The Liquid Courage Podcast

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some Budweiser beer with stand up comic, sketch artist, improvisor, and TV writer D.J. Mausner (Baroness Von Sketch, Gary and His Demons, This House Has 22 Minutes) to discuss everything comedy, trying to decorate her apartment to convince people that she’s human, and boycotting Just For Laughs in protest to how the festival handled reported sexual assault and harassment. She is a current member of the Upright Citizen’s Brigade’s Characters Welcome cast, and on screen you can see her in HBO’s Insecure and CBC’s sketch series Tallboyz. In 2019, CBC named DJ one of fifteen Canadian Comedians to Watch, and NOW Magazine has dubbed her one of their Breakthrough Toronto Stage Artists of the Year. She has written for shows like This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Gary and his Demons, and the Baroness Von Sketch Show, which she won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing, Variety, or Sketch Comedy.

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In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some Guinness with actor, writer, and singer-songwriter Tricia Black (Second City Toronto’s Mainstage 83rd/84th Reviews, Kim’s Convenience, The Broken Hearts Gallery) to discuss figuring out your personal brand, our warped expectations of celebrities, and having shows shut down because of COVID. She was a cast member of Second City Toronto’s 83rd and 84th mainstage review, as well as their first-ever, all-female show, the award-winning She The People. She is a two-time Canadian Comedy Award winner, and can be seen on screen in Kim’s Convenience, What We Do In The Shadows, and The Broken Hearts Gallery. She is also the Artistic Producer of a Broadway World award-winning theatre company Tweed & Company where she writes and composes new Canadian musical works. This summer Tricia launched her podcast One More Round with Tricia Black, a weekly comedy podcast where she sits down and has a drink (or two) with people she wants to get to know, people that inspire her, and friends who she adores. I had the pleasure of being a guest on her podcast, so go take a listen!

Tricia would like to highlight Egale. They are Canada’s leading organization for LGBTQI2S people and issues. They improve and save lives through research, education, awareness & legal advocacy. Find out more about Egale at www.egale.ca!

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Tweed & Company: www.tweedandcompany.com

One More Round with Tricia Black

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over pretty pink wine with writer, director, and comedic actress Trish Rainone (Pink Is In, My Roommate’s an Escort, V-Wars) to discuss filming in Sault Ste. Marie, accidentally taking edibles before performing stand-up, and what the hell ‘adorn’ means. In 2019 Trish started 180 Sisterhood Productions alongside producer Rebeka Herron, and in less than a year they already have a podcast underway and a handful of film credits including Milk, Diary of a Dangerchild, and An Isolation Dogumentary, all of which are currently in the film festival circuit. Their newest projects include a horror feature film and a music video for the upcoming single Honey by recording artist Jesse Merineau, which Trish co-directed and script wrote for. As a performer, Trish won Best Actress for her role in the film One Night Stand at the Crown Wood International Film Festival, and can be seen on Amazon Prime Video playing Top Dog in the award-winning series Pink is In.

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In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some scotch/whiskey on ice with actor and writer Alice Moran (Sunnyside, Crawford, Man Seeking Woman) to discuss the true randomness of auditioning (a la The bird shirt), our Pokémon spirit animals, learning to sew masks during covid, and writing/performing in The Fifty Shades of Grey period Spank! Alice is an award-winning actor and writer originally from Edmonton, and now based in Toronto. At just 18 years old she began working at The Second City Toronto, where she created and filmed the sketch Hogwarts: Which House Are You? Which quickly reached over 3 Million views and was featured in The Huffington Post, CBC News, Topless Robot, and TIME. You can see her in shows like Man Seeking Woman, The Beaverton, and Sunnyside, which she also wrote for and won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series alongside her cast. More recently you can see her starring as Wendy in CBC’s Crawford, which won her a Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance in a TV Series, and as Mary Jane in Decoys, now streaming on CBC Gem.

Warning: This episode includes swearing.

TW: domestic abuse, sexual assault, miscarriage

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Alice Moran: @alicemoran / @alice_moran

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some straight vodka on ice with actor and filmmaker Knox (Slo Pitch, Barbelle, Letters to Satan Claus) to discuss portraying ex-lovers on scene, growing up Catholic, and the blurred lines between reality and fallacy online. Professionally known as Karen Knox, Knox is an actor and filmmaker based in Toronto. As an actor, she is best known for playing “Veronica” in the critically acclaimed and award-winning series Barbelle (KindaTV), and as “Boris” in the new comedy series Slo Pitch (OUTtvGo). This Christmas you can catch her playing “Holly Frost” in SYFI Network’s anti-Hallmark Christmas Movie Letters to Satan Claus. In January, Knox launched her film Cons and Pros, which she created alongside Gwenlyn Cumyn and J Stevens, on VICE.com. It’s a heist film within a heist, and I definitely recommend checking out both the film and the write up about it on VICE.com. And if you just need more Knox (!), check out her Autofiction blog on her website. I find the aesthetic so whimsically romantic, alluring, provocative, and a great little world of wonder.

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Knox: @Knox.x.x.x on insta & twitter / www.karen-knox.com

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some chilled beer in a fancy wine glass with actor and producer Jen Pogue (Endlings, Time Out, Things I Do For Money) to discuss indecisiveness, how friggin’ hard it is to write anything (!), and her own podcast Women on Screen Out Loud. She is one third of Film Coop, an Associate producer for Women on Screen, and an Industry Series Producer for The Canadian Film Festival. She co-created and co-hosts Women on Screen Out Loud, a podcast showcasing influential women who work in Film & Television through written essays and conversation. During COVID Jen launched My Storytime Project, where she professionally records herself reading aloud whatever children’s storybook she receives as a request, and then posts it online in the hopes that is offer a few moments of relief to parents everywhere. Jen also holds a certificate from the Canadian Institute of Floral Design, and runs a side floral design business Flowers By Jen, creating beautiful, whimsical works of floral art.

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Jen Pogue: @jpo_in_to / www.jpoandco.com

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some delicious Apothic Red wine with actor, improvisor, curator and director, & current Artistic and Manasging director of Bad Dog Theatre Company Coko Galore (Coko & Daphney, Black and Funny Toronto) to discuss taking on her new role at Bad Dog Theatre during a pandemic, the connection between empathy and human dignity, and how guilty pleasures should just be guilt-free pleasures! Coko is one-half of the infamous comedy duo Coko and Daphney alongside Daphney Joseph, and the producer behind Black and Funny Toronto: a comedy showcase of Black comics and performers making audiences laugh on stages across Toronto. She is also the newly appointed Artistic & Managing Director of the award-winning Bad Dog Theatre Company, one of Toronto’s main sources of comedy classes and live comedy entertainment. Since the pandemic, Bad Dog has created Bad Dog TV on YouTube where you can watch loads of awesome, live shows 5 days a week!

Bad Dog Theatre is a not-for-profit, charitable organization that offers comedy classes and live comedy entertainment to Toronto and beyond. During these times they could really use our support, so head over to Bad Dog TV on YouTube, subscribe, enjoy all the hilarious shows, and make sure to donate!

Bad Dog Theatre Company: www.baddogtheatre.com // Bad Dog Comedy TV

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Coko Galore: @cokogalore on insta & twitter

*Photo Credit (photo of Coko Galore in front of the brick wall background): Katherine Foglar @katherinefoglerphotography

**Warning: This episode contains swearing.

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some very British English Breakfast tea and some equally British gin and tonics with musical comedians Nicola and Rosie Dempsey of the musical comedy duo act Flo & Joan (Amazon Prime’s Alive on Stage, BBC’s Live at the Apollo, CBC’s This House Has 22 Minutes) to discuss their music, tattoos, and what the hell White Elephant is. Flo & Joan have been featured on BBC’s Live at the Apollo, in the 2019’s Royal Variety Performance, and have performed 4 years in a row in Edinburgh Fringe. You can listen to all 3 of their albums (Victory Flaps, The Kindness of Stranglers and Alive on Stage) on Spotify and Apple Music - and if you have Amazon Prime Video check out their comedy special Alive on Stage! Seriously, it’s so, so good.

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Flo & Joan: @floandjoan on insta & twitter

*Warning: This episode contains swearing.

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some cold beers (shout out to High Park Brewery in Toronto, Canada!) with actor, writer, improvisor Paloma Nuñez (Baroness Von Sketch Show, Shazam!, Mouthpiece) to discuss flirting, why the 3rd grade was the worst year of her life, and why Mark Ruffalo is the absolute sweetest! Paloma is an award-winning actor on screen and on stage, including a Screen Actor’s Guild Award for her role in the Oscar-winning movie Spotlight! You can see her on the big screen in films like the 2019 action comedy Shazam! and in Patricia Rozema’s rad feminist film Mouthpiece. On TV, you can see her on shows like Kim’s Convenience, Designated Survivor, and all 5 seasons of the award-winning Baroness Von Sketch Show, some of which she also wrote on. She is an indisputably fabulous actor, improvisor, and I’ve never met a person who didn’t think she was a stellar human being as well!

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Paloma Nuñez: insta @thepalomanunez / twitter @palomanunez / website www.palomanunez.com

Paloma would to encourage viewers and listeners to support Black Lives Matter Toronto and the efforts to Defund the police.

This episode is sponsored by High Park Brewery! They offer delivery if you’re not comfortable visiting in person, and make sure to include at least one of their Make It Matter German Kölsch - $1 from every bottle sold is donated to a handful of charities that support Black and Indigenous Peoples in Cananda including Black Lives Matter Canada and The Native Women’s Resource Center of Toronto.

*Warning: This episode contains swearing.

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down and attempts to chug an entire pitcher of water with writer, actor Nelu Handa (Workin’ Moms, Jann, Mirchi Comedy Show) while she does the same (is that safe? They have no idea). They discuss Nelu’s experience working with Jann Arden, how many glasses of water you can chug before you’d die, and filming with twin babies on Workin’ Moms. You can catch her acting in or writing for (or sometimes both!) shows like Decoys, The Beaverton, Baroness Von Sketch Show and Jann, starring Jann Arden! Nelu is also the creator and producer behind Mirchi Comedy, a live comedy show that features funny Womxn of Colour. The next virtual show is scheduled for September 3rd at 8pm EST - head to Instagram for info on how to watch!

The Liquid Courage Podcast:

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Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy / twitter @amanda_pereira

Nelu Handa: insta/twitter @neluhanda

Mirchi Comedy: @mirchicomedyto

*Warning: This episode contains swearing.