Mitra Jouhari

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Mitra Jouhari
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Jouhari in 2018.
Born (1993-01-18) January 18, 1993 (age 31)
NationalityAmerican
Education Ohio State University
Occupations
  • Writer
  • Comedian
  • Actress
Years active2015–present
Notable workThree Busy Debras

Mitra Jouhari (born January 18, 1993) is an Iranian-American comedian, actress, and writer. She is best known for starring in the television series Three Busy Debras , based on the sketch comedy group she co-founded, and voicing Cleopatra "Cleo" Smith in the second season of Clone High . Jouhari has written for the television series Big Mouth, High Maintenance , and Miracle Workers. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Jouhari was raised in West Chester, Ohio and is Iranian-American. [3] [4] She was a fan of comedy from childhood and considers the television shows The Daily Show and M*A*S*H pivotal to developing her interest. [2]

She attended Lakota West High School, graduating in 2011. Jouhari attended college at Ohio State University and began to perform improv comedy as a member of 8th Floor Improv, as well as writing for the Sundial Humor Magazine. [5] [6] After taking internships at the TV shows The Daily Show and Late Night , she moved to New York City without graduating to pursue a career in comedy. [2]

Career

She contributes writing to the website The Reductress, and has written for the television series High Maintenance , Miracle Workers , and Big Mouth . [5] Jouhari's writing for The President Show was nominated for a 2017 Writers Guild of America award. [2]

In 2015, Jouhari co-founded the sketch comedy trio Three Busy Debras alongside Sandy Honig and Alyssa Stonoha. [7] [5] They performed weekly at The Annoyance in Brooklyn, typically to a sold-out audience. [8] The trio later moved to Los Angeles to develop the show for television. [8] A live action comedy series of the same name was picked up by Adult Swim on May 7, 2019. Jouhari, Honig, and Stonoha star in and executive produce Three Busy Debras , which is about the "surreal day-to-day lives of three deranged housewives, all named Debra, in their affluent suburban town of Lemoncurd, Connecticut." [9] The series premiered on March 29, 2020. [10]

In 2015, Jouhari and Catherine Cohen, later joined by Patti Harrison, started co-hosting It's A Guy Thing, a monthly show in Brooklyn. [11]

Jouhari co-hosts podcast Urgent Care with Joel Kim Booster + Mitra Jouhari with comedian Joel Kim Booster under Earwolf. [12]

In 2022, Jouhari guest-starred in an episode of Abbott Elementary , where she played an art teacher named Sahar. [13] In 2023 she was cast as the new voice of Cleopatra "Cleo" Smith in the second season of Clone High replacing Christa Miller on the Max streaming service.

Personal life

Jouhari resides in Los Angeles. [14] She is also a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. [15]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 The Big Sick Yazmin
2023Urkel Saves Christmas: the MovieClerk Leslie (voice)Direct-to-Video

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015–2018 The Special Without Brett Davis Various roles4 episodes
2016Above Average PresentsCindiEpisode: "When You Find Out Your Boyfriend Is Short"
2016 Full Frontal with Samantha Bee MitraEpisode: "Full Frontal Election Documentary"
2017 Friends from College Kristen2 episodes
2017 Broad City GreeterEpisode: "Twaining Day"
2019 High Maintenance MitraEpisode: "Proxy"
2019, 2021 Miracle Workers Various2 episodes
2020 Search Party Laney
2020–2021 Big Mouth Sorority Girl #1 (voice)4 episodes; also writer and story editor
2020–2022 Three Busy Debras Debra16 episodes; also writer and creator
2021 Ten Year Old Tom Nurse Denise (voice)6 episodes
2022 Abbott Elementary SaharEpisode: "Art Teacher"
2022 Human Resources Waiter (voice)Episode: "International Creature Convention"; also writer
2023 History of the World, Part II Various3 episodes
2023–present Digman! Saltine (voice)Main role
2023–present Clone High Cleopatra "Cleo" Smith (voice)Main role; replacing Christa Miller
2023 The Bear Kelly

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultsRef.
2018 Writers Guild of America Awards Comedy/Variety Sketch Series The President Show Nominated [16]
2023 Short Form New Media Three Busy Debras Won [17]

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