The Liquid Courage Podcast

Ep. 16 - Cihang Ma

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!
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*Warning: This episode contains swearing.

Ep. 15 - Erin Pim/Lady Pim

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 podcastliquidcourage@gmail.com
Erin Pim/Lady Pim: insta @thebedpostpodcast & @pim.lady / twitter @theladypim1
*Warning: This episode contains swearing.

Ep. 14 - Ann Pornel

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 podcastliquidcourage@gmail.com
Ann Pornel: insta @glampornel / twitter @annpornel
*Warning: This episode contains swearing.

Ep. 13 - Erica Gellert

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 podcastliquidcourage@gmail.com
Erica Gellert: insta @ericagellert / twitter @ericagellert
 
*Warning: This episode contains swearing.

Ep. 12 - Natalie Metcalfe

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 podcastliquidcourage@gmail.com
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.