Why did you tweet it?! ft. Bita Joudaki

Our penultimate Season 1 episode is here for you with Bita Joudaki!

We open this episode in March of 2022 and we talk about how creating our own platform and making room for our own voices has fostered our individual growth.

Then, in an episode recorded in August of 2021, we welcome Bita onto the show to chat about the things that bring her creative delight, and how she brings her lived experience into her comedy. We chat about creative processes, what it has been like for Bita living in Canada, working in writing rooms, and more.

Bita Joudaki is an Iranian-Canadian comedian and filmmaker who has been writing and performing comedy for the last fourteen years.

Bita was also a member of Bad Dog Theater’s featured players and has performed comedy across Canada, at festivals like Vancouver International Improv Festival, and Combustion Festival in Toronto.

She holds a BFA in film, video, and integrated media from Emily Carr University, and an MFA in film production from York University. Her films have screened across North America, at LA Webfest, where she was nominated for best comedic actress, and at the National Screen Institute. Bita has worked as a story coordinator and writer on several comedic tv shows in development and is currently working on a feature length horror comedy with development funding from Telefim.

We hope that after you hear this episode you, like Bita, will be inspired by the simple things that amuse and inspire YOU!

Follow Bita for more tweets at @bitajoudaki !

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