In this episode, Sarah Burke interviews Rakhee Morzaria who is an old schoolmate. Rakhee is a Canadian Screen Award-nominated comedian and actress who stars in the hit CBC comedy RUN THE BURBS where she also served as a Season One writer. An accomplished actor, Rakhee has been featured on WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (FX), MY SPY (Netflix), PRIVATE EYES (Global TV), and HUDSON & REX (CityTV). She also voices Tall Girl among other characters on Roku and the Family Channel’s animated series SUMMER MEMORIES.
Rakhee is an alumni of The Second City Bob Curry Fellowship, and has performed on the stages of Second City in their Family and Education Company, Hart House Theatre, Bad Dog Theatre, the CBC Music Festival, and the Toronto Sketchfest. Her writing and comedic sketch-based shorts (NOTE TO SELF, BE RIGHT BACK) have been seen in Kevin Hart’s JUST FOR LAUGHS short film competition, screened at the Atlantic Film Festival, been nominated for a Canadian Screen Award, and have upward of a million views.