The Hats We Wear

Comedy writer and producer Darcy Waite shares the highs and lows of being a comedian, from bombing a stand-up gig to becoming the hilarious, energetic host of APTN’s That’s AWSM!

Darcy addresses the importance of diversity on set, and the perspective he brings to his role as a board member with the Canadian Media Producers Association.

Show Notes

“Find what drives you, once you find that – it doesn’t matter if it gets hard. It’s always fun.”
Darcy's feature film, Ruthless Souls - produced through the Telefilm Talent to Watch program - premiered at imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in 2019 and was part of Telefilm’s Canadian Perspectives Program in Berlinale in 2020.

Darcy is an alumnus of CBC New Indigenous Voices, NSI IndigiDocs and NSI Art of Business Management – Indigenous Edition.

Music provided by Blue Dot Sessions.

What is The Hats We Wear?

The Hats We Wear features artists and leaders from the film and television industries as they discuss their career highs and lows – and how life experiences have shaped their perspectives as people and storytellers.

Hosted by National Screen Institute communications intern Emily Palmer, this podcast not only covers topics like film and television - but also family, injustices and the road to reaching one’s dreams.

This podcast series is powered by the Canadian film, television and digital media training organization, the National Screen Institute (NSI). The NSI office is located on Treaty One Territory – we acknowledge and honour the lands we occupy and their traditional keepers: the Anishnaabe, Cree, Dakota and Métis. We acknowledge the ancestors of this land and commit to honour their vision and uphold our Treaty responsibilities as a settler organization occupying these lands.

Music provided by Blue Dot Sessions. Logo and graphic created by Leigh Vossen.