Former teacher and ex-banker, Mona Hersi is a layered multi-hyphenate writer-producer-actor-sketch comedian. She draws on her intersectional experiences of being a first generation Somali-Canadian born and bred in Toronto to fuel her writing. Her unique POV and often optimistic tongue-in-cheek observations have contributed to TV writer’s rooms and staged productions across Toronto. She is a recent alumnus of the Canadian Film Centre’s Bell Media Prime Time TV program’s first ever comedy cohort. Her recent credits include writing for The Next Step (CBBC/Boat Rocker), comedy series Abroad (OMNI TV), sketch comedy These Triggas by Anthony Q Farrell (YouTube), and is ¼ of the darling sketch troupe the Don Valley Girls. As a producer, Mona has received funding for two different scripted comedy shows she has in development from Ontario Creates, IPF, CMF and Bell Development Slate Fund. Mona's next steps are to further develop her 2 original half hour comedies, be staffed in more writer's rooms in production, and to ultimately make a decent living as a multi-hyphenate creative with the financial security acceptable by her immigrant mother.