Marco Timpano, creative director & Producer
Marco is the Creative Director at Drumcast Productions, bringing over ten years of experience working in television, radio, film and stage. Marco is also a multi-award wining actor and writer. He holds a B.A in Radio and Television Broadcasting and graduated Suma Cum Laude from Seneca College while getting his B.A in Linguistics at York University.
Marco's journey has included a stint working as a cycle tour guide in Italy. This with his love of food and his lack of sleep has led him to develop three irresistible podcasts; The Insomnia Project, Eat & Drink and Every Place is the Same.
Winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best One Person Show, which he performed and he co-wrote. Marco graduated from The Second City Conservatory program and has performed for The Second City. This year he will be crashing an jetliner on May Day (Discovery), getting his snark on as a flight attendant on Odd Squad (PBS) and getting his heart ripped out by Colm Feore in the film Hunter's Moon.
All three of his podcasts have been nominated for both national and international awards.
Marco's journey has included a stint working as a cycle tour guide in Italy. This with his love of food and his lack of sleep has led him to develop three irresistible podcasts; The Insomnia Project, Eat & Drink and Every Place is the Same.
Winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best One Person Show, which he performed and he co-wrote. Marco graduated from The Second City Conservatory program and has performed for The Second City. This year he will be crashing an jetliner on May Day (Discovery), getting his snark on as a flight attendant on Odd Squad (PBS) and getting his heart ripped out by Colm Feore in the film Hunter's Moon.
All three of his podcasts have been nominated for both national and international awards.
Nidhi Khanna, host & Producer - The Insomnia Project
Hailed as a business maven with a creative edge, Nidhi brings almost ten years of experience working in the arts and corporate marketing as Co-founder of Drumcast Productions. She holds a M.A. in Text and Performance Studies from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in the United Kingdom, as well as an International MBA from the Schulich School of Business in Toronto. In addition to working across cultures in the UK, France, Italy, and Quebec, she has worked on the creative as well as the operational side of production, with a particular talent for acting and producing. Nidhi brings these skills and so much more to The Insomnia Project as host.
ALi Hassan, Host & Producer - Eat & Drink
Ali Hassan is a Stand-up Comic, Actor and recovering Chef. As the co-host of Eat & Drink, Ali brings 30+ years of cooking and 12 years of catering and culinary instruction experience to the podcast. Ali has performed at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and Toronto's JFL42. In 2019, Ali toured across Canada as one of the stars of Just For Laughs Comedy Night In Canada tour, hosted By Rick Mercer. A Canadian Comedy Award nominee, Ali will begin touring a new solo show, ‘Does This Taste Funny?’ around Canada in 2020.
Ali is the host of CBC’s hit stand-up comedy show Laugh Out Loud, a frequent guest-host of CBC Radio’s national flagship arts and culture show “q”, and for the past three consecutive years, Ali has hosted Canada Reads - the annual battle of the books celebrating the best of Canadian literature.
Ali has appeared on the big screen in award-winning films – Breakaway, French Immersion, and the hockey hit Goon. In 2020, Ali can be seen in the films MySpy, Mafia Inc, and Tammy's Always Dying which had its World Premiere at TIFF 2019. His recent television roles include Blood & Treasure (CBS), Designated Survivor (ABC), Cardinal (CTV) and Holiday Calendar (Netflix).
Ali is the host of CBC’s hit stand-up comedy show Laugh Out Loud, a frequent guest-host of CBC Radio’s national flagship arts and culture show “q”, and for the past three consecutive years, Ali has hosted Canada Reads - the annual battle of the books celebrating the best of Canadian literature.
Ali has appeared on the big screen in award-winning films – Breakaway, French Immersion, and the hockey hit Goon. In 2020, Ali can be seen in the films MySpy, Mafia Inc, and Tammy's Always Dying which had its World Premiere at TIFF 2019. His recent television roles include Blood & Treasure (CBS), Designated Survivor (ABC), Cardinal (CTV) and Holiday Calendar (Netflix).
Daniela Vlaskalic, Host & Producer - Every Place is the Same
Daniela is an award winning Canadian actor, writer and producer. She has worked as an actor for over 20 years in film and television and has appeared on stages across the county including; The Stratford Festival, The NAC, Canadian Stage, The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Theatre Calgary and, many others. As a playwright, Daniela has co-written several plays including the multiple award-winning play, The Drowning Girls; which has received multiple productions nationally and internationally and is published by Canada Playwrights. As a producer Daniela has produced several plays with The Theatre Department including: Pith! The Exquisite Hour, and The Bull, The Moon and the Coronet of Stars. Born in Thunder Bay, raised in Vancouver Daniela has lived in three different provinces and travelled around the world. Her comedy/travel podcast Every Place is the Same, produced by Drumcast Productions brings together her love of travel and a good challenge.