Series synopsis
Bit Playas is a Canadian comedy television series that premiered on CBC Gem on December 26, 2019. It was created by Kris Siddiqi. It stars Nigel Downer and Kris Siddiqi.
Bit Playas follows Ahmed and Leon as they spend their days hustling in the casting room, working jobs in the real world, deflecting the occasional “soft racism” and dealing with their own identity crises.
Premise
Bit Playas follows Ahmed and Leon as they spend their days hustling in the casting room, working jobs in the real world, deflecting the occasional “soft racism” and dealing with their own identity crises.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Nigel Downer as Leon Solomon
- Kris Siddiqi as Ahmed Siddiqi
Guest cast
- Kevin Whalen as Casting Director #1
- Dan Beirne as Casting Director #2
- Michelle Coburn as Casting Assistant
- Darryl Hinds as Brown Actor
- Kevin Vidal as Chris Turner
- Chris Robinson as Rickey
- Jonathan Langdon as Jamaican Employee
- Matthew Rowsell as Little White Boy
- Alex Tindal as Spencer
- Katharine King So as Karen
- Daniel Stolfi as Rookie White Cop
- Josiah Wallace as Young Leon
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 8 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | December 26, 2019 | December 26, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Auditions Best friends Leon, an out-of-work actor with principles, and Ahmed, an unscrupulous stoner new to the film industry, audition for the same role in a new Hollywood movie. |
December 26, 2019 |
| 2 |
Shopping Day The boys spend the day shopping for comics, disputing cultural appropriation, and clashing with neighborhood children. |
December 26, 2019 |
| 3 |
Privilege Theatre After a run-in with two privileged white guys at a local movie theatre, Ahmed, Leon and their pal Mark imagine what their own lives would look like with white privilege. |
December 26, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBC Gem |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 26, 2019 |
| Last aired | December 26, 2019 |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Thursday at 00:00:00 |