Sophie Buddle has been a performing stand-up comedy since she was only fifteen, and after nine years of grinding it out at open mics and comedy shows, she’s now a writer for CBC’s sketch comedy series, This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Sophie and Mica discuss how she landed the gig, what it’s like to be in a writer’s room in 2018, and why the Louis CK drama has affected her very personally. Also covered: are comedians REALLY the worst people to date? And what escapist TV shows does Sophie recommend we indulge in? All this and more in this sweet treat of an audio program!
Writer and musician Mica Lemiski interviews women and non-binary artists about a range of topics (gender! politics! love! literature!) in a podcast best-suited to bitches, witches, and anyone who’s ever been called “hysterical.”
Episode 29: Life As a TV Writer: Sophie Buddle Tells Us How She Scored a Comedy Writing Job At 24
Sophie Buddle has been a performing stand-up comedy since she was only fifteen, and after nine years of grinding it out at open mics and comedy shows, she’s now a writer for CBC’s sketch comedy series, This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Oh yes, and her boyfriend also landed the same writing job at the same time in the same place. So things are going well. In this episode, Sophie and Mica discuss how she landed the gig, what it’s like to be in a writer’s room in 2018, and why the Louis CK drama has affected her very personally. Also covered: are comedians REALLY the worst people to date? And what escapist TV shows does Sophie recommend we indulge in? All this and more in this sweet treat of an audio program!
About the Host
Mica Lemiski is an MFA student at UBC and contributor to Room (“Tiny Parts,” Issue 39.2). Her thesis project is a combination of comedic personal essays and original music, which is being developed into a podcast series. She is the host of “Fainting Couch Feminists.” She is originally from Vernon, B.C. but is currently based in Vancouver.
Follow Mica on Twitter @MicaLemiski
Credits
Hosting, editing, and all music by Mica Lemiski
Produced by Room magazine and Mica Lemiski
