ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Featuring Saima Ferdows, comedy director, producer, writer and force behind https://shows.acast.com/creatives-of-colour-podcast, talking about how she got into comedy, directing standup shows, and how scriptwriters can consider issues of diversity at the script level rather than punting it out to the casting director.
Mentioned in the episode:
Standup Sukh Ojla, whose tour begins in September: https://www.sukhojla.com
Screening of The Damned PES United (Weds 18 August): https://riocinema.org.uk/RioCinema.dll/Booking?Booking=TSelectItems.waSelectItemsPrompt.TcsWebMenuItem_0.TcsWebTab_0.TcsPerformance_13618803
September meet-up for Creatives of Colour: https://www.tickettext.co.uk/2FbS8H9q3x
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United Kingdom
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