The Liquid Courage Podcast

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some Sauvignon Blanc by Oyster Bay with actor, editor, filmmaker Perrie Voss (Avocado Toast, Letters to Satan Claus, The Boys) to discuss creating the series Avocado Toast, what it was like coming out later in life, and a LOT about #Boundaries. From acting to editing screenwriting, Perrie is a multi-award winning artist who wears many hats. You can see her acting on-screen in Season 2 of The Boys, as Cookie Winters in Letters to Satan Claus, and in the award-winning Avocado Toast the series, which she co-created alongside Heidi Lynch and is now available to stream on OUTtvGo. Perrie is currently working on Season 2 of Avocado Toast as well as developing a new series called Stories from my Gay Grandparents alongside co-creator Scott Farley, directed by Emma Sutherland. 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 Perrie Voss: @perrievoss

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some triple chocolate milk stout by Flying Monkeys with actor, writer, and wannabe astronaut Nkasi Ogbonnah (The Second City, Untitled Black Sketch Project, 1623) to discuss the best long-lasting lipsticks, what a gift it is to safely hold an audience in uncomfortable moments, and (of course) space! Nkasi is a Second City mainstage alumni and a member of the 2020 Sketch Comedy Project Fund recipient Untitled Black Sketch, Canada’s first all-Black sketch ensemble. She is also a member of the Toronto Fringe Festival’s Woke N’ Broke, which won Best Ensemble from NOW Magazine and a member of 1623, a history-based sketch troupe alongside Kat Lewin. Nkasi (not so) secretly dreams of becoming an astronaut - so if anyone knows someone at the Canadian Space Agency, let’s make Nkasi’s dreams come true and send her to space!! 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 Nkasi Ogbonnah: @varnishedvalkyrie

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some ginger Kombucha with actor, writer, producer, and host Natasha Negovanlis (Carmila, CLAIREvoyant, Freelancers Anonymous) to discuss jealousy, how to pronounce kombucha, and the pressure to brand yourself. Natasha is a Canadian Screen award-winning actress, best known for her role as the broody vampire Carmilla in the hit series Carmilla. She is the former face of the KindaTV network, and the co-creator and star of NYC Web Fest award-winning comedy CLAIREvoyant alongside Annie Briggs. She has a podcast called Vanlis Presents: Real Talk With Natasha and Friends where she chats with her more interesting, talented and intelligent friends (her words, not mine!). 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 Natasha Negovanlis: @natvanlis

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon by J. Lohr Seven Oaks with artist Alia Rasul (Tita Collective, Super Important Filipina Thoughts) to discuss setting boundaries, excel spreadsheets, and abundance thinking vs. scarcity thinking. Alia is a Canadian Comedy Award nominated writer and performer, a founding member of the award-winning Tita Collective and this year she debuted her first published book of poetry Super Important Filipina Thoughts currently available to order! Off-stage Alia works at Bespoke Cultural Collective and is the current project lead for Our Cities on Our Stages, Bad Dog Theatre’s annual inclusion and diversity symposium. 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 Alia Rasul: @aliarasul @superfilipina

We're back baby!!! Season 2 of the Liquid Courage Podcast starts Wednesday June 30th and I'm SO excited to share it with you! Lots has happened since Season 1, including the show being nominated FOUR TIMES by the Canadian Podcast Awards and the podcast is launching it's own Patreon!!!!! So check out the Liquid Courage Podcast on Patreon & get ready for a fabulous season to come :) Cheers! Amanda Pereira (She/Her) www.LiquidCouragePodcast.com Instagram @LiquidCouragePodcast Twitter @LiquidCourage

In today’s bonus episode, Amanda sits down over some bubbly champagne with comedian, creator, and friend Dustin George as he asks her about creating Season 1 of The Liquid Courage Podcast and putting it out into the world. They chat why it took her so long to get started, what she’s learned after 30 episodes, and just how much booze she has left over in her apartment. A thoughtful, reflective celebration of the first 30 episodes, and an ode to the many more to come! Thank you to everyone who listened, watched, and supported Season 1 – can’t wait to bring you Season 2! XO The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast twitter @liquidcpodcast YouTube Video Episodes & more! email [email protected] Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy / twitter @amanda_pereira Dustin George: insta @dustingeorge__

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some Vespers with Bisexual actor, writer, director, producer, and activist Ashley Comeau (She The People, The Boyz, Odd Squad) to discuss her fascination with death, career-altering advice she got from Paul Feig, and what’s surprised her most about working in the entertainment industry. Ashley is a Second City mainstage alumnae, a member of the all-female, award-winning She The People cast, and performs internationally with her sketch and improv troupe Lusty Mannequins. You’ve seen her acting on screen in shows like The Boys, Odd Squad, and Degrassi, and she’s worked behind the scenes on shows like Chef In Your Ear, Haunted Hospital and Tallboyz. She also created the Mama City Improv Festival, an annual international improv comedy festival which she puts on in Cape Town, South Africa. You can see Ashley performing live online Girls Night In, a hilarious, internationally acclaimed virtual comedy show featuring female performers. The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast twitter @liquidcpodcast YouTube Video Episodes & more! email [email protected] Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy / twitter @amanda_pereira Ashley Comeau: insta @ashco / twitter @ashleycomeau / www.ashleycomeau.com Girls Night In: www.gnishow.com Ashley would like to take this opportunity to shine light on: Water First Education & Training Inc. helps address water challenges in Indigenous communities in Canada through education, training and meaningful collaboration. www.waterfirst.ngo Black Owned TO, a go to site for amazing products, services and shops that are Black-owned and brilliant. www.blackownedto.com The Order of the Good Death is a group of funeral industry professionals, academics, and artists exploring ways to prepare a death phobic culture for their inevitable mortality. A site to promote the history, art, culture and positivity of death. www.orderofthegooddeath.com

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down and get high (shout out legal weed!) with actor, writer, improvisor, producer Aurora Browne (Baroness Von Sketch Show, Newborns Moms, The Writer’s Block) to discuss how she knows when a set was hot, bits of Canadian history, and deciding Season 5 would be the final one for Baroness Von Sketch Show. You may know Aurora best from the award-winning series Baroness Von Sketch Show, which she created and stars in alongside Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeil, and Jennifer Whalen. She is a Second City mainstage alum, and has won tons of awards for Acting, Writing, and Producing, including a Canadian Comedy Award and multiple Canadian Screen Awards. She stars in ABC’s comedy digital series Newborn Moms and the comedy series Writer’s Block, which she also writes for. You can also catch her in an upcoming episode of Odd Squad. The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast twitter @liquidcpodcast YouTube Video Episodes & more! email [email protected] Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy / twitter @amanda_pereira Aurora Browne: @alolabrowne

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some fire ciders with creator and body-positivity advocate Sean Taylor to discuss her experience on Netflix’s the Circle, S.A.D. lamps, and how to ethically enjoy reality TV. Sean is a creator and body-positivity advocate currently residing in New York City. She has worked in fashion as both a plus-size fashion blogger and social media manager, and now creates her own content across her various online platforms. Sean was also a contestant on Netflix’s hit reality competition show The Circle, and as a huge reality show fan herself, Amanda desperately tries to not fan girl to hard (and fails). The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast twitter @liquidcpodcast YouTube Video Episodes & more! email [email protected] Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy / twitter @amanda_pereira Sean Taylor: @heyseantaylor on insta, twitter, TikTok, & YouTube

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some gin and tonics with Home Décor YouTuber Alexandra Gater to discuss imposter syndrome, starting her own business after being let go from Chatelaine magazine, and how to make your space reflect your personality. While working as the Home Editor for Canada’s iconic women’s lifestyle magazine Chatelaine, Alexandra created the YouTube series The Home Primp which focused on showing viewers how to make small spaces functional and beautiful on a budget. The series was a huge success and since leaving the magazine, Alexandra now runs her own Home Design company, she is the host and producer behind Shopify’s series Make My Space Work, and she continues to create online content on her own Home Décor YouTube Channel where she specializes in helping millennials decorate their rental spaces on a budget. With over 300k subscribes, Alexandra’s Channel is full of accessible, beautiful make overs, DIYs and design how-to’s. She just delivered her first TedTalk on her journey and success this October. The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast twitter @liquidcpodcast YouTube Video Episodes & more! email [email protected] Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy / twitter @amanda_pereira Alexandra Gater: @alexandragater & on YouTube!

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. The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast twitter @liquidcpodcast YouTube Video Episodes & more! email [email protected] Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy / twitter @amanda_pereira D.J. Mausner: @djmausner on insta & twitter / www.djmausner.com

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! The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast twitter @liquidcpodcast YouTube Video Episodes & more! email [email protected] Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy / twitter @amanda_pereira Tricia Black: @its_triciablack 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. The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast twitter @liquidcpodcast YouTube Video Episodes & more! email: [email protected] Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy / twitter @amanda_pereira Trish Rainone: @trishrainone1 180 Sisterhood Productions: Facebook / Instagram / Twitter

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 The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast twitter @liquidcpodcast YouTube Video Episodes & more! email [email protected] Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy / twitter @amanda_pereira 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. The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast twitter @liquidcpodcast YouTube Video Episodes & more! email [email protected] Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy / twitter @amanda_pereira 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. The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast twitter @liquidcpodcast YouTube Video Episodes & more! email [email protected] Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy / twitter @amanda_pereira 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 The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast twitter @liquidcpodcast YouTube Video Episodes & more! email [email protected] Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy / twitter @amanda_pereira 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. The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast twitter @liquidcpodcast YouTube Video Episodes & more! email [email protected] Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy / twitter @amanda_pereira 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! The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast twitter @liquidcpodcast YouTube Video Episodes & more! email [email protected] Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy / twitter @amanda_pereira 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: insta @liquidcouragepodcast twitter @liquidcpodcast YouTube Video Episodes & more! email [email protected] Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy / twitter @amanda_pereira Nelu Handa: insta/twitter @neluhanda Mirchi Comedy: @mirchicomedyto *Warning: This episode contains swearing.

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over a hot cup of black coffee with actor and improvisor Cihang Ma (Roses & Thorns, Carpe Into My DMs, A Christmas Carol) to discuss anger, our skincare routines, and the importance of feeling seen (both on stage/screen and by the people around you!). Cihang is a current cast member of the Bad Dog Theatre’s Featured Players: Season 7, an alumna of the Second City Bob Curry Fellowship Program, and the recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award…no big deal. Catch Cihang performing on a variety of comedy shows on Bad Dog TV including the award-winning show HookUp, Roses & Thorns, and The Oval! The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast / twitter @liquidcpodcast / email [email protected] *Warning: This episode contains swearing.

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some modified margaritas (and some Jack Daniel’s) with podcaster, kink educator, and professional dominatrix Erin Pim/Lady Pim (The Bed Post Podcast, The Bed Post Stage Show, The Ritual Chamber) to discuss setting boundaries at work & home, her award-winning podcast The Bed Post Podcast, and the difference between a whip & a flogger! Erin is a published erotica author and the host of the award-winning podcast The Bed Post Podcast, where she interviews fun and sexy guests about sex and sexuality. The podcast actually started as a live, sexy variety show, including erotic readings, real-life sex stories, and burlesque numbers. As Lady Pim she works as a Professional Dominatrix at The Ritual Chamber here in Toronto, and facilitates various workshops on doming, kink, and overall sex-positivity. The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast / twitter @liquidcpodcast / email [email protected] Erin Pim/Lady Pim: insta @thebedpostpodcast & @pim.lady / twitter @theladypim1 *Warning: This episode contains swearing.

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some yummy ruby grapefruit Palm Bays with actor, improvisor, and writer Ann Pornel (This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Baroness Von Sketch Show, The Beaverton) to discuss dating during quarantine, how doubting yourself benefits the patriarchy, and what sacrifices she’s had to make for her career. Ann is a three-time Second City mainstage alumni (Come What Mayhem, Everything is Great Again, Party Today Panic Tomorrow) and is a member of Second City’s first show to feature an all female-identifying cast She The People. You can see her on screen in the newest season of Ghost Bff, created by the incredible Vanessa Matsui, and you can see her improvising every Wednesday night in The Oval airing at 9:30pm EST on Bad Dog TV. She is so freaking fabulous that the designers at Rue 107 named a skirt after her, the Pornel skirt…no big deal. The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast / twitter @liquidcpodcast / email [email protected] Ann Pornel: insta @glampornel / twitter @annpornel *Warning: This episode contains swearing.

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some cold beer with actor, writer, and comedian Erica Gellert (The Sketchersons, JFL42, Tom & Erica) to discuss what it’s like to be a part of The Sketchersons, why she regrets getting one of her tattoos, and how important it is to remember that you can always change your mind! She is a writer and performer of The Sketchersons, a Canadian Comedy Award-winning comedy sketch collective that holds their infamous Sunday Night Live show every Sunday night. She is one half of the award-winning sketch comedy and improv duo Tom & Erica, one third of the all-female comedy trio Low Rise Queens, and last year her solo sketch show debuted at the Toronto Sketch Festival. Oh, and she’s a huge fan of wigs. The Liquid Courage Podcast: inta @liquidcouragepodcast / twitter @liquidcpodcast / email [email protected] Erica Gellert: insta @ericagellert / twitter @ericagellert *Warning: This episode contains swearing.

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some refreshing Tequila sodas (with lime!) with comedian, writer, actor, and improvisor Natalie Metcalfe (If I Could #Throwback Time, The Adventures of Tom Shadow, CBC’s CANAdoDAday) to discuss valuing your creative uniqueness, her fear of being a bad friend, and how much she loves to be in control. She is a current Mainstage cast member of The Second City Toronto, a CANAdoDAday writer for CBC Kids, and a Co-writer/performer of the Canadian Comedy Award-winning musical comedy The Adventures of Tom Shadow. She performs in the Award-nominated improv show HookUp, currently airing every Thursday night on Bad Dog TV’s YouTube channel, and you can check out her monthly produced sketches on her Instagram, Twitter and Facebook! The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast / twitter @liquidcpodcast / email [email protected] Natalie Metcalfe: insta @nana_metcalfe / twitter @nanametcalfe *Warning: This episode contains swearing. **Note: While editing this episode I realized that during the conversation I used the phrase “bottom of the totem pole”, and I’d like to acknowledge that in doing so I’m ignorantly appropriating Indigenous culture. Rather than edit it out, I want to take ownership of using the phrase and work to do better.

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over a cold can of White Claw with writer, longform improvisor and Founder of The Assembly comedy school Martha Stortz (blogTO, The Assembly, holder of a Masters of Information Science) to discuss the joy in fucking up a performance, how The Assembly came to be, and her infamous poker face. Under regular circumstances you can catch Martha performing, teaching, and coaching comedy all over the city but, for now, check her out on TikTik instead! She is an immense fan of pug dogs, has failed her drivers tests multiple times, and is a prospective GI licensee. The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast / twitter @liquidcpodcast / email [email protected] Martha Stortz: TikTok @champagnepuppy69 The Assembly: www.theassemblyimprov.com / @theassemblyimprov *Warning: This episode contains swearing.

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over a cold glass of oat milk with actor, comedian, writer, and content creator Isabel Kanaan (CBC’s Air Farce, CTV’s Hudson & Rex, Hallmark’s Good Witch) to discuss the importance of befriending yourself, how her identity as a Queer person wasn’t taken seriously, and how she discovered her greatest muses to be her family. She is a member and a creator of the award-winning Tita Collective, a group of multidisciplinary Filipino artists based out of Toronto, and she is a (hilarious) force on Tik Tok! Check out the Tita Collective’s podcast Chicka Chicka on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast / twitter @liquidcpodcast / email [email protected] Isabel Kanaan: insta @isabelkanaan / tiktok @izzykayeh Chika Chika Podcast: @tita.collective / www.titacollective.com *Warning: This episode contains swearing.

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over her first ever Dark ‘n’ Stormy with writer, content creator, AD, and burrito enthusiast MK Morris (Baroness Von Sketch Show, The Next Step, Wishful Genies) to discuss mental health, where the left-over food from cooking shows ends up, and how there’s no such thing as wasted time. She is the creator of High Hallmark, a show about comedians getting high and watching Hallmark movies, and produces the monthly comedy show See You Next Tuesday at The Second City Toronto, with all proceeds going to the Redwood Women’s Shelter. While the show is currently on hiatus until it is safe to perform live again, MK encourages listeners to still consider donating to Redwood during this time (www.redwood.com), or donating to any charity that brings goodness into the world! The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast / twitter @liquidcpodcast / email [email protected] MK Morris: @mk_morris High Hallmark: @highhallmark See You Next Tuesday: @seeyou_next_tuesday The Redwood Women's Shelter: @theredwoodto *Warning: This episode contains swearing. **Note: This episode was recorded prior to May 25th 2020, and so the lack of acknowledgement or mention of the murder of George Flyod and the current Black Lives Matter movement is because these events had not yet taken place. However, police brutality and systemic racism against Black people in the States, and in Canada where I’m based out of, is not new. It’s not new to May 25th 2020. And so the lack of acknowledgement and initiative taken on my part around anti-racism prior to May 25th 2020 is a product of my own privilege and the blinders they allow me to have. I encourage you to explore and question what privileges you’re privy to, and what blinders you might have up as well. Please educate yourself, continue to educate yourself, take care of yourself, and take action. If you’re unsure where to start, I’ve compiled some resources in the link in my bio on Instagram @liquidcouragepodcast. If you’re still not sure where to start, send me a direct message and I’m more than happy to share the resources that have helped me so far. The stakes are much too high for any of us to actively choose ignorance.

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over a glass of sweet sparkling wine infused with hibiscus flowers with actor, writer, and Twitch streamer Emma Carter (Beck and Call) to discuss quantum physics, email chain personality tests, and why telling everyone about your UTI is so important. Based out of LA, she is the hilarious and kind Twitch streamer EmmzyPlays, and can be seen performing comedy at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade and the Groundlings theatre…once it’s safe again to do so! The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast / twitter @liquidcpodcast / email [email protected] Emma Carter: insta @emmzy.c / twitch: @emmzyplays *Warning: This episode contains swearing. **Note: This episode was recorded prior to March 15th 2020 and, as such, does not reflect the current imperative social distancing measures due to COVID-19 nor does it acknowledge the unjust murder of George Floyd and the current Black Lives Matter movement.

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some nourishing kombucha with comedian and improvisor Rosh Abdullah (Boys! Boys! Boys!, Really Big Kid, Bad Dog Theatre’s Featured Players Season 7) to discuss intersectionality, mental health, and being her own biggest fan. She is the co-host of the weekly, comedy podcast Boys! Boys! Boys! and her self-published poetry book Really Big Kid is available now on Amazon. The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast / twitter @liquidcpodcast / email [email protected] Rosh Abdullah: @roshabdullah Boys! Boys! Boys! Podcast: @boysboysboyspodcast *Warning: This episode contains swearing. **Note: This episode was recorded prior to March 15th 2020. #Staysafe ***Note: The show Yas Kween (referenced) has since changed its name to Mirchi Comedy.

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some salt rimmed Palomas with producer and performer Susan Waycik (Artistic Director of Waycik Productions) to discuss queer representation, the importance of a good vacation, and how in high school she was basically Troy Bolton. She is the producer and host of the monthly comedy variety show The BFF Variety Hour, the creator and producer behind the monthly queer stand-up show Bi-Pandemonium, and a co-producer of the sex-positive comedy show Slut Parade, which recently had its sold-out show at The Royal Cinema in Toronto! The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast / twitter @liquidcpodcast / email [email protected] Susan Waycik: insta @susanwaycik / twitter @susanwaycik Waycik Productions: insta @waycikprod / facebook @waycikproductions / waycikproductions.com *Warning: This episode contains swearing. **Note: This episode was recorded prior to March 15th 2020. #StayHome and stay safe

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over a chilled glass of grapefruit sparkling water (Perrier AND La Croix) with actor and comedian Connie Manfredi (She The People, FX’s Mrs. America, The Next Step) to discuss hustle culture, the relatability of jealously…oh, and whether Perrier, La Croix or Bubly make the best sparkling water! Typically you can see her performing live on the Second City, or on stages across Toronto, but while stuck indoors you can see her in FX’s new dramatic series Mrs. America. The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast / twitter @liquidcpodcast / email [email protected] Connie Manfredi: @mancrediconnie *Warning: This episode contains swearing. **Note: This episode was recorded prior to March 15th 2020. #StayHome and stay safe

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over a cold glass of Vanilla Porter beer with comedian and writer Cara Connors (E!’s Dating No Filter, Just for Laughs, OUT TV Go’s Cara Takes Up Space) to discuss astro-charts, negative self-talk, and the moment she realized she was gay. Typically, you can catch her performing all over LA, but during this isolation you can check out her 90 Day Fiancé character impersonation videos on her Instagram account instead. The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast / twitter @liquidcpodcast / email [email protected] Cara Connors: insta @caraconnscomedy / twitter @caraconnscomedy *Warning: This episode includes swearing. **Note: This episode was recorded prior to March 15th 2020. #StayHome and stay safe.

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over a warm cup of herbal tea with actor and Goddess of Self Expression Connie Wang (Tokens, The Boys, May Flowers) to discuss what it means to live a fully expressed life, asking others for help, and her experience filming the award-winning series Tokens. Connie has been nominated for multiple awards for her lead performance in the series Tokens, which is available to watch at www.tokensoncall.com. The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast / twitter @liquidcpodcast / email [email protected] Connie Wang: insta @conniewang_ / twitter @conniewang_ *Warning: This episode includes swearing. **Note: This episode was recorded prior to March 15th 2020. #StayHome and stay safe.

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over a chilled vodka cran with comedienne and TV development intern Amelia Rose Ritthaler to discuss the pressure to be “nice” in Canada, using comedy to fit in, and I finally learn what the hell a finsta is! Hilariously candid both on-stage and off, Amelia is a constant reminder that being yourself always makes you the most interesting. Oh, and her Twitter “is fire”. The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast / twitter @liquidcpodcast / email [email protected] Amelia Rose Ritthaler: insta @ameliaplease / twitter @ameliaritt *Warning: This episode includes swearing. **Note: This episode was recorded prior to March 15th 2020. #StayHome and stay safe.

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over a warm cup of almond milk, caramel latte with actor, writer, comedian Lisa Gilroy (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Drunk History) to discuss being starstruck, being in long-term relationships, and how the heck to pronounce Hygge. She is a mainstage performer on Harold Night at Upright Citizen’s Brigade LA, and you can check out her monthly solo show Dillweed at UCB LA…when it’s okay to go outside again. The Liquid Courage Podcast: insta @liquidcouragepodcast / twitter @liquidcpodcast / email [email protected] Lisa Gilroy: @thelisagilroy / www.lisagilroy.com *Warning: This episode includes swearing. **Note: This episode was recorded prior to March 15th 2020. #StayHome and stay safe.

Hey, I’m Amanda Pereira. I’m an actor, comedian, and creator based out of Toronto, Canada, and I get stuck in my head. A lot. I put a lot of pressure on myself, and if I can’t do something perfectly I don’t do it at all. I’ve wanted to start this podcast for years and I rewrote this description too many times to count. Admitting that feels scary because now I’m wondering if you’re surprised that I settled on this as the final product. See what I mean? But I’m really tired of trying to be perfect and constantly doubting myself. Like, I need a nap. It’s makes me withdraw from the people around me and it feels impossible to make new friends. When I meet people, I’m so focused on only showing the parts of myself that I think they would like, that I might as well not even be there. This imposter syndrome is even worse when I’m around fellow actors and artists, which leaves me feeling like I “know” a ton of people in the acting and comedy community, without really knowing them at all. And damn does that ever feel lonely. But this year I’m turning 30 years old, and enough is enough! Enter: The Liquid Courage Podcast… Each week I will sit down with a different woman in the entertainment industry that I admire - that up until now I’ve felt inferior to and flawed in comparison - and finally have a truthful, one-on-one, candid conversation with them. Sound intimidating? Uh, yeah! So, in each episode my guest and I will enjoy their favourite drink (some liquid courage!) to help me get out of my head and finally ask these women the questions I’ve always wanted to. The Liquid Courage Podcast Insta: @liquidcouragepodcast Twitter: @liquidcpodcast Email: [email protected]