| Caitlin Durante | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1986-05-17) May 17, 1986 (age 38) Pennsylvania, United States |
| Medium | Stand-up |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Boston University |
| Website | www |
Caitlin Durante (born May 17, 1986, in Pennsylvania) is an American writer, stand-up comedian, and podcast co-host based in Los Angeles. They are a scriptwriter and story analyst, with a master's degree in screenwriting from Boston University. They would frequently offer writing workshops in Los Angeles and Boston, which are done online as of Spring 2019. They also teach stand-up comedy to seniors at the Los Angeles LGBT Center. They were the program director for the Nerdmelt Showroom comedy venue at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles from early 2015 until it closed in April 2018.
Durante is the creator and, along with fellow comedian Jamie Loftus, the co-host of The Bechdel Cast, a weekly podcast about the representation of women in film. They are also the creator of a podcast titled Sludge, where they detail their pancreatitis and the removal of their gallbladder in 2019, along with the issues caused by the US medical system.
On June 2, 2022, they announced that they are genderfluid and that their pronouns are 'she' and/or 'they'.
References
- "Love About Town: Ep. 16 w/ Caitlin Durante and James Hamilton on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- Cotner, David (31 May 2018). "Caitlin Durante: When Diversity Is a Laughing Matter". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
- Roe, Mike (21 November 2018). "LA's LGBT Seniors Are Learning Comedy From A 'Tragically Hetero' Teacher". LAist. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- Reghay, Nayomi (27 May 2017). "The Bechdel Cast Roasts Your Favorite Movie with a Hilarious, Feminist Lens". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- Wright, Megh (3 August 2018). "This Week in Comedy Podcasts". Vulture. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- "Podcasts". caitlindurante.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- @caitlindurante (June 2, 2022). "Hi this is me announcing that I'm gender fluid" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 June 2022 – via Twitter.
- @caitlindurante (June 2, 2022). "still comfortable with "she," and let's also throw "they" into the mix" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 June 2022 – via Twitter.
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