Ep 6: Comedy director/producer/writer Saima Ferdows

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

Om Podcasten

Scriptwriters Matthew Graham (Life On Mars, Doctor Who, The Spanish Princess) and James Henry (Smack The Pony, Green Wing) make the most of being in Cornwall during a pandemic by walking (in a socially distanced manner) in the countryside and talking about scriptwriting. Will also include the occasional interview and low-level celebrity gossip.