In this episode, JJ Mattise joins the podcast to share the extraordinary story of surviving three near-death experiences—each one reshaping how they understand fear, resilience, and what it means to keep going when life cracks open. With honesty and humor, JJ walks through the moments that brought them face-to-face with mortality, the physical and emotional aftermath of survival, and how those experiences continue to echo in everyday life—especially in how they now think about boundaries, rest, and taking care of themselves.In this episode, JJ Matise joins the podcast to share the extraordinary story of surviving three near-death experiences—each one reshaping how they understand fear, resilience, and what it means to keep going when life cracks open. With honesty and humor, JJ walks through the moments that brought them face-to-face with mortality, the physical and emotional aftermath of survival, and how those experiences continue to echo in everyday life—especially in how they now think about boundaries, rest, and taking care of themselves.

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ABOUT JJ

JJ. Mattise is a comedian/actress that was born and raised in Queens,NY. She is the second of 4 children and doesn’t have any children that she knows about. She is one of New York’s top up and coming comedians. JJ started comedy by simply “googling it” and taking a chance at Laugh lounge in 2010. Her unique, laid back, eclectic perspective on life has landed her a list of achievements in comedy. She was the host/writer of (Student Emmy Nominated Variety Series) Brooklyn’s Best, Co starred in the critically acclaimed movie “Zero One” (Amazon Prime), and the winner of Salsa Con Fuego’s 2021 comedy competition. You can catch her performing at Broadway comedy club and around NYC.If you wanna see more from the Queen from Queens. 💁🏿‍♀️ KEEP UP WITH MEKA 💁🏿‍♀️

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On this episode of We’re Done Here, Meka Mo talks with comedian Shari Diaz about getting diagnosed with cancer and everything that comes with it—treatment, fear, anger, dark humor, and the pressure to “stay positive.” Shari doesn’t sugarcoat what it’s like to be sick while still trying to be yourself, do comedy, and exist in the world like nothing’s wrong. It’s raw, uncomfortable at times, and honest in a way most conversations about illness aren’t.

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Born and raised in the Bronx, NY, she switched up her stomping grounds for Raleigh, NC bringing the Nasty North to the Dirty South to show them what they’ve been missing. As the only Latina Comic in North Carolina, her crossover appeal, crowd working skills, and clever style has quickly built a platform and a diverse following ranging from Hipsters to moms screaming for a night out. With all the positive feedback, she founded Boogie Down South Productions as an avenue for local comedians to collaborate and bring forth gut wrenching shows. Her accolades include opening for one of the original Latin Kings of Comedy, Joey Medina, in Raleigh and NYC. In addition, she has set the stage for BET Comic View comedians Kenny Williams and Anthony “AD” Demmer, MTV’s Wild N Out- Shawty the Comedian, Reginald “Bruh Man” Ballard from the hit TV Series “Martin”, and Def Comedy Jam’s Tony Woods.​She is also the founder, creator, and co-host of her podcast, UN_FILTERED, on SoundCloud. Shari believes in paying it forward and mentors youth-at-risk kids in the foster care system who have an interest in comedy.

Bronx, NY native, Shari Diaz, switched up her stomping grounds for Raleigh, NC in 2014 where she started standup comedy at Goodnights Comedy Club and Raleigh Improv. Her crossover appeal and crowd working skills had quickly built a platform and a diverse following ranging from hipsters to moms screaming for a night out. With all the positive feedback, she founded a comedy production as an avenue for local comedians to collaborate and bring forth gut wrenching shows. Shari Díaz is also a Co-Producer for the first official Raleigh comedy festival called, Oak City Comedy Festival. In 2019, she moved back to NYC to pursue comedy where she has been booked consistently on some of the hottest comedy shows in the NYC and produces comedy shows all over the city. Shari is also the co-host of Tres Betches Podcast, alongside co-hosts Trina Alper and Jessica Clayton.

Her accolades include opening for Joey Medina, Gina Brillon, Pauly Shore, Michael Yo, Carlos Mencia, Godfrey, Mark Viera, The Lucas Bros, Shawn Wayans and Maria Bamford. Shari has been performing at comedy festivals around the country, such as, North Carolina’s Comedy Festival 2018 & 2019 in Greensboro, NC, Big Pine Comedy Festival 2018 in Flagstaff, AZ where she won “Best of Fest”, BTF Comedy Festival in Philly 2019 and Dallas Comedy Festival 2019, and DC’s Comedy Festival 2019, and New York Comedy Festival 2019. You can catch her first comedy special on HBO Max’s “Entre Nos Episode 11: What She Said!”.

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In this intense episode of We’re Done Here, comedian Brittany Brave sits down with Meka Mo to talk candidly about domestic violence. Together, they unpack the realities of abuse, the ways it shapes personal and professional life, and the strength it takes to speak openly about experiences often kept in the dark. Raw, thoughtful, and deeply human.

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ABOUT BRITTANY

Brittany Brave is a NYC-via-Miami based comedian, actress, writer, producer and host. She’s been featured on NBC, MTV, OFTV, The Wendy Williams Show, SiriusXM and more. Brave was selected as a 2024 “Comic To Watch” at the New York Comedy Festival. In 2023 she was named “Best Comedy Act” by TimeOut Miami and the Miami New Times, and in 2019 the TBS Network featured her as “Emerging Talent”.

Her unique brand of equally-animated and cerebral comedy has landed her features in The New York Times, ELLE, Ashton Kutcher’s A-Plus, Entrepreneur Magazine and more. For Brave, what audiences see isn’t always what they get – and that’s just how she likes it. From personal anecdotes about her Italian family, to survival stories from dark relationships, her comedy is a self-proclaimed sermon for the “girls, gays and theys” and IF the straights enjoy it, she declares, “welcome to the TED talk”.

An experienced performer who first took the stage at 3 years old, Brave has studied at the world’s premier comedy schools such as UCB, Second City, iO and The People’s Improv Theater. She also earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theater and Dance Performance from the University of Florida in 2013.

In 2022, Brave starred in “The Disastrous Dating Life of Diane Damone”, an original web series created by Amerikana Media and Joseph Patrick Conroy that chronicles the dating snafus of a neurotic, hopeful, single, Italian girl in NYC. The production debuted on Tubi to rave reviews and the two are currently developing season two of the series.

Brave is an active and open advocate for women’s rights, reproductive freedom and domestic violence. She started the community “Cat Call”, which produces all-female and queer content and events, including “The Bad Bitch Brunch”, a touring variety show that features stand up, drag, music and interactive games in a jam-packed, empowering, sex-positive 90 minutes. Last year, her “Roast of P. Diddy” made national news thanks to a celebrity drop-in from famed hater 50 Cent. The show and efforts raised $8000 for the National Domestic Violence Hotline and garnered the attention of national media, including TMZ.

In 2024, Brave made history as the first local comedian to perform and sell out the Carnival Studio Theater at Miami’s esteemed Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. As the host of the “Big Yikes” podcast she releases weekly episodes. She is also in post-production for a docu special about Miami comedy titled “Muchacha” due out in 2025. She is currently on a national headlining tour titled “I Have A Secret”. 💁🏿‍♀️ KEEP UP WITH MEKA 💁🏿‍♀️

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