In this episode, we take a look at the challenges comedians are facing during quarantine with comedian Amanda Custodio. She walks us through what it's like doing stand up comedy on Zoom - the ups and the downs - and how her artistic process has changed due to the pandemic. 

 Amanda Custodio is a comedian born and raised in Toronto, ON. Before Comedy, she pursued Theatre and obtained a degree in Theatre with a specialization in playwriting. Following that she trained at the second city Toronto, working with comics Todd Van Allen and Jim McAleese to name a few. Last year she was a quarter-finalist in Toronto’s Annual Comedy Brawl and has performed at big venues such as Absolute Comedy and Comedy Bar. Prior to the COVID-19 epidemic, she started running a show at the Social Capital theatre called “the Amanda show: a comedy/variety show.” She has continued to run this show online since on zoom, as well as a personalized birthday roast, and “It’s gonna be May,” a show revolved around the “it’s gonna be May,” meme of Justin Timberlake we all love.  Follow Amanda on Instagram to hear more about her stand up @amandacustodio.comedian