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Mitra Jouhari
| Mitra Jouhari |
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| Jouhari in 2018. |
| (1993-01-18) January 18, 1993 |
| Ohio State University |
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| Writer |
| comedian |
| actress |
| 2015–present |
| Three Busy DebrasClone High |
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 and third seasons of Clone High. Jouhari has written for the television series Big Mouth, High Maintenance, and Miracle Workers.
Jouhari was raised in West Chester, Ohio and is Iranian-American. She was a fan of comedy from childhood and considers the television shows The Daily Show and MAS*H pivotal to developing her interest.
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. 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.
She contributes writing to the website The Reductress, and has written for the television series High Maintenance, Miracle Workers, and Big Mouth. Jouhari's writing for The President Show was nominated for a 2017 Writers Guild of America award.
In 2015, Jouhari co-founded the sketch comedy trio Three Busy Debras alongside Sandy Honig and Alyssa Stonoha. They performed weekly at The Annoyance in Brooklyn, typically to a sold-out audience. The trio later moved to Los Angeles to develop the show for television. 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." The series premiered on March 29, 2020.
In 2015, Jouhari and Catherine Cohen, later joined by Patti Harrison, started co-hosting It's A Guy Thing, a monthly show in Brooklyn.
Jouhari co-hosts podcast Urgent Care with Joel Kim Booster + Mitra Jouhari with comedian Joel Kim Booster under Earwolf.
In 2022, Jouhari guest-starred in an episode of Abbott Elementary, where she played an art teacher named Sahar. 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. In 2025, Jouhari shared that she voiced a character in an episode of the series Bob's Burgers, which she cites as a major influence.
Jouhari resides in Los Angeles. She is also a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Big Sick | Yazmin | |
| 2023 | Urkel Saves Christmas: the Movie | Clerk Leslie (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| TBA | Peaked † | TBA | Filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–2018 | The Special Without Brett Davis | Various roles | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Above Average Presents | Cindi | Episode: "When You Find Out Your Boyfriend Is Short" |
| 2016 | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | Mitra | Episode: "Full Frontal Election Documentary" |
| 2017 | Friends from College | Kristen | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Broad City | Greeter | Episode: "Twaining Day" |
| 2019 | High Maintenance | Mitra | Episode: "Proxy"; also writer |
| 2019 | Alternatino with Arturo Castro | Episode: "The Neighbor" | |
| 2019, 2021 | Miracle Workers | Various | 2 episodes; also writer |
| 2020 | Search Party | Laney | 2 episodes |
| 2020–2023 | Big Mouth | Various voices | 7 episodes; also writer and story editor |
| 2020–2022 | Three Busy Debras | Debra | 16 episodes; also creator and writer |
| 2021–2023 | Ten Year Old Tom | Nurse Denise (voice) | 14 episodes |
| 2022 | Abbott Elementary | Sahar | Episode: "Art Teacher" |
| 2022–2023 | Human Resources | Waiter / Coyoté Waitress (voice) | 2 episodes; also writer |
| 2023 | History of the World, Part II | Various | 3 episodes |
| 2023–present | Digman! | Saltine (voice) | Main role |
| 2023–2024 | Clone High | Cleopatra "Cleo" Smith (voice) | Main role; replacing Christa Miller |
| 2023–2025 | The Bear | Kelly | 5 episodes |
| 2023 | I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson | Episode: "CUT TO: WE'RE CHATTING ABOUT THIS AT YOUR BACHELOR PARTY." | |
| 2023 | Praise Petey | Polli (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2025 | Krapopolis | Statue #3 (voice) | Episode: "Mazed and Kingfused" |
| 2025 | Bob's Burgers | Reagan (voice) | Episode: "Wild Steal-ions" |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Results | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Writers Guild of America Awards | Comedy/Variety Sketch Series | The President Show | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Short Form New Media | Three Busy Debras | Won |
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