39 min
#120: "It is What it Is" with Bita Joudaki, Iranian-Canadian Writer, Filmmaker & Comic CleoPODtra
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Lynn Maleh and Christie Bahna are two Middle-Eastern comedy queens digging up the funny from the first-generation experience.
In this episode, they chat with Bita Joudaki about her upbringing in Italy and Canada; her background as a filmmaker and comedic improviser; the perks of having a bad memory; self-actualization; the importance of a good handshake; and Bita's big plans for haunting loved ones in the afterlife!
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Bita Joudaki is a Toronto-based Iranian-Canadian writer and comedian. Bita has performed comedy across North America at festivals like Vancouver International Improv Festival, Combustion Festival, Motor City Comedy Festival, and SF Sketchfest. Most recently, Bita has worked as a story editor and writer on CTV’s Children Ruin Everything and is in development at CBC with her original series, Leila and the Zit. She was also a participant of the Netflix Canada Creator Program.
Follow her on Twitter & Instagram!
Lynn Maleh and Christie Bahna are two Middle-Eastern comedy queens digging up the funny from the first-generation experience.
In this episode, they chat with Bita Joudaki about her upbringing in Italy and Canada; her background as a filmmaker and comedic improviser; the perks of having a bad memory; self-actualization; the importance of a good handshake; and Bita's big plans for haunting loved ones in the afterlife!
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Bita Joudaki is a Toronto-based Iranian-Canadian writer and comedian. Bita has performed comedy across North America at festivals like Vancouver International Improv Festival, Combustion Festival, Motor City Comedy Festival, and SF Sketchfest. Most recently, Bita has worked as a story editor and writer on CTV’s Children Ruin Everything and is in development at CBC with her original series, Leila and the Zit. She was also a participant of the Netflix Canada Creator Program.
Follow her on Twitter & Instagram!
39 min