Unpacking Creative Lives Banipreet

Welcome back, friends! In this episode I speak to comedian Lizzy Hoo.

We talk about how Lizzy handled money growing up, where to draw the line with humour, running a business as a comedy woman, and more. You can find Lizzy at the next comedy festival in your nearest city. If you want to watch this interview, head to www.youtube.com/@bani

Connect with Lizzy
Instagram - @lizzyhoo
Website - www.lizzyhoo.com

Connect with me
Instagram - @iambanipreet
Website - www.iambanipreet.com

Timestamp
00:00 Intro
01:04 How we met
02:31 Tree trails
05:39 Netflix specials and Lizzy’s show
08:54 American comics
14:29 Crafting a joke
19:31 Finding the voice
21:21 Aging for comedy; role of a director
24:03 Where to draw the line with humour?
25:50 Big Magic shit sandwich; Lizzy’s first gig
30:50 Lizzy coming on the comedy scene; quitting day job 
35:24 Obsessed with money growing up
40:11 Working as a comedy businesswoman
43:43 Typical day and advice

Dr Lisa Cooper is a florist, artist, doctor of philosophy, and author of the book, The Flowers - which is what our episode is about. We talk about ballet, flowers, process, violence, and grace. I do mention in the episode about how we met, so I won’t say too much but I like to refer to myself as the hot minute intern in her life, and I stand by that position.

Connect with Lisa
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/doctorcooper/
Buy The Flowers - https://www.bookdepository.com/Flowers-Lisa-Cooper/9781743363386

Connect with Banipreet
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iambanipreet/
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4-t0bagQbSzyAAMtTJNTpQ

Our season finale for this podcast is with Zipporah Doiron. Zippy is a registered counselling therapist who lives in a tiny house in Canada. We talk about language, the beauty of grief, how common sense is cultural, and being okay with the unknown. 


Connect with Zippy
Website - https://creativeartstherapy.ca
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/imwithzippy/


00:00 Intro and thank you
04:00 Learning languages and translation
05:59 Theatre and connecting off stage
09:05 High performance podcast; failing more
11:45 Teaching Portugal and learning portugese
19:03 Zippy finding her sound on the ukulele
24:52 ‘Common sense is cultural’ in Vietnam
28:15 Vietnam’s exceptional and so hard experience
33:02 Hard things
37:10 Tiny house, van-life renovations, and rest
44:28 Hedwig, summer, and a magic life

Episode 21 is with Agam Darshi - actor, writer, and director of Donkeyhead (available now on Netflix). Agam has been acting for 18 years and this film is her directorial debut. I was so inspired by this film, that as soon as I watched itI contacted Agam for a chance to interview her - and she said yes!  
This week we talk about Donkeyhead, Agam’s career and her approach to her work, destiny finding you, and my favourite moments in the film. 

This week we’re talking to Gill and Hayley. Gillian Kayrooz is an artist from Western Sydney. She has completed residencies in China, Japan, and most recently is at the Parramatta Artist Studios program. Hayley, who has been on the show (you can check her episode out - it’s number 7) joins Gill and I as we talk about SCA, Gill’s artistic journey and being open.

Connect with Gill -
Website - https://gilliankayrooz.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gilliankayrooz/

Connect with Hayley -
Website - https://www.hayleyzena.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hayleyzena/

This week we’re talking to Kirstyn - a multi disciplinarian. Kirstyn is a performer, actor and singer-songwriter based in Sydney. In this week’s episode we talk about setting boundaries, Kirstyn’s writing process, motorhomes and campervans, travelling, and saying yes to life.
Connect with Kirstyn-
https://www.instagram.com/kirstyn_niccolle/
00:00 Intro; growing up in the UK
02:04 Living on a motorhome around Australia
05:50 Art as self-reflection
08:30 Travelling and self-discovery
11:05 The ‘bohemian’ hustle
14:35 Camper Concerts around Europe
16:14 ‘I’m fucking exhausted.’
21:29 Relationships and being impressionable
23:45 Kirstyn’s original music and process
29:53 Artist vs entertainer
33:13 The musical journey