Caitlin Durante

Caitlin Durante is a writer, stand-up comedian, and podcast co-host based in Los Angeles. She is a scriptwriter and story analyst, with a master's degree in screen writing from Boston University. She would frequently offer writing workshops in Los Angeles and Boston, which are done online as of Spring 2019. She also teaches stand-up comedy to seniors at the Los Angeles LGBT Center. She was 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. She is also the creator of a podcast titled Sludge, where she details her pancreatitis and the removal of her gallbladder in 2019, along with the issues caused by the US medical system.
Among other interests, she is also most vocal in her support of Paddington Bear, believing the 2017 film to be the pinnacle of cinematic perfection.