Joey Clift, an indigenous comedy writer, discusses his cultural roots…

Joey Clift is a Los Angeles-based comedian, TV writer, director, Emmy-nominated producer, and enrolled member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe. Joey’s work has been featured in The Washington Post, CNN, Pitchfork, NPR, Dead Meat, and Comedy Central. As a television writer Joey has written for shows such as the 7x Emmy-nominated Spirit Rangers on Netflix, Molly of Denali and Alma’s Way on PBS, New Looney Tunes and Lego Ninjago: Decoded on Cartoon Network, and Paw Patrol on Nickelodeon. As a Native American, he grew up on a reservation and went to tribal schools growing up. Now he’s a professional comedy writer. One of Joey Clift’s most recent projects, an animated short film entitled ‘Pow!’, centers on a young Native American boy who tries to charge his video game console at a large powwow. Made by a largely indigenous crew and featuring an all Native voice cast, ‘Pow!’ became an Oscar-contender in 2026. ••• https://www.joeyclift.com/ https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/a58l85/im_a_native_american_who_grew_up_on_a_reservation/ https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/11/director-joey-clift-captures-an-indigenous-adolescent-experience-in-his-award-winning-short-pow/ https://m.imdb.com/title/tt36669779/ ••• Interview conducted by Marco Rixecker https://www.amazon.com/author/marcorixecker ••• Radio Aula Mundi, April 2026 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0J-iNFOJ5e7pEH8ldsVqlM272Ly4wwBQ&si=Db9cnIDPtz9uNC8O ••• At the moment, Radio Aula Mundi is an evolving podcast station where no language and all languages are spoken… It’s a multilingual mix of music, poetry, lectures, languages, interviews, documentaries, recipes, and a lot more, co-produced with the students of the ‘Aula Mundi International Cultural Center’… ••• Radio Aula Mundi Centro Cultural & Turistico Aula Mundi Aula Mundi Cultural Travel Center https://linktr.ee/radioaulamundi •••