Got problems? Let L.A. comedians give you live 'therapy' at this confessional-style show

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The doctors are in — and they’re funny.Tucked near a Mobil gas station and a Harbor Freight Tools on Hollywood Boulevard, this is one of the highest-energy live comedy shows in town.Or maybe it’s the most comedic of therapy sessions in town.

Or both.Welcome to “Comedy & ‘Therapy,’ ” a monthly event at the cafe Coffee Confessionals, in which comedians on stage dispense advice to audience members in the crowd.It’s far simpler than navigating your patient portal.

After buying a $16 entry ticket — no deductible — audience members have the option of scribbling an anonymous confession or a personal dilemma onto a piece of paper before dropping it into a box.Each show features six comedians — three who perform straight comedy sets and three who serve as “therapists” for the evening.

The therapists each draw a submission from the box, then read it to the audience before scanning the crowd and inviting the participant up on stage to the therapy couch.Hilarity then ensues — and it’s interactive.After the comedian riffs with the “patient,” the audience weighs in on the issue with green and red “thumbs up/thumbs down” paddles, often yelling out comments or directly querying the participant.

The action is punctuated by booming sound effects — canned applause, the “wah-wah” of a sad trombone and a hyperactive electronic buzzer, among them — coming from a trigger-happy soundboard operator behind the coffee counter.Lifestyle The new film ‘Anxiety Club’ dives into the mental health challenge through the POV of comedians, including Marc Maron, Aparna Nancherla, Joe List and others.“Recently, a friend’s girlfriend told me she had a dream I got her pregnant,” comedian Chris Collins reads, after drawing from the box.

“Well, if she’s not into me, she’s having second thoughts about marrying him.Do I tell him?” (Ooohs and aaahs fr...