping his wife, author\xa0Kambri Crews, with her venue\xa0QED Astoria\xa0or walking their faithful pooches, Griswold and Chief Billy Bowlegs.