#0082 - Pax Assadi
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Pax Assadi is a Comedian, Actor, TV writer and creator of the show ‘Raised by Refugees’. He has been recognised for his comedy over the years and has garnered several prestigious nominations including the 2013 Billy T Award, 2015 NZCG Breakthrough Comedian of the year and Best Male Comedian of the year Awards and in 2016 was nominated for the prestigious Fred Dagg Award. - Pax has been involved in several tv projects such as 7 Days, The Great Kiwi Bake Off, Raised By Refugees and most recently appearing on ‘Endangered Species Aotearoa’ alongside New Zealand conservationist Nicola Toki. In this podcast we talked about: All things NBA, Basketball and we even waded into the Lebron vs Jordan debate Finding joke material in everyday life Challenging yourself by aiming big Privilege and racism The passion project of ‘Raised by Refugees’ and how that came about Breaking into a comedy space riddled with household names Overcoming the low moments, which included quitting comedy Pax is an absolute legend and there were more than a few laughs in this episode. You can catch Pax on ‘Endangered Species Aotearoa’ on TVNZ, and watch season 1 of ‘Raised by Refugees’ on Neon. You can catch this episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and iHeartRadio.
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