Ep. 38 - Kristy LaPointe
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11/03/21 • 140 min
In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some dirty vodka martinis (thanks Tito’s!) with screenwriter, actor Kristy LaPointe (Yoga 101, Let’s Do This, Spilling Eve) to discuss puns, the entertainment industry’s obsession with youth, and the writing process. Kristy is the writer and star behind CBC Comedy’s comedy series Yoga 101 available to watch at cbc.ca. Her first feature screenplay Let’s Do This, which she co-wrote alongside her husband Chris, was selected for the Breaking Through the Lens program, the Harold Greenberg funding, and was optioned for development! Kristy hosts her own podcast Spilling Eve, a weekly podcast that celebrates and breaks down each episode of the amazing dark comedy series Killing Eve. She also has her own plant-based food blog where she shares delicious plant-based meals that she loves to help fight fucked-up diet culture while encouraging others to do the same.
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Kristy LaPointe: @kristylapointe
In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some dirty vodka martinis (thanks Tito’s!) with screenwriter, actor Kristy LaPointe (Yoga 101, Let’s Do This, Spilling Eve) to discuss puns, the entertainment industry’s obsession with youth, and the writing process. Kristy is the writer and star behind CBC Comedy’s comedy series Yoga 101 available to watch at cbc.ca. Her first feature screenplay Let’s Do This, which she co-wrote alongside her husband Chris, was selected for the Breaking Through the Lens program, the Harold Greenberg funding, and was optioned for development! Kristy hosts her own podcast Spilling Eve, a weekly podcast that celebrates and breaks down each episode of the amazing dark comedy series Killing Eve. She also has her own plant-based food blog where she shares delicious plant-based meals that she loves to help fight fucked-up diet culture while encouraging others to do the same.
The Liquid Courage Podcast:
Instagram: @liquidcouragepodcast
Twitter: @liquidcourage
YouTube Video Episodes & more!
Email [email protected]
Find The Liquid Courage Podcast on Patreon! www.Patreon.com/LiquidCouragePodcast
Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy / twitter @amanda_pereira
Kristy LaPointe: @kristylapointe
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Ep. 37 - Rakhee Morzaria
In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some oat milk chai lattes coke with actor, comedian Rakhee Morzaria (What We Do In The Shadows, Note To Self, Run The Burbs) to discuss hustling vs. hustle culture, the creative process, and how fucked up adolescence can be! Rakhee is the creator behind the digital series Note to Self which was nominated by both the Canadian Screen Awards and the Canadian Comedy Awards, and is currently available for stream on CBC Comedy. You can catch Rakhee performing in shows like Private Eyes, FX’s What We Do in the Shadows, The Parker-Andersons, and Tallboyz. Since recording, it was officially announced that not only was Rakhee in the writer’s room for Andrew Phung’s new TV series Run the Burbs (which we chat about in this episode) but she will also be acting right alongside Andrew as his wife in the show!
*This conversation was recorded May 20th 2021
The Liquid Courage Podcast:
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Find The Liquid Courage Podcast on Patreon! www.Patreon.com/LiquidCouragePodcast
Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy / twitter @amanda_pereira
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Ep. 39 - Shohana Sharmin
In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some Red Stripe Jamaican beer with writer and comedian Shohana Sharmin (Finders Grievers, Dead Parents Society) to discuss the pressure to stay relevant, toxic positivity and her podcast Finders Grievers. Shohana is an alumnae of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre’s Emerging Creators Unit and was a receipt of their 2020 Queer Emerging Artists Award. She is also an alumna of the Second City’s Improv and Longform Conservatories and a former Featured Player at the Bad Dog Comedy Theatre. She is a producer, writer and performer behind the dark sketch comedy revue Dead Parents Society, which won the Audience Choice Award at the 2020 Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival. Her podcast Finders Grievers, a happy-ish podcast about sad things is an incredibly intimate and entertaining podcast on grief, and is available on The Sonar Network.
The Liquid Courage Podcast:
Instagram: @liquidcouragepodcast
Twitter: @liquidcourage
YouTube Video Episodes & more!
Email [email protected]
Find The Liquid Courage Podcast on Patreon! www.Patreon.com/LiquidCouragePodcast
Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy / twitter @amanda_pereira
Shohana Sharmin: @soleahm
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